Friday, September 6, 2019

John T. Phillips, 33°. Supreme Council, NMJ. Scottish Rite Freemasonry. by Travis Simpkins

John T. Philips, 33°. Scottish Rite. Illinois. Supreme Council, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
John T. Phillips
( 1947 - 2018 )
33rd Degree Freemason
Active Member
Supreme Council, 33°
Past Grand Lieutenant Commander
Past  Deputy for the State of Illinois
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite
Northern Masonic Jurisdiction
Lexington, Massachusetts
by Travis Simpkins


Supreme Council 33°. Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction


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Supreme Council, 33° Headquarters. Scottish Rite, NMJ. Lexington, MA

Stained Glass. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, NMJ. Lexington, MA


Thursday, September 5, 2019

Basil Sands, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Prince Hall Scottish Rite, NJ. by Travis Simpkins

Basil Sands, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Prince Hall Scottish Rite. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Illustrious Brother
Basil L. Sands
( 1930 - 2018 )
33rd Degree Prince Hall Freemason
Past Sovereign Grand Commander
2016 - 2018
United Supreme Council
Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, PHA
Northern Jurisdiction, USA, INC.
by Travis Simpkins


The United Supreme Council. Prince Hall Scottish Rite, NJ


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Basil Sands, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Prince Hall Scottish Rite. by Travis Simpkins

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Killian Henry Van Rensselaer, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Killian Henry Van Rensselaer, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Illustrious Brother
Killian Henry Van Rensselaer
( 1800 - 1881 )
Past Sovereign Grand Commander
Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite
Northern Masonic Jurisdiction
(1861 - 1867)
Voluntarily resigned at the 1867 Union
Served as Lieutenant Grand Commander & 
Acting Sovereign Grand Commander
after Edward Asa Raymond's abrupt departure
( 1860 )
Organized and Instituted
numerous Scottish Rite bodies
throughout the Northern Jurisdiction states
between 1848 and 1863
by Travis Simpkins

History of the Scottish Rite

Killian Henry Van Rensselaer, 33°. Documents. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ

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Killian Henry Van Rensselaer, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins