New Jersey's Masonic Lodges (Images of America) - Softcover

Huhn, Erich Morgan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1467103136 ISBN 13: 9781467103138

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2019

Synopsis

Across New Jersey, thousands of men have entered through the doors of Masonic Lodge buildings, also known as "temples," over the fraternity's more than 250-year history in the Garden State. These buildings, from humble meeting spaces to elaborate single-purpose centers, stand tribute to the memory and influence of one of the oldest fraternities in the world, founded on the tenets of faith, hope, and charity. From governors and US Supreme Court justices to carpenters and stonemasons, Freemasonry has welcomed men from all walks of life, and the temples they built have played important roles in the civic, social, and charitable life of many towns. Although some lodges have been lost, many still remain and are presented here for the first time through photographs and images collected from various historical societies, museums, libraries, and Masonic organizations. This book attempts not to serve as an encyclopedic source but rather to catalog and organize the development of the Masonic temples in New Jersey.

About this title

About the Author:

Erich Morgan Huhn is a historian of Freemasonry and fraternalism and a member of Cincinnati Lodge No. 3, F&AM NJ. He has degrees from Rider University and Seton Hall University. His work focuses on demographics and social history with a concentration on the Freemasons and fraternities of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1467103136
• ISBN 13: 9781467103138
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128