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Masonic Research Societies and Resources


There are many Masonic Lodges of Research and Research Societies. 

Part of our Masonic growth is to learn about the craft.  membership to some of these Research organizations can provide an invaluable information to those who are seeking further light.

Also added some other links to other resources that you may utilize in understanding concepts or ideas or as a source of information you can utilize in case you decide to author a paper.

Lastly, if you do not find what you are looking for please check as well The Esoteric Links page.

 

U.S. LODGES OF RESEARCH

Alabama

Confederate Military Lodge of Research

California

El Camino Research Lodge        Trestleboard   
Northern California Research Lodge        Trestleboard    Papers
Southern California Research Lodge        Papers
California College of the Societas Rosicruciana in C.F.        Papers

Institute of Masonic Studies

Colorado

Research Lodge of Colorado

Connecticut

Philosophic Lodge of Research, Connecticut - link not working at this time

D.C.

Pythagoras Lodge of Research, D.C.

Illinois

Illinois Lodge of Research

Iowa

Iowa Lodge of Research #2

Louisiana

Louisiana Lodge of Research        Papers

Maine

The Maine Lodge of Research    Papers

Michigan

Michigan Lodge of Research and Information No.1

Minnesota

Educational Lodge 1002

Missouri

Missouri Masonic Lodge of Research 
        Also this link is theirs as well

Nevada

Nevada Lodge of Research #2

New Hampshire

Anniversary Lodge of Research No. 175    Newsletter

New York

Justice Robert H. Jackson, New York - link not working at this time

New Jersey

New Jersey Lodge of Research        Papers
        This is their new site

North Carolina

The Masonic Research and Historical Society of North Carolina

Ohio

Ohio Lodge of Research

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Lodge of Research

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Lodge of Research

South Carolina

South Carolina Masonic Research Society

South Dakota

South Dakota Lodge of Masonic Research        Papers
Frontier Army Lodge of Masonic Research #1875        Papers

Tennessee

Tennessee Lodge of Research

Texas

Texas Lodge of Research

Utah

Utah Lodge of Research        Papers

Virginia

Civil War Lodge of Research No.1865, Virginia
A. Douglas Smith, Jr., Lodge of Research #1949         Papers

Wisconsin

Armistead - Bingham Lodge No.1862 - Link not working at this time

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International Lodges of Research

Australia

Australian and New Zealand Masonic Research Council
Fremasonry in Victoria - UGLV
Grand Lodge of S.A. & N.T. Educational Resources
Holden Research Circle
- UGLV in Melbourne, Victoria
Kring Nieuw Holland - UGLV in Melbourne, Victoria
Leichhardt Lodge of Research No. 225 in Darwin - Link not working at this time
Masonic Historical Society of New South Wales
The Research Lodge of New South Wales No 971

The South Australian Lodge of Research No.216
The Victorian Lodge of Research No.218
- UGLV in Melbourne, Victoria

Canada

Internet Lodge of Research U.D. 
Mid Island Lodge of Education, British Columbia
Solomon Lodge of Research 5986
The Heritage Lodge No. 730
- Cambridge, Ontario

Finland

Minerva Research Lodge No. 27

Ireland

Masonic Historical Society of New South Wales

Italy

Pietre Stones Review of Freemasonry
Torrione Lodge of Research No. 34    Papers

New Zealand

Hawkes Bay Research Lodge No.305

Philippines

Philippines Lodge of Research

Scotland

The Lodge, Hope of Kurrachee No.337

South Africa

Cape Masonic Research Association

United Kingdom

Canonbury Masonic Research Centre
Internet Lodge No.9659, U.K        Papers
Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076 - The Premier Lodge of Masonic Research
The Centre for Research into Freemasonry at the University of Sheffield        Papers
The Roslyn Templars

Click here to see a list of other Lodges of Research

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Other Masonic RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS

Masonic Service Association of North America

Philalethes Society - The Masonic Research Society

Phylaxis Society - Prince Hall

The College of the Consistory  Yahoo Group
The College of the Consistory  out of Guthrie OK

The Grand College of Rites of the United States

The Scottish Rite Research Society

Thomas Smith Chapter of Research 1798

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MASONIC RESOURCES

Institute for Masonic Studies On-line - articles

GoMasonry

Lodge Banner from UK - Excellent source to view UK Lodge Banner's history

Masons.start4all.com -  Lots of links well organized

MasterMason Library - Index of Articles available

Masonicinfo - A site concerning those who would like to destroy Freemasonry

Masonic Leadership Center

Mason Star for All - Great site - Link not working at this time

Masonic Research Org - A new site still in its infancy

Masonic Light

Theodore Reuss' Rituals - Non-Masonically affiliated site containing rituals of the Ordo Templi Orientis and other research material. Presents both original and translated manuscripts and facsimiles

The Cornerstone Society - site to increase the awareness, particularly of Master Masons, of the real meaning and inner spirituality and beauty of our Masonic ritual.

The Freemason.com -  great for articles

The Lost Word of Freemasonry - interesting

The Temple Mount In Jerusalem
Dealing with King Solomon's Temple

Tracing Boards -  great for articles

Hiram's Oasis Files - lots of files (articles) -  use as last resort

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RELIGIOUS RESOURCES

Biblical Timeline

Internet Sacred Texts Archive

Nextbook
an online Jewish resource to Judaism

Religious Tolerance - great site

Sepher Yetzirah Or The Book Of Creation
Translated From Hebrew by Wm. Wynn Westcott

The Bible - Ten fully-searchable online Bibles

The Book Of Enoch
About The Book Of Enoch

The Book of Mormon

The Catholic Encyclopedia: Freemasonry

The Concise Dictionary of Religion

The Gospel Of Thomas

The Holy See: Vatican Web Site

The Koran

The Mystery Of The Hebrew Alphabet
Teach Yourself the Hebrew Alphabet

Hebrew For Christians

The Secular Web Library -  Excellent sources for philosophical and historical papers.
The Secular Web Reference Desk - online tools for secular research

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EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

A Bequest Unearthed, Phoenicia

A World History Chart

A World Timeline to 1717

Anglo-Saxon England

Dissertations

Egyptian Antiquity Information - non-Masonic but good to understand ancient history

Epistemology

Ethics

Exploring Ancient World Cultures

Internet Libraries (The Library Spot)

Internet Medieval Sourcebook

Metaphysics

Philosophy of History

Philosophy of Religion

Philosophy of Science

Political Economy

The Ancient World Web

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

The Egyptian Book Of The Dead

The History of Philosophy

The Internet Classics Series

The Internet Sacred Text Archive

The Middle Ages: Feudal Life

The Philosophical Research Society

The Origin of the New Age

The Renaissance

The Sacred Landscape

Theomatics - It Deals with the Bible Code

Thomas Paine; The Age of Reason

Value Theory

World History

UNITED STATES DOCUMENTS

Declaration of Independence

United States Constitution

The Bill of Rights (original)

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ENCYCLOPEDIAS ONLINE

The American Heritage Book of English Usage

The Biographical Dictionary

The Encyclopedia Mythica

The Guide To Writing & Grammar

The U.S. Library of Congress

The Mystica Encyclopedia

Wikipedia

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