Cornerstone laying

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Handwritten extract, "Laying the Cornerstone of New Ark [Neward]Academy" from the Gazette of the United States, published in Philadelphia, July 4, 1792. Excerpt dated 1856. The cornerstone was laid with Masonic rites. Master of St. John's Lodge addressed the President and Governors of Academy of Newark. Includes transcription of inscription of the foundation stone.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ralph B. Duncan postcard collection consists of postcards with a Masonic connection, either a building used for Masonic purposes, a person connected to Freemasonry, or a subject concerning Freemasonry. Mostly made during 1907-1940s, there are some that are both earlier and later, which can be determined by changes in postcard conventions. Included are portraits, views of buildings, cartoons, among other subjects. Most of the postcards of buildings are in the United States, with some from...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ralph B. Duncan postcard collection consists of postcards with a Masonic connection, either a building used for Masonic purposes, a person connected to Freemasonry, or a subject concerning Freemasonry. Mostly made during 1907-1940s, there are some that are both earlier and later, which can be determined by changes in postcard conventions. Included are portraits, views of buildings, cartoons, among other subjects. Most of the postcards of buildings are in the United States, with some from...

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Program for Masonic Peace Memorial Ceremony of Laying of the Foundation Stone by Field Marshal H. R. H. the Duke of Connaught, K. G., Grand Master. The ceremony takes places at Royal Albert Hall, London. The program includes illustration of building, Order of Procedure, address of the Grand Master, prayer by the Grand Chaplain, song, hymns, and national anthem

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This file contains forty-four meeting notices and six programs for cornestone laying ceremonies for the Order of Eastern Star Chapel at the Eastern Star Home in Oriskany, New York. Notices include list of the Grand Officers and list of District Deputy Grand Matrons and Assistant Grand Lecturers.

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This photograph album contains 61 4 x 5 in. color photographs of the ceremony.

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Four page news bulletin announcing train service (Rome, Watertown, and Odgensburg RR) to Utica, NY for the occasion of the laying of the corner stone of the new Masonic home, on Thursday, May 21, 1891. News bulletin includes schedules and fares for trains, hotel and restaurant information, and description of the Masonic event and the city of Utica.