Library and Museum

  • We Are Freemasons – Music Video

    A beautifully prepared video of Masonic Music presented in full display of the diversity we celebrate within the craft. I think everyone who takes the time to view this attachment […]

  • Antique Furniture Timeline Estimates

    Recently, a large majority of Lodge 43 historic documents were digitized to enable Lodge 43 to have electronic records on file for archival purposes should something catastrophic happen to the […]

  • George Washington Artifact

    Recently I uncovered a little-known George Washington Artifact which has existed in Lodge 43 for the past eighty-eight years! I became aware of this “Masonic Treasure” some ten years ago […]

  • Lodge 43 Historical Archives

    The historical records of Lodge 43 have been well documented in a variety of formats. These records exist both in printed published books, and more importantly in the actual records […]

  • The William Teffit Schwarz Ceiling Mural Alternative

    Lodge 43’s history of the John Bagattin renovations and painting of the ceiling mural of the Old Lodge Room in the Penn Square Market House has been well documented. It […]

  • Masonic Magic Lantern

    Since the dawn of Freemasonry, men have gathered in lodges seeking to learn our highest principles and become better men. While our teachings have been left largely unchanged over time, […]