Searching these records can bring some wonderful things...like a picture of the man I wrote about. It took a year to get the file because the secretaries of the Lodge kept transferring records to others, but when I got it, I got the picture of a person I had never seen! (This was a Lodge in Wash., DC) MaisieAnn@aol.com

Well regulated Masonic lodges have extensive historical files usually stored in museums within the lodges. I was secretary of a lodge with records dated back to its formation in early 1800. Great source if you can get to the right person. George Shumard gwshumard@worldnet.att.net ----- Original Message ----- From: MaisieAnn@aol.com To: GWShumard@worldnet.att.net Cc: NJBURLIN-L@rootsweb.com ; NJCAMDEN-L@rootsweb.com ; NJ-L@rootsweb.com ; NJMONMOU-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 8:35 AM Subject: Re: [NJMON] Masonic ...reply Searching these records can bring some wonderful things...like a picture of the man I wrote about. It took a year to get the file because the secretaries of the Lodge kept transferring records to others, but when I got it, I got the picture of a person I had never seen! (This was a Lodge in Wash., DC) MaisieAnn@aol.com