FreeMasonry is a fraternity of like minded men who put aside their political, social and religious differences to meet on an equal plane - what Masons call "the Level" - to better themselves, their community and their bretheren. Freemasonry grew out of guilds of stone masonry craftsmem, called operative masonry. Freemasonry now focuses on how to make good men better, described as speculative masonry - now very few actually do brick or stone work. You must either know a Mason and ask that person about Masonry or come to a Masonic Lodge and spend some time getting to know the Masons there.
"... what makes a secret society secret is that its members have things — passwords, symbols, rituals — they’ve promised not to talk about to people who aren’t members. It doesn’t matter if people outside the society can get those things — the secrets of Freemasonry, for example, have been splashed across the media in various forms since before the first Grand Lodge of England was formed in 1717. What matters is the discipline of silence on the part of the members; it’s an effective
Here's local news about the potential demolition of the historic Masonic Home in Des Moines.
Recently, a flurry of articles about Masons and the American revolution. Revolutionaries ?! Who would have thought?
As a result of Governor Inslee's Coronavirus guidelines announced on November 16, MW Bro. Chris Coffman has changed his October 28 loosening of restrictions on in-person meetings: