Thomas Harrison (1823-1891) "Forward, Rangers!" Civil War General Director, Waco Tap Railway Prominent Lawyer and Politican Proponent for African American Jurist Rights Representative of 4th Texas Legislature Thomas Harrison was born in Jefferson County, Alabama on May 1, 1823. His father had been the first settler of that area and […]
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Waco Lodge During World War II If WWI was the busiest era in the history of our lodge, then WWII makes a close second. While 1,000+ degrees were performed during each year of WWI, the total of degrees performed during WWII was just shy of 1,000. Still, that makes for […]
Waco Lodge During World War I Without a doubt, World War I was the busiest time in Waco Lodge’s history. Rich Field and Camp Macarthur were primarily responsible as we performed initiation ceremonies more than 1,000 times each year for the duration of the war. Below is a list of our […]
Spanish-American War Veterans from our Lodge On February 15, 1898, the USS Maine was sunk causing tensions between the United States and Spain to rise. Our own Brother Thomas Moore gave a stirring speech that inspired a great number of Texans to join what became the Spanish-American War. As of […]
Civil War Veterans of Waco 92 In 1860, the legendary Sam Houston stood on the porch of our Masonic Hall in the downtown Square and gave a speech in which he begged Wacoans to vote against seceding from the United States. Unfortunately, their minds were already made up and an […]
Mexican American War Veterans As we continue to explore and study the history of our lodge, we are always finding more men to add to this list. As of now, here are the members of Waco Lodge known to have fought in the Mexican-American War in the 1840s. Josephus Steiner […]
Our Veterans of the Texas Revolution As we continue to explore and study the history of our lodge, we are always finding more men to add to this list. As of now, here are the members of Waco Lodge known to have fought in the Texas War for Independence. Click […]
2018 Officer Installation On June 30th, members and friends of Waco 92 gathered for the purpose of installing new officers for the ensuing masonic year. One of Masonry’s oldest traditions is to recognize the Feast Days of the Saints John. Surely, it can be said, Waco 92 extended that centuries […]
I recently came across an image that caused me to take pause. It shows a box full of wedding rings pulled from the fingers of people on their way to gas chambers in Nazi Germany. When I was a kid, my father took us to the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. […]
Starring country singer-songwriter Brandon Jenkins with guests from Hiram & Solomon Cigars, Fossil Bluff Fine Crafts, and our very own artist Brian Broadway, the third annual Waco Masonic Concert was a blast. 300+ attendees made for a full audience and more than thirty masonic lodges were represented. During the show, […]