Grand Lodge of Kentucky
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The Grand Lodge of Kentucky is one of two state organizations that supervise Masonic lodges in the state of Kentucky. It was established in 1800.
The
By the 1820s, the 55 Lodges in Kentucky had a combined membership of 1800. However, the tide of Anti-Masonry after the Morgan Affair caused a reduction to only 1300 members in 37 lodges by 1840.[3] Membership in the 20th century was 100,675 in 479 lodges in 1961, and 83,000 in 457 lodges by the end of June 1989.[4] By 2012, membership had fallen below 48,000.[5] According to the 2020 edition of List of Lodges Masonic, membership had further fallen to 33,536 in that year, with only 351 active lodges.
A Grand Hall for the Grand Lodge was completed in Lexington on October 26, 1826, after plans for it started in 1813 and begun in 1824. While being built, the Grand Lodge was blessed to meet with fellow Freemason
After the Anti-Masonic movement petered out, the Grand Lodge founded several institutions. In 1841 the
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References
- ^ Kleber, John E. The Kentucky Encyclopedia. (University Press of Kentucky, 1994). pg.358.
- ^ Ranck, George W. History of Lexington, Kentucky: Its Early Annals and Recent Progress (1872) pg.142, 143
- ^ a b Kleber (1994) pg. 358.
- ^ Kleber pg.358.
- ^ Grand Lodge of Kentucky Free & Accepted Masons
- ^ Ranck pg.144
- ^ a b Grand Lodge of Kentucky Free & Accepted Masons Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Masonic Homes KY Archived 2006-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kleber, John E. The Encyclopedia of Louisville. (University Press of Kentucky, 2001). pg.593.
Bibliography
- Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, F. and A.M.: Grand Annual Communication. Louisville: Grand Lodge of Kentucky. 1867. OCLC 4902524.