William O. Ware Lodge of Research
W. B. Edwin Graves Taylor, Senior Warden; W. B. Raymond A. Murphy, Master; and W. B. Keith W. Gunkel, Junior Warden
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William O. Ware Lodge of Research
Welcome to the electronic home of William O. Ware Lodge of Research.
Chartered in 1965, William O. Ware Lodge of Research is Kentucky’s oldest Research Lodge.
Our Lodge of Research is named in honor of Most Worshipful Brother William O. Ware, who served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, 1957-58.
Further light in Masonry is to be found here! Whether it be useful articles, presentations, essays, ongoing research projects, book reviews or links to other Masonic websites we hope to offer something here to enhance your Masonic journey.
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2024 Book Recommendations
Previous Book Recommendations: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Recommended Books for Your Library
Review of the Featured Book of the Month
- Jan. – Short Masonic Lectures
- Feb. – The Transactions of The Rubicon Masonic Society Vol.1
- Mar. – A Radical in the East
- Apr. – The Masonic Ladder or the Nine Steps to Ancient Freemasonry
- May – Albert Pike’s Esoterika-The Symbolism of the Blue Degrees of Freemasonry
- Jun. – For the Good of the Order
- Jul. – Well-Springs of American Freemasonry
- Aug. – From Man to Mason
- Sep. – Early Masonic Pamphlets
- Oct. – Meditations of a Flawed Ashlar
- Nov. – Brother Lafayette
- Dec. –
Articles / Essays / Commentaries
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Click here for Papers presented at William O. Ware Lodge of Research, 1965-1990.
Click here for Papers Night 2019.
Click here for Papers Night 2021.
Click here for Papers Night 2022.
Click here for Papers Night 2023.
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Masonic Perspectives
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The Builder
All Editions of the Most
Successful Masonic Publication
from 1915 to 1930
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Interviews and Conversations with
Contemporary Authors and Researchers
(First in a Series)
William O. Ware Lodge of Research, November 3, 2022 Annual Dining Event Presentation,
PGM Robert G. Davis, It is Time We Cross the Rubicon and Battle our 20th Century Ruffians
William O. Ware Lodge of Research Video of April 30, 2020 Education Meeting on Zoom – Presenter: WB Cameron Poe: The Saunders Monitor
William O. Ware Lodge of Research Video of June 2020: Rich Hanson: Spirituality and Freemasonry
Grand Lodge 2020 Committee on Education
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