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Civil War Lodge of
Research #1865, AF&AM
Masters and Membership Statistics for each year of its
existence
Year |
Master |
Members
at start
of year |
Increase
(number) |
Increase
(percent) |
Affili-
ated |
Rein-
stated |
De-
ceased |
De-
mits |
NPD |
Members
at end
of year |
1995 |
Allen E. Roberts
(deceased) |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
130 |
1996 |
Keith A. Hinerman |
130 |
16 |
12% |
14 |
|
|
|
|
146 |
1997 |
Paul M. Bessel |
146 |
38 |
26% |
44 |
|
3 |
3 |
|
184 |
1998 |
Paul M. Bessel |
184 |
106 |
58% |
116 |
|
2
|
3 |
|
290 |
1999 |
David J. Roberts |
290 |
36 |
12% |
48 |
|
2
|
15 |
|
326 |
2000 |
Robert E. Schindler, Sr.
|
326 |
35 |
11% |
48
|
|
3
|
7
|
1
|
361
|
2001 |
Michael McCabe |
361 |
20 |
6% |
36
|
3
|
2
|
13
|
|
381
|
2002 |
Charles R. Joseph |
381 |
30 |
8% |
64
|
1
|
17
|
16
|
2
|
411
|
| 2003 |
John Shroeder |
411 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2004 |
Lauris M. Eek III |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2005 |
Gary L. Laing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
Stephen M. Whitaker |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2007 |
Michael McCabe |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2008 |
J. Sherrell Hurley |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
418 |
| 2009 |
Wayne E. Price |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
328 |
| 2010 |
Phillip Brown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
337 |
| 2011 |
Raymond "Mickey" Moats |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
355 |
| 2012 |
Gary L. Laing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Meetings of the CWLR
| Date |
Place & Other Details |
| May 6, 1995 |
Highland Springs - first meeting -
Allen E. Roberts, WM,
unable to attend because of illness |
| May 4, 1996 |
Highland Springs - elected new officers -
Keith A. Hinerman new WM |
| October 26, 1996 |
meeting at Lodge in Richmond, and tour of
Richmond battlefields |
| May 3, 1997 |
Highland Springs - elected new
officers - Paul M. Bessel new WM - Tribute to the late Allen E. Roberts,
our Charter Master |
| October 11,
1997 |
Masonic Home
of Virginia, in Richmond, Virginia - living history
demonstration at Grand Lodge family day |
|
December 6, 1997
|
Winchester Hiram Lodge in Winchester, Virginia -
Speaker: Michel Brodsky from Belgium, Past Master of Quatuor Coronati Lodge
- also
Civil War Tour of Winchester - elected officers on new schedule
(December instead of May) - Paul M. Bessel reelected WM
|
| April 18, 1998 |
Fredericksburg Lodge - 2 speakers on Civil
War and Masonic research |
| July 3, 1998 |
Gettysburg - CWLR meeting in the open field
at dusk, during the 135th Reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg |
| July 11, 1998 |
George Washington Masonic National
Memorial, together with officers and members of Quatuor Coronati Lodge
#2076 from London - filled the auditorium, with about 350 attendees -
Paul M. Bessel presented a paper on "Civil War
Political and Philosophical Issues from a Masonic Perspective" |
| October 10, 1998 |
Antietam - Pry House -
followed by tour of the Battlefield |
| December 5, 1998 |
Highland Springs - elections -
David J. Roberts new WM |
| March 6, 1999 |
Wellsburg, West Virginia - meeting of CWLR
in W.V. lodge celebrating 200th anniversary |
| July 10, 1999 |
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, with brass
band during lunch, followed by
tour of Harpers Ferry and Charles Town, West Virginia |
| August 28, 1999 |
Visited Bentonville,
N.C., Battlefield, in
Newton Grove, N.C. - tour conducted by site manager John B. Goode |
| October 30, 1999 |
Presentation on Battle of
Ball's Bluff by
Kim B. Holien, historian with the Department of the Army, followed by a
tour of the Ball's Bluff Battlefield, near Leesburg, Virginia |
| December 4, 1999 |
Fredericksburg Lodge #4 in
Fredericksburg,
Virginia - elections - Robert E. Schindler, Sr.,
new WM - medical display by Bruce Nelson and tour of old town
Fredericksburg and the Masonic cemetery |
| April 1, 2000 |
Presentation by Kathryn Kleiman, Friends of
Point Lookout Society, on the U.S. prison at Point Lookout, Maryland,
for Confederate prisoners, followed by a tour of the prison |
| July 8, 2000 |
Arlington Masonic Lodge - talk by Brian
Pohanka on the 5th N.Y. (Duryea's Zouaves) at 2nd Manassas (Bull Run) -
followed by tour of Bull Run (Manassas) Battlefield |
| October 7, 2000 |
Presentation by Peter Gross on the burning
of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, followed by a tour of the destroyed area
- meeting in the Masonic lodge that was saved from the burning |
| December 2, 2000 |
Highland Springs - elections -
Michael E. McCabe new WM
- also a tour of Cold Harbor battlefield |
| April 7, 2001 |
Gettysburg - Good Samaritan Lodge -
followed by a Masonic tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield |
| July 14, 2001 |
Delaware City, Delaware - Jackson Lodge -
tour of Fort Delaware, Union prisoner of war camp, with living history show |
| September 15, 2001 |
lodge meeting in the field at Laurel Hill
in Ararat, Virginia - birthplace of J.E.B. Stuart |
| October 20, 2001 |
Winchester Hiram Lodge #21 in
Winchester,
Virginia - same weekend as Cedar Creek reenactment - in evening Unity
Lodge #146 (WM is CWLR Treasurer Marty Zuckerman) table lodge |
| December 1, 2001 |
election and installation of new officers -
Babcock Lodge #322 in Highland Springs, Virginia - Charles R.
Joseph new WM - tour of the Museum of
the Confederacy and the Confederate White House after meeting |
| April 13, 2002 |
Charleston SC -- Presentation on Confederate submarine H.L.
Hunley, and tour of the Hunley Museum; Masonic walking tour of historic Charleston; tour of
Fort Sumter |
| July 13, 2002 |
Gettysburg PA -- Met at Good Samaritan Lodge. Walking tour of
battlefield by National Park Service tour guide. |
| September 15, 2002 |
Called meeting in the field at Laurel Hill in
Ararat VA, J.E.B. Stuart's birthplace |
| October 5, 2002 |
Meeting at Mt. Nebo Lodge No. 91 in
Shepherdstown WV. Presentation on Shepherdstown and the Civil War. Walking tour of the historic
old town, followed by a visit to Antietam National Battlefield in nearby
Sharpsburg, Maryland. |
| December 7, 2002 |
For the first time,
there was a public, rather than private, installation of CWLR officers.
It was held at Babcock Lodge #322 in Highland Springs, Virginia The
Installing Officer
was MW George H. Chapin, who was Grand Master of Virginia in 1999. John
Shroeder, Jr., was installed as Master. Afterwards, there was a tour of Chimborazo Civil War Hospital Visitors
Center in Richmond. |
| March 13, 2003 |
Meeting at Endview
Plantation, main house, at the annual reenactment in Newport News,
VA. |
| April 12, 2003 |
Meeting in Henry Lodge
#57, Fairfax, Virginia. Program by Don Hakenson, noted Civil War author and lecturer, on
John Singleton Mosby and some of his exploits in Fairfax city (capture of Union Brigadier General
Stoughton), plus a guided walking tour of some historic sites and the cemetery where some of Mosby's men
are buried. |
| August 9, 2003 |
Gettysburg - CWLR meeting in the open field
at dusk, during the 140th Reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg |
| September 11, 2003 |
Visit with Quatuor
Coronati Lodge No. 2076 in London, returning their visit to the
CWLR in July 1998 |
| October 4, 2003 |
Meeting in
Fredericksburg Lodge #4, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Tour and
presentation on the Battle of Chancellorsville |
| December 6, 2003 |
Meeting at Babcock
Lodge #322, Highland Springs, Virginia. Election and installation
of officers of the CWLR for 2004. |
| July 31, 2004 |
Alexandria,
Virginia - Joint meeting with A. Douglas Smith, Jr., Lodge of
Research #1949, at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial -
presentation by an imitator of President William McKinley |
| October 2, 2004 |
Lisbon, Ohio -
visit to the monument to John Hunt Morgan - reenactors from the 10th
Ohio Volunteer regiment |
| December 4, 2004 |
Election and Installation of Officers. Spurmont Lodge
#98, 135 John Marshall Highway, Strasburg, VA.
A number of the Brethren and their guests took the opportunity to make
the short drive to Appomattox National Battlefield Park to see the
annual luminaria display of 23,000 candles -- one for each casualty of
the single day's battle. All who saw it were moved and impressed by the
simplicity of the display, and the graphic way of showing just how large
a number 23,000 really is. 15 folks then headed off to the Bavarian Inn
in nearby Shepardstown, WV for a fine dinner. |
| April 8,
2005 |
Appomattox - CWLR meeting in the open field
at dusk, during the 140th Reenactment of the final events before the
surrender of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomatox |
| April 9,
2005 |
Stated Communication. 10th Anniversary of the Civil War
Lodge of Research. Location: Appomattox, VA, at the lodge room of Monroe
Lodge #301. Time: 10am. Theme: "The Day Two Masons Began the Healing", focusing
on the reported actions of Bros. Chamberlain and Gordon at the surrender.
Program will include a first-person portrayal of Federal General Brother Joshua
Lawrence Chamberlain. The day's events will include an observance of the
chartering of the Civil War Lodge of Research and its first meeting in May 1994,
with special recognition of the Lodge's Past Masters. |
| July 2005 |
Baltimore, Maryland.
Looked at some historical areas of Baltimore with a connection to
the Civil War, including Federal Hill, B&O RR
Station, Fort McHenry. |
| September 24, 2005 |
Called communication.
Joint meeting with the Delaware Lodge of Research. Empty Chair Degree,
crated to honor Masons who died in service to their country. |
| October 1, 2005 |
Stated meeting at
Takoma Masonic Center in Washington DC, followed by lunch catered by
Denise J. Mann. Then, program by Paul M. Bessel, using the lodge room to
demonstrate the strategic and tactical details of the battle of
Gettysburg. Afterwards, members attended the Octagon Museum exhibit of
paintings relating to Freemasonry in the architectural history of
Washington DC. |
|
December
2006
|
Highland Springs,
Virginia - Elections & Installation |
|
April 8, 2006 |
Fort
Gaines, Alabama, hosted by McCormack/Mobile #40. Brothers Bob Houston and
Wayne Sirmon |
|
July 8, 2006 |
Concord
Lodge #307, Vienna, Virginia. Writer and Brother David Moore, guest Speaker
on the Raid of Lawrence, Kansas in 1863. |
| October 14, 2006 |
Dentsville Lodge #398, at 6604 Shakespeare Road,
Columbia, South Carolina. The South Carolina Masonic Research
Society acted as host, along with Dentsville Lodge #398, and held their meeting at 9am
and the CWLR meeting began after the
conclusion of the SCMRS. The program
was by Don Burbidge and there was a visit to SC Archives in the
afternoon. |
| December 2, 2006 |
George Washington
Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria VA - Elections &
Installation, and program by Jari Villanueva on "The History of Taps" |
| April 2007 |
Stated meeting in
Hampton, Virginia |
| July 14 2007 |
Stated meeting in Arlington, Virginia. Met at Arlington Glebe Centennial Lodge. Brother David Price of
Delaware was the guest speaker on the subject of the sculptor Brother
Moses Ezikiel. In the afternoon, a tour of Arlington National Cemetery
and the laying of wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the
Confederate and Union Memorials. Brother Ezikiel was the sculptor for
the Confederate Memorial and a survivor of the famous VMI battle at
NewMarket, VA in 1864. |
| October 2007 |
Stated meeting in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| December 2007 |
Stated meeting in
Richmond, Virginia |
April
2008 |
Stated meeting in
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
July 12
2008 |
Stated meeting in
New Bern, North Carolina |
October 18
2008 |
Stated meeting in
Winchester, Virginia |
December 13
2008 |
Stated
Annual meeting at Spurmont Lodge #98, 135 John Marshall Hwy, Strasburg
VA |
April 4
2009 |
Stated meeting in
Lexington VA, at Mountain City Lodge #67, in downtown Lexington,
Virginia, followed by a tour of Lexington. |
July 11
2009 |
Stated meeting in Martinsburg WV |
October 3
2009 |
Stated meeting in Lynchburg VA, near
Appomattox Court House |
December 5
2009 |
Stated meeting in Fredericksburg VA |
April 10
2010 |
Stated meeting in Ashville NC |
July 10
2010 |
Stated meeting in Strasburg VA |
October 2
2010 |
Stated meeting in Lyndhurst NJ |
| December 4, 2010 |
Stated meeting in Culpepper VA |
| April 9, 2011 |
Stated meeting in Petersburg VA |
| July 9, 2011 |
Stated meeting in Winchester VA |
| October 1, 2011 |
Stated meeting in Saltville VA
|
| December 3, 2011 |
Stated meeting in Yorktown VA |
| April 14, 2012 |
Stated meeting in Franklin TN |
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