Download PDF The Enigmatic Life of Major John Belli Merchant, Solider, Spy, and Freemason John W. Bizzack, Ph.D. The Enigmatic Life of Major John Belli is, in part, an excerpt from How and Why Freemasonry Came to Kentucky, Autumn House Publishing 2014, John W. Bizzack, and Notable Men in Kentucky Who Happened to be…
Read MoreDownload PDF The Steamboat Captain Who Changed the Course of Freemasonry in Kentucky John W. Bizzack PM, Lexington Lodge No. 1, Research Committee Chair, William O. Ware Lodge of Research ABSTRACT History does not give a us a clear account of what the man who, in August 1851 at the 51st Annual Communication of the…
Read MoreDownload PDF BURLESQUING FREEMASONRY THE WORKING JACKET OF A MASTER MASON AND THE AGE OF FRIVOLITY John W. Bizzack and Dan M. Kemble BURLESQUING FREEMASONRY The Working Jacket of a Master Mason and The Age of Frivolity Past Masters John W. Bizzack, Ph.D. and Dan M. Kemble, J.D. This research appears in Volume 1…
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We don’t think much about polishing our shoes these days. In fact, interest in durable leather footwear has been declining for quite some time. The preference for the more casual convenience offered by a variety of informal footwear continues to alarm the leather and the old shoe industry. Droughts over the past decade have affected, and will, for years to come, continue to affect the cattle market, where most leather is produced, which, of course, affects costs in the manufacturing of leather shoes. Also, the onset of more ethically conscious shoppers demanding more alternatives to leather has led designers to utilize fake leather, as well as to companies switching to various other materials to signal their environmental awareness.
Read MoreIn October 1859, the then Grand Master of Kentucky, Rob Morris, asked whether Masonry would survive the causes at work deteriorating it. He also expressed that it was the Masonic knowledge in the few that sustained the Institution when the Masonic knowledge of the many brought it down. In November 2022, Robert G. Davis, Past Grand Master of Oklahoma, delivered a dynamic and timely presentation as the guest speaker at a dinner event in Northern Kentucky sponsored by the William O. Ware Lodge of Research. The title of his presentation was, “It’s Time to Cross the Rubicon and Battle Our 20th Century Ruffians.”
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