M.W. Paul Revere. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Paul Revere. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of 

Paul Revere

(1734 - 1818)

Patriot, Silversmith and Freemason

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts A.F. & A.M.

Artist of the 1793 silver Masonic Jewels of

Morning Star Lodge - Worcester, Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

based on an 1813 painting by Gilbert Stuart

Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Paul Revere - Boston Massacre Engraving - American Antiquarian Society

For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

Paul Revere. by Travis Simpkins. Paine Silver Srevice. Worcester Art Museum

George Washington. First President of the United States of America. by Travis Simpkins

George Washington. 1732-1799. 1st President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

George Washington

( 1732 - 1799 )

America Founding Father

First President of the United States

Commander-in-Chief of the

Continental Army during the Revolutionary War

Freemason, Honored by

The George Washington Masonic National Memorial

Alexandria, Virginia

by Travis Simpkins

based on a 1795 portrait by Gilbert Stuart

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City

George Washington - Founding Father - Biography

For more info, please visit:

gwmemorial.org

George Washington. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins. The Washington Monument. Washington, D.C.

Benjamin Franklin. Kite Experiment. Freemason. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Benjamin Franklin. Kite Experiment. Freemason. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Benjamin Franklin

(1706 - 1790)

American Polymath

Statesman, Diplomat, Writer, Scientist, Inventor

Printer, Publisher and Political Philosopher

Freemason

Right Worshipful Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania

by Travis Simpkins

Benjamin Franklin's Kite Experiment

For more info, please visit:

pagrandlodge.org

 

Benjamin Franklin. Kite Experiment. Freemason. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

John Hancock. Beacon Hill. Massachusetts State House. Boston, MA. by Travis Simpkins

John Hancock. Massachusetts State House. Doric Hall. Boston, MA. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of a Bronze Sculpture of

John Hancock

Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
President of the 2nd Continental Congress
Doric Hall

Collection of the

Massachusetts State House

Beacon Hill - Boston, MA

by Travis Simpkins

John Hancock: Biography, Founding Father

For more info, please visit:

malegislature.gov

John Hancock. by Travis Simpkins. State House. Beacon Hill. Boston, Massachusetts

M.W. Joseph Warren. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Joseph Warren. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

Dr. Joseph Warren

(1741 - 1755)

Physician and American Patriot

Major General in the Continental Army

died at the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775)

Freemason

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

 Joseph Warren

For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

M.W. Joseph Warren. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

John Hancock. Massachusetts State House. Beacon Hill. Boston, MA. by Travis Simpkins

John Hancock. Massachusetts State House. Doric Hall. Boston, MA. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of a Bronze Sculpture of

John Hancock

Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
President of the 2nd Continental Congress
Doric Hall

Collection of the

Massachusetts State House

Beacon Hill - Boston, MA

by Travis Simpkins

John Hancock: Biography, Founding Father

For more info, please visit:

malegislature.gov

John Hancock. by Travis Simpkins. Massachusetts State House. Boston, MA

George Washington. First President of the United States of America. by Travis Simpkins

George Washington. 1732-1799. 1st President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

George Washington

( 1732 - 1799 )

America Founding Father

First President of the United States

Commander-in-Chief of the

Continental Army during the Revolutionary War

Freemason, Honored by

The George Washington Masonic National Memorial

Alexandria, Virginia

by Travis Simpkins

based on a 1795 portrait by Gilbert Stuart

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City

George Washington - Founding Father - Biography

For more info, please visit:

gwmemorial.org

George Washington. by Travis Simpkins. The George Washington Masonic Memorial. Alexandria, VA

Marquis de Lafayette. French Aristocrat, Military Officer and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Marquis de Lafayette. French Aristocrat, Military Officer and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier

Marquis de Lafayette

( 1757 - 1834 )

"The Hero of the Two Worlds"

French Aristocrat, Politician and Military Officer

American Revolutionary War

French Revolution of 1789

July Revolution of 1830

Freemason

Likely Initiated into a Military Lodge

at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-1778

by Travis Simpkins

 Marquis de Lafayette

For more info, please visit:

midnightfreemasons.org/marquis-de-lafayette 

Marquis de Lafayette. French Aristocrat, Military Officer and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

John Hancock. St Andrew's Lodge. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

John Hancock. St. Andrew's Lodge. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

The Honorable

John Hancock

(1737 - 1793)

Patriot, Statesman, Merchant and Freemason

Member of St. Andrew's Masonic Lodge - Boston, MA

Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

President of the 2nd Continental Congress

by Travis Simpkins

based on a 1765 painting by John Singleton Copley

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

John Hancock: Lives of the Founding Fathers

For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

John Hancock. by Travis Simpkins. Declaration of Independence. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Marquis de Lafayette. French Aristocrat, Military Officer and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Marquis de Lafayette. French Aristocrat, Military Officer and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier

Marquis de Lafayette

( 1757 - 1834 )

"The Hero of the Two Worlds"

French Aristocrat, Politician and Military Officer

American Revolutionary War

French Revolution of 1789

July Revolution of 1830

Freemason

Likely Initiated into a Military Lodge

at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-1778

by Travis Simpkins

 Marquis de Lafayette

For more info, please visit:

midnightfreemasons.org/marquis-de-lafayette 

Marquis de Lafayette. French Aristocrat, Military Officer and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Marquis de Lafayette. French Aristocrat, Military Officer and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Marquis de Lafayette. French Aristocrat, Military Officer and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier

Marquis de Lafayette

( 1757 - 1834 )

"The Hero of the Two Worlds"

French Aristocrat, Politician and Military Officer

American Revolutionary War

French Revolution of 1789

July Revolution of 1830

Freemason

Likely Initiated into a Military Lodge

at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-1778

by Travis Simpkins

 Marquis de Lafayette

For more info, please visit:

midnightfreemasons.org/marquis-de-lafayette 

Marquis de Lafayette. French Aristocrat, Military Officer and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

John Hancock. St Andrew's Lodge. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

John Hancock. St. Andrew's Lodge. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

The Honorable

John Hancock

(1737 - 1793)

Patriot, Statesman, Merchant and Freemason

Member of St. Andrew's Masonic Lodge - Boston, MA

Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

President of the 2nd Continental Congress

by Travis Simpkins

based on a 1765 painting by John Singleton Copley

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

John Hancock: Lives of the Founding Fathers

For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

John Hancock. by Travis Simpkins. Hancock Manor. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.

John Hancock. St Andrew's Lodge. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

John Hancock. St. Andrew's Lodge. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

The Honorable

John Hancock

(1737 - 1793)

Patriot, Statesman, Merchant and Freemason

Member of St. Andrew's Masonic Lodge - Boston, MA

Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

President of the 2nd Continental Congress

by Travis Simpkins

based on a 1765 painting by John Singleton Copley

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

John Hancock: Lives of the Founding Fathers

For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

John Hancock. by Travis Simpkins. American Antiquarian Society. Worcester, MA

Major General Henry Knox. First United States Secretary of War. by Travis Simpkins

Major General Henry Knox. 1750-1806. 1st U.S. Secretary of War. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Major General 

Henry Knox

( 1750 - 1806 )

Officer in the Continental Army

American Revolutionary War

Served as the first

United States Secretary of War

(1789-1794)

Freemason, namesake of

Major General Henry Knox Lodge, A.F.&A.M.

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Boston, MA

by Travis Simpkins

Based on an 1806 portrait by Gilbert Stuart

Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Celebrating Major General Henry Knox

For more info, please visit:

ushistory.org/knox

Henry Knox. by Travis Simpkins. Major General Henry Knox Lodge. Boston, MA

John Hancock. Massachusetts State House. Boston, MA. Doric Hall. by Travis Simpkins

John Hancock. Massachusetts State House. Doric Hall. Boston, MA. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of a Bronze Sculpture of

John Hancock

Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
President of the 2nd Continental Congress
Doric Hall

Collection of the

Massachusetts State House

Beacon Hill - Boston, MA

by Travis Simpkins

John Hancock: Biography, Founding Father

For more info, please visit:

malegislature.gov

John Hancock. by Travis Simpkins. Doric Hall. Massachusetts State House. Boston, MA

William Malcolm. American Revolution. Freemason. Grand Lodge of New York. by Travis Simpkins

William Malcolm. American Revolution. Freemason. Grand Lodge of New York. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

William Malcolm

(1745 - 1791)

Brigadier General in the Continental Army

American Revolutionary War

Member of the

New York State Assembly

Freemason

Member of St. John's Lodge No. 1

Grand Lodge of New York

by Travis Simpkins

Grand Lodge of New York

For more info, please visit:

stjohns1.org

William Malcolm. American Revolution. Freemason. St John's Lodge No 1. Grand Lodge of New York. by Travis Simpkins

 

Marquis de Lafayette. French Aristocrat, Military Officer and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Marquis de Lafayette. French Aristocrat, Military Officer and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier

Marquis de Lafayette

( 1757 - 1834 )

"The Hero of the Two Worlds"

French Aristocrat, Politician and Military Officer

American Revolutionary War

French Revolution of 1789

July Revolution of 1830

Freemason

Likely Initiated into a Military Lodge

at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-1778

by Travis Simpkins

 Marquis de Lafayette

For more info, please visit:

midnightfreemasons.org/marquis-de-lafayette 

Marquis de Lafayette. French Aristocrat, Military Officer and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Enjoying a quiet evening with "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" to keep me company.


“Never confuse Motion with Action.” ― Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written.

Franklin's account of his life is divided into four parts, reflecting the different periods at which he wrote them. There are actual breaks in the narrative between the first three parts, but Part Three's narrative continues into Part Four without an authorial break.

In the "Introduction" of the 1916 publication of the Autobiography, editor F. W. Pine wrote that Franklin's biography provided the "most remarkable of all the remarkable histories of our self-made men" with Franklin as the greatest exemplar.

Major General Henry Knox. First United States Secretary of War. by Travis Simpkins

Major General Henry Knox. 1750-1806. 1st U.S. Secretary of War. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Major General 

Henry Knox

( 1750 - 1806 )

Officer in the Continental Army

American Revolutionary War

Served as the first

United States Secretary of War

(1789-1794)

Freemason, namesake of

Major General Henry Knox Lodge, A.F.&A.M.

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Boston, MA

by Travis Simpkins

Based on an 1806 portrait by Gilbert Stuart

Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Celebrating Major General Henry Knox

For more info, please visit:

ushistory.org/knox

Henry Knox. by Travis Simpkins. Major General Henry Knox Lodge. Boston, MA

John Hancock. Massachusetts State House. Beacon Hill. Boston, MA. by Travis Simpkins

John Hancock. Massachusetts State House. Doric Hall. Boston, MA. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of a Bronze Sculpture of

John Hancock

Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
President of the 2nd Continental Congress
Doric Hall

Collection of the

Massachusetts State House

Beacon Hill - Boston, MA

by Travis Simpkins

John Hancock: Biography, Founding Father

For more info, please visit:

malegislature.gov

John Hancock. by Travis Simpkins. Massachusetts State House. Beacon Hill. Boston