Saint Vrain Masonic Lodge #23 A.F & A.M. Longmont Colorado
Saint Vrain Masonic Lodge #23
VIRGINIA CITY, MONTANA First extension of Masonry outside the present boundaries of Colorado was on April 4th, 1867 when Deputy Grand Master O. B. Brown granted a dispensation to brethren at Virginia City, Montana for formation of a second lodge there. The first active lodge in Montana had been granted a dispensation by the Grand …
EMPIRE, COLORADO Dispensation for the organization of Empire Lodge at Empire City, Clear Creek County was issued November 28th, 1864 by M. W. Bro. Archie J. Van Deren. Its charter was granted at the Fifth Annual Communication on November 6th, 1865. The officers elected were installed in Grand Lodge by Past Grand Master Henry M. …
DENVER, COLORADO The Great Fire, a severe drought and an early winter made 1863 a trying year in Denver. Especially was this true for a group of Masons, northern sympathizers, who desired to attend Lodge but who did not enjoy the atmosphere of Denver Lodge No.5 where a majority of members were friendly to the …
CENTRAL CITY, COLORADO The first meetings of Masons who were later to become members of the Lodge were held in a building, the site of which is now marked by the historical Monument on Gregory Street. These meetings continued for about a year and then a dispensation was granted by Grand Master Armstrong of the …
DENVER, COLORADO The first recorded informal meeting of Masons in what is now Colorado was held on November 3, 1858 and was attended by 7 men. This group included Henry Allen, Charles Blake and Andrew Sagendorf, who became Masters of Auraria Lodge U. D., J. D. Ramage, the first Junior Deacon of that lodge, and …