Fellows of the Maine Lodge of Research

1983* HARRY CARR
Well known and highly respected English Masonic author and researcher; Member of the Masonic Brotherhood of the Blue Forget-Me-Not; PM, Quatuor Coronati Lodge #2076; Prestonian Lecturer.

1984* ALPHONSE CERZA
Noted American Masonic author, researcher, reviewer; Lawyer; Author of several books and Founder, Masonic Book Club; Member of the Masonic Brotherhood of the Blue Forget-Me-Not and Fellow of the Philalethes Society.

1985* GEORGE H. T. FRENCH
Prolific American Masonic writer; Historian; Blue Friar

1986* DWIGHT L. SMITH
Well known American Masonic writer, PGM Indiana; Editor, Indiana Freemason; Member, Quatuor Coronati Lodge; Fellow, the Philalethes Society.

1987* ROY A. WELLS
Noted English Masonic writer, Prestonian lecturer; PM Quatuor Coronati Lodge.

1988* STEWART M. L. POLLARD
American Masonic writer, long time Executive Secretary, Masonic Service Association; Blue Friar, Member of the Masonic Brotherhood of the Blue Forget-Me-Not, and Fellow, the Philalethes Society.

1989* WALLACE M. GAGE
American Masonic author; Charter Master and Historian TMLR; first Grand Historian, Grand Lodge of Maine; Member of the Masonic Brotherhood of the Blue Forget-Me-Not; Past Chairman Templar History Commission, Grand Encampment Knights Templar

1990* C. WESTON DASH
American Masonic writer and historian; first Secretary and Correspondent, Maine Lodge of Research. Member, Masonic Brotherhood of the Blue Forget-Me-Not.

1991 CHRISTOPHER HAFFNER
Prolific Masonic writer and researcher, Hong Kong; Quatuor Coronati Lodge; District Grand Master (EC) for Hong Kong and the Far East.

1992* WILLIAM G. PEACHER
Masonic author; Past Supreme Magus, S.C.R.I.F.; Past Grand Historian, Grand Lodge of New York; Blue Friar; Fellow, the Philalethes Society.

1993* JOHN J. ROBINSON
Champion of Freemasonry through his books Born in Blood, Dungeon, Fire and Sword and A Pilgrim’s Path; advocate of the new Masonic Information Center.

1994* GERALD D. FOSS
Noted Historian and author including 'Three Centuries of Freemasonry in Newhampshire'; Grand Historian Emeritus, Grand Lodge of New Hampshire; Member of the Masonic Brotherhood of the Blue Forget-Me-Not and Blue Friar.

1995 CHARLES W. PLUMMER
Masonic writer, lecturer, scholar and historian with particular emphasis on Freemasonry in the Civil War period. Civil War reenactor: Gen. Joshua Chamberlain. Past Senior Grand Warden, G.L. of Maine; Member of the Masonic Brotherhood of the Blue Forget-Me-Not; Past Master of The Maine Lodge of Research. Founding Regent of the Maine Masonic College.

1996 PIERRE G. NORMAND
Well known Masonic author, editor and researcher. PM of Texas Lodge of research; founder, editor and secretary of The St. Alban’s Research Society, and Editor, Scottish Rite Research Society publication “The Plumbline”.

1997* MERVIN B. HOGAN
Scholar, educator and prolific Masonic writer. Authority on history and
involvement of Masonry with Mormonism. Blue Friar; Fellow, American Lodge of Research and Fellow, Philalethes Society among many other honors.

1998* PETER CARL SCHMIDT
Varied business positions and sporting equipment manufacturer. Past Grand Master and Past Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Maine. York & Scottish Rites, AMD (PSM), SRICF (9th Degree), Member of the Brotherhood of the Blue Forget-Me-Not.

1999 GARY LEAZER
Ordained minister who served almost fifteen years on staff of Southern Baptist Home Mission Board. Author of Fundamentalism and Freemasonry; publishes two quarterly newsletters: CIS Masonic Report and CIS Interfaith Report. Member of Masonic Information Center steering committee.

2000 THOMAS WILLIAM JACKSON
Past Grand Secretary, Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania; York and Scottish Rites (33°), Realtor, Scientist, civic leader; Member of the Masonic Brotherhood of the Blue Forget-Me-Not; Fellow, the Philalethes Society.

2001 RAYMOND COLEMAN
Grand Historian, M.W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Jurisdiction of Massachusetts; Editor, The Phylaxis Magazine 1978-88 and Vice President, the Phylaxis Society 1992 to present; Editor, Prince Hall Craftsman 1974-Present; Fellow, the Phylaxis Society.

2002 RICHARD L. RHODA
Past Senior Grand Warden, Grand Lodge of Maine; Past Master, Maine Lodge of Research; first Grand Representative to the Grand Lodge of Russia near the Grand Lodge of Maine; proposed and instituted the Lessing Lecturer program.

2003 PAUL BESSEL
Former Librarian, George Washington National Masonic Memorial; Past Grand Lodge officer, Washington, DC. Author & Lecturer; Member of the Masonic Brotherhood of the Blue Forget-Me-Not; Fellow, the Philalethes Society; built and maintains one of the internet's most widely visited and respected websites with details and compilations on events in Freemasonry.

2004 WAYNE T. ADAMS
Past Grand Master, Grand Lodge of Maine; Attorney; Masonic author and lecturer. Wrote "Hiram's Handbook - A Presiding Officer's Ready Reference", "Hiram Drummond's Trestleboard - A Senior Warden's Planning Guide" and other references found invaluable by the fraternity, particularly in Maine. Member of the Masonic Brotherhood of the Blue Forget-Me-Not.

2007 WALTER M. MACDOUGALL
Past Grand Master, Grand Lodge of Maine; Educator, having taught at Maine's flagship university for over three decades; Author and Biographer. Author of four books, the most recent being 'Settling the Maine Wilderness: Moses Greenleaf, His Maps, and His Household of Faith, 1777-1834". Member of the Masonic Brotherhood of the Blue Forget-Me-Not. Founding Regent of the Maine Masonic College.

2008 EDWARD L. KING
Webmaster, Grand Lodge of Maine; Past Master, Maine Lodge of Research; Administrator, consultant, website creator. His Anti-Masonry: Points of View website (masonicinfo.com) is among the most popular on the web. Fellow of the Philalethes Society; Member of the Masonic Brotherhood of the Blue Forget-Me-Not. Founding Regent of the Maine Masonic College.

 

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