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Proceedings of the Grand lodge of Texas, from its organization in city of Houston, Dec. A.D. 1837, A.L. 5837, to the close of the grand annual communication held at Palestine, January 19, A.D. 1857, Vol. 2

Description: By A.S. Ruthven ... Compiled from the original records and documents now in possession of Grand lodge, together with the constitutions ... also ... history of the ... Masonic order in Texas. Pub. by authority of M.W. Wm. Stedman, Grandmaster.
Date: 1857
Creator: Freemasons. Texas. Grand Lodge.
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Proceedings of the Grand lodge of Texas, from its organization in city of Houston, Dec. A.D. 1837, A.L. 5837, to the close of the grand annual communication held at Palestine, January 19, A.D. 1857, Vol. 1

Description: By A.S. Ruthven ... Compiled from the original records and documents now in possession of Grand lodge, together with the constitutions ... also ... history of the ... Masonic order in Texas. Pub. by authority of M.W. Wm. Stedman, Grandmaster.
Date: 1857
Creator: Freemasons. Texas. Grand Lodge.
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Five Fifty-Year Masons

Description: Photograph of five elderly men who are holding certificates commemorating fifty years as Masons. The two men on the left hand side of the frame are wearing light colored suits and ties and the three on the left are wearing black suits, one with a tie and two with bow ties. Four of the men wear glasses and all wear lapels and white aprons. They are in a carpeted room with chairs and large windows with blinds in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Plunk's Studio
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Tombstone of Confederate Soldier Jacob Samuels (1836-1906)]

Description: Photograph of the back Jacob Samuels' tombstone in the Emanuel Hebrew Rest Cemetery, 1400 block S. Main Street, Ft. Worth. Samuels name is in raised letters on the face of the tombstone and a symbol of the Masons is at the top which consists of the letter "G" with a compass above and right angle below. Jacob Samuels was a Confederate soldier who live from 1836 to 1906.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives
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[News Clip: Shrine chief]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: November 23, 1964
Duration: 58 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Certificate Presented to John T. Willis, Sr.]

Description: Certificate given to John T. Willis, Sr. declaring that he has been a Master Mason for over fifty years. It reads: "To all Freemasons dispersed on the face of the Globe: This is to certify that our well-beloved Brother John Todd Willis has been a Master Mason for more than Fifty Years. As a visible token of their fraternal love and grateful appreciation, this certificate is presented to him by his brethren, the Masons of Texas, with the fervent hope that his years of service to the Craft will c… more
Date: March 4, 1968
Creator: Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Salado Baptist Church]

Description: Photograph of two-story, light-colored church with a small spire in the center of the roof. There are three windows on the second-story, and one window in between two doors on the first floor. A small graveyard is just visible on the right side of the building, while a dark, wooded area shades the left side of the building. A sticker on the back of the photo indicates there was a masonic lodge hall in the top of the church, and that the church is now called First Baptist Church.
Date: unknown
Partner: Salado Public Library
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