Is there a way that a Loge Member can look up to see when a person joined the Mason's and what Loges' they belonged to? MMH >From: "Robert C. Johnston, Jr." <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [ALBLOUNT-L] Free Mason Grand Lodge >Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 14:17:00 -0500 > >The Grand Lodge in Montgomery does have TONS on records from all >inactive lodges, but they don't allow non-Masons to have access to them, >and they don't do research for people either. It's very sad. I've tried >many times. Most active Lodges maintain their own records and should >have all of their original records, but finding a contact to a >particular lodge is very hard. Once you find a contact, there is no >guarantees that they can help you with a lookup either because of the >lack of time and manpower. > >Hope this helps, > >Robert > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Donald Pruitt [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 5:14 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [ALBLOUNT-L] Free Mason Grand Lodge > > >There is a website for the Alabama Grand Lodge of Free Masons at: > >http://alagl.org > >Should be able to find out just how you would do research on your >grandfather and g-grandfather. Would imagine it is in Montgomery. > >Yes, Melba, I think that is why most of the churches in Forsyth Co., GA >where I was raised had become Missionary Baptists in the mid 19th >century because they were able to be Free Masons. The Rowan County, >NC (Salisbury) Courthouse has intact records back to 1750 because >General Stoneman was talked out of burning the courthouse in 1865 when >he overran the Confederate Prison Camp in Salisbury. He was a mason >and the mayor(a mason) asked him as a mason not to burn the CH and he >did not torch it. > >Don Pruitt > >______________________________ > > _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
To my knowledge, the local lodges have that information. The Grand Lodge in Montgomery might also have that info, but they don't offer look-ups any more due to staffing issues. Robert -----Original Message----- From: Mary Maragert Hodges [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 3:38 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: [ALBLOUNT-L] Free Mason Grand Lodge Is there a way that a Loge Member can look up to see when a person joined the Mason's and what Loges' they belonged to? MMH >From: "Robert C. Johnston, Jr." <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [ALBLOUNT-L] Free Mason Grand Lodge >Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 14:17:00 -0500 > >The Grand Lodge in Montgomery does have TONS on records from all >inactive lodges, but they don't allow non-Masons to have access to >them, and they don't do research for people either. It's very sad. I've >tried many times. Most active Lodges maintain their own records and >should have all of their original records, but finding a contact to a >particular lodge is very hard. Once you find a contact, there is no >guarantees that they can help you with a lookup either because of the >lack of time and manpower. > >Hope this helps, > >Robert > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Donald Pruitt [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 5:14 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [ALBLOUNT-L] Free Mason Grand Lodge > > >There is a website for the Alabama Grand Lodge of Free Masons at: > >http://alagl.org > >Should be able to find out just how you would do research on your >grandfather and g-grandfather. Would imagine it is in Montgomery. > >Yes, Melba, I think that is why most of the churches in Forsyth Co., GA >where I was raised had become Missionary Baptists in the mid 19th >century because they were able to be Free Masons. The Rowan County, >NC (Salisbury) Courthouse has intact records back to 1750 because >General Stoneman was talked out of burning the courthouse in 1865 when >he overran the Confederate Prison Camp in Salisbury. He was a mason >and the mayor(a mason) asked him as a mason not to burn the CH and he >did not torch it. > >Don Pruitt > >______________________________ > > _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail