Tuesday, December 5, 2023

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



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

Monday, December 4, 2023

Bruce W. Widger, 33°. Supreme Council, NMJ. Scottish Rite Freemasonry. by Travis Simpkins

Bruce W. Widger. 33° Scottish Rite Freemason. Supreme Council, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Bruce W. Widger
33rd Degree Freemason
Active Member
Supreme Council, 33°
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite
Northern Masonic Jurisdiction
Lexington, Massachusetts
by Travis Simpkins


Supreme Council 33°. Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction


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Bruce W. Widger, 33°. Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. by Travis Simpkins

Sunday, December 3, 2023

Tom Mashberg, Investigative Reporter. Gardner Museum Heist. by Travis Simpkins

Tom Mashberg. Reporter. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Tom Mashberg
Journalist / Author
Investigative Reporter for The New York Times
former Sunday editor for the Boston Herald
by Travis Simpkins



Tom Mashberg in "Stolen": Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum


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Tom Mashberg. by Travis Simpkins. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum