Brother Ted's Travels

"A Masonic Trip to 1774" by Wellington District 18th Century Degree Team

2009-04-25T07:41:00.000-07:00

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A Masonic Trip to 1774" by Wellington District 18th Century Degree Team

2009-04-25T06:41:00.000-07:00

I had the pleasure of attending a reinactment of an 18th century degree (Entered Aprentice) put on by the Wellington District 18th Century Degree Team at the Annette St. Temple here in Toronto. This building is one of the nicest in the Toronto area. (I heard some nasty rumors of it being sold, way too much of this going on these days.)

The play itself was pretty interesting, and has some humorous parts. This was an open event so plenty of family, wives, girlfriends, and non masons were present. It was a full house. The script was based on the minutes from an actual 18th century lodge meeting.

It was interesting to see different, and at the same time, how similar it is to what we do today.

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2009-04-25T06:39:00.000-07:00

Here's some cieling details, inside the lodge room.

Here's the building's corner stone, 100 years old this coming week!

2009-04-25T06:34:00.000-07:00

The symbols of the degree are drawn on the floor mat by the tyler. The newly made mason's first duty after being initiated will be to mop these symbols off the mat. The sooner he gets this done, the sooner he gets to join his new brothers for a drink, I mean some "fellowship"

2009-04-25T06:31:00.000-07:00

The candidate (a volunteer from Prince of Wales lodge) takes his obligation.

Wallpaper

2009-04-24T13:36:00.000-07:00

playing around in photoshop, makes an okay desktop/wallpaper

"Solomon's Builders"

2009-04-12T08:44:00.000-07:00

Just finished Christopher Hodapp's book "Solomon's Builders". It makes me want to go back to DC again and take a second look. I also really like his jabs at the Masonic conspiracy/New World Order idiots.

http://www.amazon.com/Solomons-Builders-Freemasons-Founding-Washington/dp/1569755795/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239551015&sr=8-1

(though, I could have done a bit better on the cover art Chris.... next time?)

A fun read.

Has Been A While

2009-03-18T16:28:00.001-07:00

Haven't posted anything here is a while, so I thought I'd put this up.

Photoshop Fun

2009-01-06T15:28:00.000-08:00

Playing around with our lodge logo in photoshop. Makes an OK wallpaper as well.

Bro. Hiram Brother

2008-12-09T04:38:00.000-08:00

This is just a bit of promotional art promoting a character "Bro. Hiram Brother", whom I've done illustrations of, for a series of stories in the Scottish Rite Journal. (written by Bro. Michael Halleran) I haven't posted here in a bit, so I thought I'd put it up.

Some charitable masonic humor

2008-11-11T09:41:00.001-08:00

More Masonic stuff from Indianapolis

2008-08-17T11:38:00.000-07:00

Besides the big Scottish Rite Cathedral, there's also a Masonic temple in Indi, here's some pics from that..

Indianapolis

2008-08-14T17:11:00.000-07:00

I took a short vaction in Indianapolis IN. While there, I toured their Scottish Rite temple, and their Masonic temple. To start, here's some pics of the Scottish Rite temple.

2008-07-23T08:44:00.001-07:00

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Blue anarchy lodge...

2008-05-31T07:45:00.000-07:00

not to be cofused with chapter...

Masonic anarchy?

2008-05-17T09:00:00.001-07:00

some more photoshop fun

Start Scottish Rite in May!

2008-04-11T13:09:00.000-07:00

Alexandria/Inwood Lodge No. 158 - Oil Springs, Ontario

2008-04-09T16:38:00.000-07:00

Just this last weekend I went to visit my parents in Oil Springs, Ontario. By chance I'd found a link on the Grand Lodge site, to the "Sarnia District" masons' site. There I found a small picture of their lodge building, and their regular meeting day. Since in coincided with my visit I thought I'd drop in for a visit. I lucked out, as they were initiating a new candidate, who happened to be the Master's younger brother.
It was strange just to be away from Toronto. Stopping and checking for cars at intersections, and there weren't any. Being able to see the stars. Being so dark I had to use the light of my cell phone to find my way from the lodge to my car....
TB

More Hermetic Photoshop fun

2008-04-04T10:55:00.001-07:00

more photoshop square and compass fun

2008-04-02T07:05:00.000-07:00

J.A.H. logo

2008-04-01T03:57:00.000-07:00

doing a bit more photoshop art, this time our lodge logo...

makes good wallpaper

We must start our own order!!

2008-03-31T04:29:00.000-07:00

We must start our own order!! Blah....blah....blah...

Alter NYC

2008-02-06T15:49:00.000-08:00

Must not forget the alter...

New York Visit

2008-01-30T15:00:00.000-08:00

Feeling a little more human after a night's rest. So here's some more pics from my New York visit.

New York

2008-01-29T15:20:00.000-08:00

Just got back from N.Y.C. , really tired...

Visited a lodge while I was there...

Will put up more pics next time

Fort Myers

2007-12-31T06:19:00.000-08:00

I stole this picture off their website to show you what their building looks like.

Installation Tropical Lodge 56

2007-12-31T06:09:00.000-08:00

While in Florida I attended the Installation of the 08 officers at Tropical Lodge 56 in Fort Myers. It was a bit different then how we do it in Ontario. Except for the opening and closing of the lodge, the ceremony was open to the public, so that wives and family could attend.

They put on quite a spread for dinner afterwards. It was a good night...

Dayton

2007-12-30T16:36:00.000-08:00

Just got back from a Christmas trip to Florida. Stopped in Dayton Ohio and took a few pics of this impressive structure on the way back. I'd like to get a tour of this place someday.

2007-11-12T13:22:00.000-08:00

Decode if you dare!

Visit at the Windsor Ont. Temple

2007-11-08T12:27:00.000-08:00

Just got back from a day trip to Windsor. While I was there I visited Dominion Lodge 598.

Here's some pictures from the Windsor Temple

City hall Toronto

2007-10-07T08:44:00.000-07:00

Heres a few familiar sybols found on the front of Toronto's city hall.

Next time you're by there, take a look for them, they're pretty easy to find

St. Catherines Ontario

2007-09-23T03:50:00.000-07:00

The family and I took a drive out to St. Catherines Ont. yesterday. While there, I thought I'd check out the site of the temple there. I've been thinking of visiting there this fall. It's a nice old brick place. There's some multiple use, a dental clinic and music academy are on site. Good to see the bills being paid.

TB

More Philly pics

2007-08-10T05:36:00.000-07:00

Philadelphia

2007-08-04T07:25:00.000-07:00

Just got back from a short trip to Philly

The temple building is quite impressive, well worth taking the tour

You can also pick up some cool swag in their gift shop.

Around Back, St, John's cont.

2007-07-10T03:41:00.000-07:00

Here's a few interesting pics around the outside

Inside...

2007-07-08T07:34:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics of the blue room inside the St. John's temple

I've also included a detail of the plaque over the Master's chair, and the plaster work eye on the cieling.

2007-07-06T08:48:00.000-07:00

Here's some detail of the front of the St.John's Temple. I was lucky, I got to attend one of the last meetings ever to be held in this building. More about that in a bit.

2007-07-04T10:43:00.000-07:00

Got back from my trip to St. John's Newfoundland last week, unfortunately I came back with a terrible head cold I'm just starting to get over. Here's some pics to get started, I'll write more in a bit

Ted

2007-05-30T05:58:00.000-07:00

A little masonic photoshop art, for fun

The town of Creemore Ontario

2007-05-20T10:41:00.000-07:00

Took a drive up to Creemore with the family, just to get away from the city for the day.

The town is home to Creemore Springs beer. We lucked out and got a tour of the brewery. I was on my way back to the van to drive home, when I looked up and saw a familiar symbol...

Scottish Rite Cathedral Hamilton

2007-05-19T04:05:00.000-07:00

Just this last Thursday I visited St. James Lodge, which meets in the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Hamilton, Ontario. I didn't get as much of a tour as I'd have liked, but there's always next time.

here's some pics of the exterior.

Provincetown

2007-04-20T03:36:00.000-07:00

Here's a pic of a lodge building in Provincetown, Cape Cod

More from Detroit

2007-04-19T03:56:00.000-07:00

Here's some more pics from our recent Detroit visit. These are from the main theater. They aren't the best pics, but they give a sence of the scale and detail of the place. It seats upward of four thousand.

Gettysburg

2007-04-16T15:35:00.000-07:00

Another place we stopped at last summer was Gettysburg. There's a masonic memorial there, next to the civil war cemetery. The town is a great place to visit, and stay a few days.

The Lost Ark

2007-04-14T04:36:00.000-07:00

Here's another pic from inside the Washinton memorial.

See! We Masons do Have the Ark!!

Washington Masonic Memorial

2007-04-10T19:50:00.000-07:00

Last summer the family and I made a stopover in DC for a couple days. While there, we visited the the George Washington Masonic Memorial. It's pretty cool. Take the tour, and bring your camera!

Book

2007-03-31T11:46:00.000-07:00

Something I picked up while in Detroit. A book titled "Detroit's Masonic Temple"

This book has lots of historic pics of the temple, from the laying of it's foundations on. One of the books authors Alex Lundberg, a member of Detroit lodge #2 was present at our visit, and autographed the book.

FOOD!

2007-03-31T04:48:00.000-07:00

Detroit Lodge #2

put on a great spread for dinner.

Prime rib with all the fixin's

Take note junior wardens, this is

what a hot meal is supposed to look like!

2007-03-30T07:17:00.000-07:00

Timing for our Detroit vist, with Detroit Lodge No.2, was perfect. It just so happened that our grand master M.W. Bro. Gary L. Atkinson was also visiting with some other grand lodge officers. There were members of several Windsor lodges, as well a Hamilton lodge also visiting.

Detroit Temple: Crystal Ballroom

2007-03-27T03:54:00.000-07:00

Here's a pic of one of the ballrooms in the Detroit temple called the "Crystal Ballroom" It is quite large, as you can tell from the staircase in the background.

DETROIT!!

2007-03-24T19:08:00.000-07:00

We made it to the Detroit temple!!

More pics to come!!

Detroit Trip

2007-03-18T05:59:00.000-07:00

I set up this blog a while ago, but haven't added anything lately. Now there's going to be something worth while! Some of the guys from my lodge and myself are taking a road trip to the big Detroit Masonic Temple on March 22nd. I should have some great pics to post when I get back.

2007-01-07T16:07:00.000-08:00

If this is going to be about traveling

we'll need a starting point. These are some

pics of my lodge building.

http://torontomasons.com/

2007-01-06T15:11:00.000-08:00

Here's a cartoon I did to try to inspire the brethren to part with bit of their change

2007-01-04T15:34:00.000-08:00

Might as well post a pic of myself to start....

Tweety

2007-01-02T11:18:00.000-08:00

Of course there's no way I could start a Masonic blog without a pic of E.W.M. Tweety...

Happy New Year!

2007-01-02T11:16:00.000-08:00

Just a little New Years Pic..

Masonry in the 2000's

2007-01-02T11:13:00.000-08:00

Let's see how good I am at keeping up this blog....