AZ Grand Lodge Library & Museum
by AZ Grand Lodge Library & Museum
The George Roskruge & S. Barry Casey Masonic Memorial Library & Museum is the Official Library of the Grand Lodge of Arizona Free and Accepted Masons. Our goal is to preserve the rich history of Arizona Freemasonry and Educate the public about the role Freemasonry has played in Arizona's past and continues to play in the present.
Episodes
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Episode 2: Yavapai County Courthouse
In 1916, citizens were demanding that the old Yavapai County Courthouse on the Prescott Square be torn down because it was ugly and unsafe. The County Court Supervisors accepted a bid to build the courthouse, and on October 19th, 1916 The Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of Arizona laid the...
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Episode 1: Bisbee Grand Communication
In the late 1800's, frontier Freemasonry was alive and well in Arizona. In 1897, Masons from around the State were travelling to Southern Arizona for the annual Communication. The territory was rough, the roads were unimproved and outlaws were abundant. On Tuesday, November 9th 1897, The Grand...
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On the Level #111: Rex Hutchens - Behind The Curtain
Past Grand Master Rex Hutchens is well known for his books "Bridge to Light" and "Pillars of Wisdom". In this interview, MW Rex tells the story of his travels to the Grand East and through Scottish Rite.
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On the Level #110: Cal Magness - Get Your Pants On
Brother Cal Magness, Past Grand Lecturer, talks about what it means to be a mason and tells the story of when he got the call.
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On The Level #109: David Sahady - A Common Thread
Brother David Sahady talks about his relationship with his Father and his GrandFather and explores is quest to find a common thread with the men in his life in order to gain a better understanding of them.
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On The Level #108: Gerry Badinger - For The Kids!
Brother Gerry Badinger, President of the Arizona Masonic Foundation for Children, talks about the importance of protecting children in our society today and how Freemasons have stepped up to the challenge.
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On the level #107: John Huth - Truman and the Tractor
Brother John Huth tells the story of his Father talking with Harry Truman about a young man whos father was killed in a tractor accident.
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On the Level #106: Ralph Lock - Best Thing Ever
On this day, representatives from Arizona No. 2 presented Ralph with his 70 year Apron - celebrating 70 years as a Freemason. A 3 man team visited Norman to present his apron: Worshipful Master Jason Holbrook, Secretary & Past Master Andrew Warianka and Junior Warden Bo Buchanan. Upon…
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On The Level #105: Norman Clyde Long - 3rdShift
On this day, representatives from Arizona No. 2 presented Norman with his 50 year Apron - celebrating 50 years as a Freemason. A 3 man team visited Norman to present his apron: Worshipful Master Jason Holbrook, Secretary & Past Master Andrew Warianka and Junior Warden Bo Buchanan.
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On the Level #104 - Antonio and the Godfather
Antonio is a New York Transplant in Arizona who has found a home in Freemasonry - in part, thanks to his Godfather. Join brother Antonio as he shares his story of discovery and growth in Freemasonry.
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On The Level #103: RobertJohnson of "Whence Came You" and "Midnight Freemasons"
Right before I went back home to visit family in Illinois, I was reading an article by Robert Johnson of Midnight Freemasons. When I discovered he was in Illinois, I made plans to visit his home lodge of Waukegan Lodge No. 78 and interview him for the On The Level Series. Robert also hosts his…
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On The Level #102: Timothy Dougherty talks about his influencers from DeMolay to Freemasonry.
Timothy Dougherty got involved in DeMolay as a young man. So when he came of age to join Freemasonry - Tim wasted no time. Tim talked about how his mentors stayed with him from DeMolay to Freemasonry and how they helped him weather some tough times in life.
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On The Level #101: JimWatson, a man with a plan - Part2
Jim Watson says he's a simple man with a simple plan. Yet he's anything but simple. From the time he was a a young man, certain people in the community had an eye on Jim. And he would prove their intuitions right.
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On The Level #100: Jim Watson, a man with a plan - Part 1
Jim Watson says he's a simple man with a simple plan. Yet he's anything but simple. From the time he was a a young man, certain people in the community had an eye on Jim. And he would prove their intuitions right.
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On The Level #99: Randy Jager Knocks 3 Times
Knock, and a door will be opened. Okay - maybe you have to knock 3 times. Randy tells the story of his interest in Freemasonry and how his neighbor played a big role.
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On the Level #98: Jean-Claude Malterre, a French American Mason and the Military Degree Team.
Jean Claude Malterre came to America from France for a job opportunity and never left. Since that time, he became a mason in Tucson Lodge No. 4. He is now Worshipful Master of the Grand Lodge of Arizona Military Degree team and talks about the importance of honoring our soldiers.
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On the Level #97: Johnny Royal - A storytelling visionary and his quest.
A chance encounter with Freemasons hall while visiting London in his youth led to a lifelong involvement with Freemasonry. Johnny Royal has had a passion for years about telling the story of Freemasonry and after several years he is now able to bring his passion to the big screen. 33 Degrees and...
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On The Level #96 - Right Worshipful Charles Hughes
During the 300th year anniversary of the first Grand Lodge (England) - a group of brothers decided to travel to the worlds oldest Lodge - Mother Kilwining Lodge 0. Right Worshipful Master of Mother Lodge, Charles Hughes, talks about his 22 year progression to the East and how Masonry has affected...
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OnTheLevel#95 - Jim Wild raises "The Duke" John Wayne
Many people don't know that John Wayne was a Mason. But one day, when "The Duke" was filming a movie in southern Arizona near Tucson - John Wayne entered masonry at Marion McDaniel Lodge.
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On the Level #94-Most Worshipful Timothy Seay and the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge F&AM
Most Worshipful Tim Seay talks about leadership, non profits and Freemasonry and how he has tried to make an impact during his time in the high office of Arizona Prince Hall Masonry.
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On The Level #88-3 travelling brothers from the North & their friendship discovered through masonry.
Scott, Steve and Jim: The three pillars of Masonry - Faith, Hope and Charity. Recorded May 19th, 2016.
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On The Level #87 - How Albert Peter Krueger went from Lutheran to Episcopalian to Freemason.
Albert Krueger talks about his early exposure to masonry in the Lutheran synod church, and his discovery of Masonry through the Episcopal church as an ordained minister. Recorded May 19th, 2016.
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On the Level #86 - Meet the Cheetah, Mike Seibert
Mike talks about travelling with George Washington's gavel and how masons can count on each other no matter where they are. Recorded April 10th, 2016.
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On the Level #85 - Let's give a hand to Jeremy Barnes
Jeremy is travelling from DC to Arizona with George Washington's gavel and shares that experience. He also talks about his connection to Dan Brown and the lost symbol. Recorded April 10th, 2016.
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On the Level #84 - It's a small world with Jim Cole
Jim Cole explains how a series of events have made it a very small world. Recorded April 2nd, 2016.
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On the Level #83 - Ronald Seale on the the mission of Masonry and the Scottish Rite.
Ronald talks about his family in masonry, DeMolay and the Scottish Rite. Recorded April 2nd, 2016.
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On the Level #82 - Richard Paris talks about California Masonry and the Scottish Rite
Richard talks about growing up in a Masonic family. Recorded April 2nd, 2016.
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On the Level #81 - Jeff Maynor talks about VMap Scottish Rite
Jeff talks about growing up around his grandfather as a mason, being a worshipful master and Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction and the VMAP program. Recorded April 2nd, 2016.
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On the Level #80 - Dave Woodland remembers 64..or 65 years as a Mason!
Dave talks about his Naval service and being washed overboard as well as his Masonic journey from New Jersey to Arizona. Recorded April 1st, 2016.
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On the Level #79 - Bo Buchanan Fans the Flame with Masonry
After conducting nearly 80 interviews, Bo talks about what he has learned and why masonry can feed your soul. Recorded April 1st, 2016.
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On the Level #78 - Eddie MacIntyre – The Man, The Marshall, The Marine.
Eddie talks about being the lodge Marshall for 14 years, and how he owned a bar in Phoenix and met masons that led him to a lodge. Recorded March 31st, 2016.
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On the Level #77 - Brian and his biggest influence in Masonry – his grandfather.
Brian talks about his early exposure to masonry through his grandfather. Recorded March 31st, 2016.
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On the Level #76 - Jack Bender becomes a Mason after some serious soul searching.
Jack shares memories of growing up in a Masonic household, soul searching and having time for masonry. Recorded March 31st, 2016.
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On the Level #75 - Mustafa on being ethnically cleansed from Bosnia.
Mustafa talks about how he came to America through the ethnic cleansing of Bosnia and the brotherhood he found at PVST. Recorded March 31st, 2016.
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On the Level #74 - Bryan and Drinda on being married in the world of Masonry.
Bryan and Drinda Cooper-Keeble share their story of marriage in masonry and putting together International trips to other Masonic lodges. Recorded March 30th, 2016.
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On the Level #73 - Lee Bradley unfolds the history of the Chicago Scottish Rite Temple new and old.
Lee talks about the Scottish Rite Valley of Chicago and their old and new buildings, their years of travelling and the DeMolay. Recorded March 30th, 2016.
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On the Level #72 - Trevor perseveres and seeks a homes in Masonry.
Trevor talks about the difficult path he walked in seeking to become a Mason and how he found a home at Chandler Thunderbird #15. Recorded March 30th, 2016.
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On the Level #71 - Larry talks about Quality versus Quantity
Larry talks about his early family exposure to masonry and his favorite memories as Grand Master of Arizona. Recorded March 24th, 2016.
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On the Level #70 Bills Masonic investigation while at Norad
Bill tells the story of his Masonic investigation by the men in black. Recorded March 21st, 2016.
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On the Level #69 - Rex talks about the charitable aspect of FreeMasonry.
Rex talks about his desire to get involved in the philanthropic side of Masonry and about secret beer drinking. Recorded March 21st, 2016.
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On the Level #68-Dennis DuVan, the travelling man, in the Cayman Islands with Prince Charles.
Dennis talks about moving around the United States, joining several different lodges, and visiting a Cayman Islands Lodge with Prince Charles. Recorded March 21st, 2016.
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On the Level #67 - Frank Moir and JD – the first dog of Freemasonry
Frank talks about being a late bloomer in FreeMasonry and how his brother got him involved in West Virginia. Recorded March 21st, 2016.
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On the Level #64 - Jesse finds his own way to serve FreeMasonry.
Jesse talks about why he joined FreeMasonry and how he chooses to serve in the kitchen. Recorded March 20th, 2016.
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On the Level #63 - Chase on the value of brotherhood.
Chase talks about discovering FreeMasonry in Iraq and finding new brotherhood in FreeMasonry. Recorded March 20th, 2016.
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On the Level #62 - Robb talks about working within the system
Rob talks about the value of learning to work within the system of Masonry and the importance of integrity. Recorded March 20th, 2016.
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On the Level #61 - Matt Merrill on the spirit of service.
Matt talks about why he joined FreeMasonry and why a spirit of service is important to him. Recorded March 20th, 2016.
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On the Level #60 - From Scottish Rite to Star Wars and everything in between.
Father and son Robert and Jonathan Beffel talk about their special memories in Masonry including Star Wars, music, family connection and more. Recorded March 18th, 2016.
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On the Level #59 - Terry Kelly takes his time.
Terry talks about finding his way into masonry through the back door. Only to find out - everyone was waiting for him. Recorded March 18th, 2016.
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On the Level #58 - A whirlwind through the chairs
Chris talks about joining FreeMasonry less than 3 years ago and his rapid movement through the officer chairs. Recorded March 16th, 2016.
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On the Level #57 - Melvin Jacoby talks about the Tall Cedars of Lebanon
Mel talks over the phone in our first phone interview. Mel talks about how he became part of the Tall Cedars of Lebanon and how that played a role in his masonic journey. Recorded March 14th, 2016.
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The George Roskruge & S. Barry Casey Masonic Memorial Library & Museum is the Official Library of the Grand Lodge of Arizona Free and Accepted Masons. Our goal is to preserve the rich history of Arizona Freemasonry and Educate the public about the role Freemasonry has played in Arizona's past and continues to play in the present.
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