Actually, the first Orange Lodge in Ireland was founded by a group which included several Masons and the ritual used in Orange Lodges is very similar to and based largely on the Masonic. A well known Canadian, who was both an Mason and an Orangeman as well as a Scot and also our first Prime Minister was Sir John A. Macdonald. For a listing of other prominent Canadians who were Orangemen see: http://orangeroots.tripod.com/members.htm The Orange Lodges in Canada developed into something quite different than in Ireland. Their members were from all backgrounds including Europeans, like Poles and Italians in Toronto, and even some native peoples, Mohawks. They all had three things in common, support for the Protestant faith, the Monarchy, and the British Commonwealth (Empire ). ----- Original Message ----- From: Leslie <lwgrauer@shaw.ca> Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 11:32:17 -0800 To: SCOTS-IN-CANADA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCTCDN] Masons and Orange Societies > http://www.orangenet.org/stasi.htm > > > http://www.thelodgeroom.com/history.html > > The groups were quite different - some sites with information > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > FAMILY HISTORY: a quiltwork of lives > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > Canada's Orange Roots http://orangeroots.tripod.com/ca.html Email: canadaorangeroots@email.com -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup CareerBuilder.com has over 400,000 jobs. Be smarter about your job search http://corp.mail.com/careers