Roy J. Leone, 33°. Massachusetts Consistory. Scottish Rite Valley of Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Roy J. Leone, 33°. Massachusetts Consistory. Scottish Rite Valley of Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Roy J. Leone

33rd Degree Freemason

Past Commander in Chief

Massachusetts Consistory

Valley of Boston

Scottish Rite, NMJ

Past Deputy Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

Scottish Rite NMJ - Our Vision

For more info, please visit:

scottishriteboston.org

and

scottishritenmj.org

Roy J. Leone, 33°. Massachusetts Consistory. Scottish Rite Valley of Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Salem Towne, Sr. Businessman. Freemason. Fayette Lodge. Salem Towne House. Old Sturbridge Village. by Travis Simpkins

Salem Towne, Sr. Businessman. Freemason. Fayette Lodge. Salem Towne House. Old Sturbridge Village. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

The Honorable

Major General

Salem Towne, Sr.

(1746 - 1825)

Businessman, Land Surveyor

Community Leader and Justice of the Peace

Freemason

Charter Member of Fayette Lodge

which met in his home from 1796 to 1804

now located in Old Sturbridge Village

namesake of Major General Salem Towne Lodge

Southbridge, Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

Old Sturbridge Village

Ceiling of Fayette Masonic Lodge. Salem Towne House. Old Sturbridge Village

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Salem Towne, Sr. Businessman. Freemason. Fayette Lodge. Salem Towne House. Old Sturbridge Village. by Travis Simpkins

Isaiah Thomas, 1859. B.H. Kinney. American Antiquarian Society. by Travis Simpkins

Isaiah Thomas. American Antiquarian Society. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of a Portrait Bust of

Isaiah Thomas

(1749-1831)

Sculpted in 1859 by

B.H. Kinney (1821-1888)

Collection of the

American Antiquarian Society

Worcester, Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

American Antiquarian Society- Worcester, MA

For more info, please visit:

americanantiquarian.org

Isaiah Thomas. by Travis Simpkins. American Antiquarian Society

M.W. Henry Price. First Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Henry Price. First Grand Master. 1733. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

Henry Price

( 1697 - 1780 )

First Provincial Grand Master

of New England

St. John's Grand Lodge

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Constituted in 1733

by Travis Simpkins

Historical Light - History of Freemasonry in Massachusetts

For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

Henry Price. First Grand Master. 1733. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

William E. Holland, 33°. Massachusetts Consistory. Scottish Rite Valley of Boston. by Travis Simpkins

William E. Holland, 33°. Director of Operations. Supreme Council, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Right Worshipful and Illustrious Brother

William E. Holland

33rd Degree, MSA, DSA

Director of Operations

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

Past Commander in Chief

Massachusetts Consistory - Valley of Boston

Past Deputy Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

Not Just a Man. A Mason

For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

William E. Holland, 33°. Massachusetts Consistory. Scottish Rite Valley of Boston. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Richard J. Stewart. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Richard J. Stewart. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait of

Most Worshipful

Richard J. Stewart

Grand Master

2011 - 2013

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

33rd Degree Freemason

Scottish Rite Valley of Worcester, MA
Massachusetts Consistory
Scottish Rite Valley of Boston, MA
Oil on Canvas

by Travis Simpkins

(official photo and background photo below by Philip A. Nowlan)

M.W. Richard J. Stewart and Travis Simpkins. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

M.W. Richard J. Stewart. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Oil on Canvas. by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

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M.W. Richard Stewart. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Leon Martin Abbott. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Leon Martin Abbott. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

Leon Martin Abbott

( 1867 - 1932 )

Past Provincial Grand Master

Royal Order of Scotland

(1914 - 1916)

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

(1917 - 1919)

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

(1921 - 1932)

Provided gifts in his will that established the NMJ's

Leon M. Abbott Scholarship Fund

by Travis Simpkins

 Scottish Rite, NMJ - Our Core Values

Leon Martin Abbott. 33° and Active Member diplomas, 1906 & 1909. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ

Leon M. Abbott Scholarship Fund. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, NMJ

 For more info, please visit:

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M.W. Leon Martin Abbott. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. Lawrence Bethune. Past Deputy Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. Lawrence Bethune. Past Deputy Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Right Worshipful

Lawrence E. Bethune

Past Deputy Grand Master (2019)

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Past District Deputy Grand Master

(5th Masonic District)

Past Master of 

Dalhousie Lodge in Newtonville, MA

32nd Degree Mason

Scottish Rite Valley of Boston, MA

Ambassador for the

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

Retired Vice-President of

Berklee College of Music

by Travis Simpkins

Not Just a Man, a Mason

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

 For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

R.W. Lawrence Bethune. Past Deputy Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Leon Martin Abbott, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Leon Martin Abbott, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

Leon Martin Abbott

( 1867 - 1932 )

Past Provincial Grand Master

Royal Order of Scotland

(1914 - 1916)

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

(1917 - 1919)

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

(1921 - 1932)

Provided gifts in his will that established the NMJ's

Leon M. Abbott Scholarship Fund

by Travis Simpkins

 Scottish Rite, NMJ - Our Core Values

Leon Martin Abbott. 33° and Active Member diplomas, 1906 & 1909. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ

Leon M. Abbott Scholarship Fund. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, NMJ

 For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

Leon Martin Abbott, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Masonic Symbolism. Master Mason Emblems. Degree Ritual. Painting Series by Travis Simpkins

Masonic Symbolism. Master Mason Emblems. Degree Ritual. Painting Series by Travis Simpkins

Four Paintings of the

Master Mason Emblems

Masonic Symbolism

Oil on Canvas

by Travis Simpkins

added details by Janet Simpkins

Created for

Joel H. Prouty Lodge

Auburn, MA

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Masonic Symbolism. Master Mason Emblems. Degree Ritual. Painting Series by Travis Simpkins

Masonic Symbolism. Master Mason Emblems. Degree Ritual. Painting Series by Travis Simpkins

Masonic Symbolism. Master Mason Emblems. Degree Ritual. Painting Series by Travis Simpkins

Masonic Symbolism. Master Mason Emblems. Degree Ritual. Painting Series by Travis Simpkins

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

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

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:

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and

massfreemasonry.org

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

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

M.W. Edward Asa Raymond. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Edward Asa Raymond. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

Edward Asa Raymond

( 1791 - 1864 )

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

(1849 - 1851)

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

(1851 - 1860)

Abandoned the Supreme Council in August, 1860

and formed the schismatic Raymond Council (1860 - 1863)

Past Grand High Priest

Grand Chapter of Massachusetts

(1834 - 1836)

Past Most Illustrious Grand Master

Grand Council of Massachusetts

(1857 - 1859)

Past Grand Master

Grand Encampment of Massachusetts & Rhode Island

(1834 - 1835)

by Travis Simpkins

 History of the Scottish Rite

Edward Asa Raymond. Documents. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, NMJ

 For more info, please visit:

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M.W. Edward Asa Raymond. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Ralph Sewall, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Ralph Sewall, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

Ralph Sewall

Past Deputy Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Active Emeritus Member

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

 

M.W. Donald G. Hicks. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Donald G. Hicks. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

Donald Gardner Hicks, Jr.

(1940 - 2025)

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Active Emeritus Member

Supreme Council,33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

by Travis Simpkins

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

 

M.W. Donald G. Hicks. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

R.E. Gregory Stahl. Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Massachusetts. York Rite. by Travis Simpkins

Gregory Stahl. Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Right Eminent

Gregory L. Stahl

District Deputy Grand High Priest

4th District

Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Massachusetts

York Rite Freemasonry
District Deputy Grand Master
24th Masonic District
Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
Member of Trinity Lodge
Clinton, MA

by Travis Simpkins

Dale Prentiss, Gregory Stahl and Robert Peete. Grand Chapter of Massachusetts

Robert Peete, Dale Prentiss, Gregory Stahl. Royal Arch. Massachusetts York Rite. by Travis Simpkins

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Gregory Stahl. by Travis Simpkins. Royal Arch. Massachusetts York Rite Freemasonry