1717
First GL
Grand Lodge Concept
England

1730
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1848
GL of Missouri Charters
Western Star Lodge #98, in Benton City
Moved to Shasta City in 1851

Also:
1848
GM of Indiana issues dispensation for Sierra
Nevada
• Lodge Members of failed Lodge later form Madison Lodge
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1849
GM of Louisiana issues Grant for The Pacific Lodge at Benicia
• Members of failed Lodge later form Benicia Lodge #5
• First Lodge building
• Jewels cut from tin cans
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1849
G. L. of Connecticut issues Charter to
Connecticut Lodge No.
76 on January 31 st
• Becomes Tehama Lodge #3 when G. L. of Ca. formed
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1849
Gold discovered at
Sutter’s Mill
• Traveling Lodges
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1850
Time to form a Grand Lodge!
• March, first attempt
• April 17, 3 Chartered Lodges and 3 U.D.
Lodges formed GL in Sacremento
• California Lodge #13, GL of D. C. became California Lodge #1
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1850
GM of Illinois issues Dispensations
• Lavely Lodge in Marysville, became Marysville Lodge #9, then became Corinthian Lodge #9
• Pacific Lodge, near Oroville, met in
Long’s Bar. Later dissolved, and members joined California Lodges.
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1850
GL of Wisconsin issues Charter to Lafayette Lodge #29
• 1851 Charter destroyed by fire,
• Lodge moves jurisdiction to Ca,
• Becomes Nevada Lodge #13
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California #13, GL of DC becomes California #1,
GL of Ca.
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Western Star #98 becomes #2
• Moves from Benton City to Shasta
City
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1850
GL of Ca. has 3 Lodges,
103 members in April
• California becomes a State in Sept.
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Berryman Jennings
Lodge # 4
Named for the first G.M. of Oregon
Chartered by G.L. of Louisiana
Bankrupt in Cholera epidemic
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1851
GM of Louisiana issues dispensation for Davy
Crockett Lodge #7
• Ruben Clark (Master, 1851) designed and built State Capital building
• 1852 Lodge moves jurisdiction to Ca, becomes San Fransisco Lodge #7
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•Rough and Ready
•Indian Digging
•Saint Mark 's
•Oro Fino
•Violet
•Rising Sun
•Mount Carmel
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Grants and
Dispensations issued by
• New Jersey
• Virginia
• Indiana
• Massachusetts
• Ohio
• Florida
Most never grew past Traveling Lodges.
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1851
GL of Ca. has
• 11 Lodges
• 304 Members
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1860
GL of Ca. has
• 128 Lodges
• 5,055 Members
2 Lodges move to Oregon
13 Surrender their Charters
2 Charters suspended for cause
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1995
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2000 Annual Communication
•45% South of Tehachapi
•29 Lodges in San Diego County
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2000 Annual Communication
• 845 Charters issued
• 90,914 Members
• 388 Lodges
Average age
80
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How many Masons does it take?
4,000,000
3,500,000
3,000,000
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
Year
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USA California
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300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000

• Grand Lodge of California
• Officers Management Workshops
• Masonic Education Committee
Eugene “Brother Gene” Goldman, p.m.
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