David R. Lucas. Past Deputy Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

David Lucas. Deputy Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Right Worshipful

David R. Lucas

Past Deputy Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

Right Worshipful David R. Lucas. Deputy Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

David Lucas, Deputy Grand Master. by Travis Simpkins. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

M.W. Stanton T. Brown. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Missouri. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Stanton T. Brown, II. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Missouri. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

Stanton T. Brown, II

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Missouri

Member and Past Master of

Buckner Lodge No. 501

Missouri Lodge of Research

Harry S Truman York Rite College #167

Royal Order of Scotland

33rd Degree Scottish Rite Mason

Valley of Kansas City

by Travis Simpkins

The Missouri Masonic Library

The Grand Lodge of Missouri

 For more info, please visit:

momason.org

M.W. Stanton T. Brown, II. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Missouri. by Travis Simpkins

Paul E. Mossberg. Executive Officer for New Jersey. DeMolay International. by Travis Simpkins

Paul E. Mossberg. Executive Officer for New Jersey. DeMolay International. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Right Worshipful

Paul E. Mossberg

Executive Officer

State of New Jersey

DeMolay International

The Order of DeMolay

by Travis Simpkins

100 Years - The Order of DeMolay

New Jersey DeMolay

For more info, please visit:

njdemolay.org

 and

demolay.org 

 and

demolay.foundation 

Paul E. Mossberg. Executive Officer for New Jersey. DeMolay International. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. Jeffrey W. Coy. Past Grand Treasurer. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. Jeffrey W. Coy. Past Grand Treasurer. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Right Worshipful

Jeffrey W. Coy

(1951 - 2018)

Past Grand Treasurer
 Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania

Active Member for Pennsylvania

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

by Travis Simpkins

History of Freemasonry in Pennsylvania

The Masonic Temple in Philadelphia

For more info, please visit:

pagrandlodge.org
and
pamasonictemple.org

R.W. Jeffrey W. Coy. Past Grand Treasurer. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. Benjamin Franklin. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Benjamin Franklin. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Right Worshipful

Benjamin Franklin

(1706 - 1790)

American Statesman, Printer, Author

Inventor and Freemason

Past Grand Master
 Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania

St. John's Lodge #1 

Tun Tavern Lodge

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

by Travis Simpkins

History of Freemasonry in Pennsylvania

The Masonic Temple in Philadelphia

For more info, please visit:

pagrandlodge.org
and
pamasonictemple.org

Benjamin Franklin. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Sampson Simson, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Sampson Simson, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

Sampson Simson

( 1780 - 1857 )

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

( 1825 - 1832 )

Past Grand Treasurer

Grand Lodge of New York

( 1812, 1813, 1815 )

Philanthropist and Founder of

Mount Sinai Hospital in New York

( Established in 1852 )

by Travis Simpkins

 History of the Scottish Rite

Mount Sinai Hospital. New York. Founded by Sampson Simson in 1852

 For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

Sampson Simson, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Rudyard Kipling. Author and Freemason. The Man Who Would Be King. by Travis Simpkins

Rudyard Kipling. British Journalist, Poet, Author and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Joseph Rudyard Kipling

( 1865 - 1936 )

British Journalist, Poet and Novelist

Author of The Jungle Book (1894)

The Man Who Would Be King (1888)

Gunga Din (1890) and other Classics

Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907

Freemason, Member of

Hope and Perseverance Lodge No. 782, E.C.

Lahore, Pakistan

United Grand Lodge of England

Initiated April 5, 1886. Passed May 3, 1886

Raised a Master Mason on December 6, 1886

by Travis Simpkins

 The Man Who Would Be King - Masonic Exchange

Rudyard Kipling

 For more info, please visit:

poetryfoundation.org/rudyard-kipling

Rudyard Kipling. Author and Freemason. The Man Who Would Be King. by Travis Simpkins

Stanley Fielding Maxwell, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Stanley Fielding Maxwell, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

Stanley Fielding Maxwell

( 1910 - 1997 )

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

( 1975 - 1977 )

Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

( 1975 - 1985 )

Past Commander in Chief

Massachusetts Consistory

Scottish Rite Valley of Boston

(1970 - 1973)

by Travis Simpkins

Scottish Rite, NMJ - Core Values

Stanley Fielding Maxwell. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ

For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

and

massfreemasonry.org

Stanley Fielding Maxwell, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Fort Newton. Baptist Minister and Masonic Author. The Builders. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Fort Newton. Baptist Minister and Masonic Author. The Builders. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

The Rev. Dr.

Joseph Fort Newton

( 1880 - 1950 )

Baptist Minister

Freemason

Masonic Author, best known for

The Builders, published in 1914

Member of Friendship Lodge No. 7

Dixon, Illinois

Raised a Master Mason on May 28, 1902

Grand Chaplain ( 1911 - 1913 )

Grand Lodge of Iowa

by Travis Simpkins

 Joseph Fort Newton - The Builders - Audio Book

The Rev. Dr. Joseph Fort Newton. Baptist Minister and Freemason. Masonic Author

 For more info, please visit:

wikipedia.org/Joseph_Fort_Newton

Joseph Fort Newton. Baptist Minister and Masonic Author. The Builders. by Travis Simpkins

John Yarker. Author and Occultist. Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim. by Travis Simpkins

John Yarker. Author and Occultist. Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

John Yarker

(1833 -1913)

Author, Occultist and Freemason

International Grand Master of the

Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim

Member of the

Swedenborgian Rite

Cerneau Scottish Rite

Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.)

Martinist Order

Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (S.R.I.A.)

and many other Orders

by Travis Simpkins

David Harrison talks about John Yarker

For more info, please visit:

lewismasonic.co.uk/esoteric/the-life-and-death-of-john-yarker.htm

 

John Yarker. Author and Occultist. Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim. by Travis Simpkins

Captain Joel H. Prouty. Civil War Veteran. Freemason. Auburn, Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Captain Joel H. Prouty. Civil War Veteran. Freemason. Auburn, Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Captain

Joel H. Prouty

( 1837 - 1926 )

Civil War Veteran

Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Freemason

Member of 

Morning Star Lodge, A.F. & A.M.

Worcester, Massachusetts

Raised November 20, 1863

Recipient of the Henry Price Medal

namesake of 

Joel H. Prouty Lodge, A.F. & A.M.

Auburn, Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

Commissioned by Joel H. Prouty Lodge, A.F. & A.M.

Auburn, Massachusetts

Joel H. Prouty Lodge. Auburn, Massachusetts

Morning Star Lodge. Worcester, Massachusetts

 For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

Captain Joel H. Prouty. Civil War Veteran. Freemason. Worcester, Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. Richard A. Mickelsen. Grand Lodge of Illinois. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. Richard A. Mickelsen. Grand Lodge of Illinois. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Right Worshipful

Richard A. Mickelsen

Grand Lodge of Illinois

by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

ilmason.org

 

W.C. Fields. Comedian, Actor, Writer and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

W.C. Fields. Comedian, Actor, Writer and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

W.C. Fields

William Claude Dukenfield

( 1880 - 1946 )

Comedian, Actor, Juggler and Writer

Freemason

Member of

E. Coppee Mitchell Lodge No. 605

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

by Travis Simpkins

W.C. Fields

 For more info, please visit:

wcfields.com

W.C. Fields. Comedian, Actor and Writer. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break. by Travis Simpkins

Voltaire. French Enlightenment Philosopher. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Voltaire. Francois-Marie Arouet. French Enlightenment Philosopher. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Voltaire

Francois-Marie Arouet

( 1694 - 1778 )

French Enlightenment Philosopher

Writer and Historian

Freemason

Initiated in the

Loge des Neuf Soeurs

(Lodge of the Nine Sisters)

Paris, France

April 4, 1778

by Travis Simpkins

 Voltaire

 For more info, please visit:

voltaire.ox.ac.uk

Voltaire. French Enlightenment Philosopher. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Ernest Borgnine, 33°, GC. Academy Award Winning Actor. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Ernest Borgnine, 33°, GC. Academy Award Winning Actor. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Ernest Borgnine

Ermes Effron Borgnino

(1917 - 2012)

Academy Award Winning Actor

33rd Degree Freemason

Grand Cross of the Court of Honour

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, USA

Member of Abingdon Lodge No. 48 in Virginia

and Hollywood Lodge No. 355 in California

by Travis Simpkins

Ernest Borgnine - Scottish Rite Freemasonry

For more info, please visit:

scottishrite.org

 

Ernest Borgnine, 33°, GC. Academy Award Winning Actor. The Dirty Dozen. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Grant Wood. Artist and Freemason. American Gothic. by Travis Simpkins

Grant Wood. Artist and Freemason. American Gothic. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Grant Wood

( 1891 - 1942 )

Painter

American Regionalism

known for the Iconic painting

American Gothic (1930)

Freemason

Member of

Mount Hermon Lodge No. 263

Cedar Rapids

Grand Lodge of Iowa

 by Travis Simpkins

 Grant Wood

 For more info, please visit:

theartstory.org/grant-wood

Grant Wood. Artist and Freemason. Grand Lodge of Iowa. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Steven Adam Rubin. Grand Master. Grand Lodge of New York. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Steven Adam Rubin. Grand Master. Grand Lodge of New York. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

Steven Adam Rubin

Grand Master

Grand Lodge of New York

by Travis Simpkins

Grand Lodge of New York

For more info, please visit:

nymasons.org

 

M.W. Steven Adam Rubin. Grand Master. Grand Lodge of New York. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Cerneau. Scottish Rite Cerneauism. Cerneau Supreme Council. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Cerneau. Cerneau Supreme Council. Scottish Rite Cerneauism. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Joseph Cerneau

( 1763 - 1840/45 )

Founder of "Cerneauism"

The Cerneau Supreme Council

(an illegitimate form of Scottish Rite Masonry)

by Travis Simpkins

The debut of this portrait sketch was in
Heredom - Volume 25
"The Supreme Council of the 43rd Degree"
by Arturo de Hoyos, 33°, GC Published by the Scottish Rite Research Society
Washington, D.C.

based on an ivory miniature portrait (now lost)

created from a half-tone photo courtesy of S. Brent Morris, 33°, GC

A Brief History of the Scottish Rite

For more info, please visit:

scottishrite.org/cerneauism 

and
scottishriteresearch.com

Joseph Cerneau. Cerneau Supreme Council. Cerneauism form of Scottish Rite. by Travis Simpkins

Daniel D. Tompkins, 33°. First Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Daniel D. Tompkins, 33°. First Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

Daniel D. Tompkins

( 1774 - 1825 )

33rd Degree Freemason

First Sovereign Grand Commander

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of New York

4th Governor of New York

6th Vice President of the

United States of America

by Travis Simpkins

Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library - Lexington, MA

For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org 

Daniel D. Tompkins, 33°. First Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins