About Freemasonry
A brotherhood of virtuous men, its origins lost in the mists of antiquity.
Freemasonry is the oldest and largest fraternity in the world: a society of men bound together by a shared search to become better than they were.
Descended from the lodges of the working stonemasons who raised the great cathedrals of Europe, Freemasonry as we know it became organized in its present form in London in 1717, and soon spread throughout the world. Its tools are no longer the chisel and the gauge but their meanings, the rough stone of a man's character, patiently worked toward something true.
Freemasonry is, in the old phrase, a system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.
Three Great Principles
Brotherly Love
To regard the whole human species as one family: to meet on the level, treat every man with tolerance and respect, and aid one another's well-being.
Relief
To practice charity and care, for our own and for the community and all of mankind, in times of need, soothing the unhappy and relieving distress.
Truth
To make truth the foundation of every virtue: to be honest, sincere, and upright in all our dealings, and to seek wisdom throughout life.
What Freemasonry Is Not
It is not a religion
Masonry requires a belief in a Supreme Being but takes no part in theology. It asks no man to change his faith, and unites men of every religion at one table.
It is not a secret society
We say openly who we are and what we value. Masonry is better called a private society: what it keeps close are its ceremonies and traditional modes of recognition, best experienced firsthand.
It is not political
Avoiding all sectarian and political division, the lodge is a place where men of differing views meet as friends and brothers, leaving the day's quarrels at the door.
Famous Freemasons
Across the centuries, Masons have left their mark on history in nearly every field of endeavor.
Patriots such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, and Paul Revere. World leaders including Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Douglas MacArthur, and Winston Churchill. Pioneers and explorers like Lewis and Clark, Charles Lindbergh, Richard Byrd, and Buzz Aldrin. And great artists and entertainers, Mozart, Robert Burns, Will Rogers, John Wayne, Duke Ellington, and Rick Wakeman.
Solomon's Lodge has its own such roll: a baseball Hall of Famer, a congressman, a pioneering scientist, and an Apollo engineer among them.
Our Notable Members →Could This Be Your Path?
Freemasonry begins with a single question, asked of your own free will. If you're curious, we'd be glad to talk.