by john | Jun 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
On January 17, 1876, a group of Black Masons met in Denver and formed the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Colorado. The state of Colorado would not formally come into existence until seven months later, in August of that year. Two Grand Lodges. One founding...
by john | Jun 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
In 1863, Henry Moore Teller served simultaneously as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Colorado and as a Major General of the Colorado militia. He was 32 years old, had arrived in the territory only two years earlier as a lawyer, and had already made himself...
by john | Jun 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
The phrase “third degree” has passed into common English as a synonym for intense questioning — as in “give someone the third degree.” Most people who use it have no idea where it came from. It came from Freemasonry. Whether that etymology...
by john | Jun 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you ask a Mason what lodge he belongs to, he will give you a name and a number. If you ask what kind of lodge, he will almost certainly say “a blue lodge.” Most people outside the Craft have never heard the term. It is worth explaining, because it...
by john | Jun 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
On the evening of November 3, 1858, seven men gathered somewhere in the frontier settlement of Auraria — a rough camp at the junction of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River — and held the first Masonic meeting in what would become Colorado. No building is...
by john | Jun 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
The connection between Freemasonry and American law enforcement begins with the oath. A peace officer makes a formal, witnessed commitment to uphold the law, protect his community, and conduct himself with integrity. A Mason takes a formal, witnessed obligation of...
