Brethren, here are the events scheduled for the coming week in the 21st Masonic District of Ohio: Sunday, October 18 • All day — 150th Anniversary - Hudson Lodge #510 Tuesday, October 20 • 7:30 PM — Hoover #770 - Stated Meeting Wednesday, October 21 • 6:00 PM — Massillon Shrine Club • 6:30 PM — Tuscarawas #59 - Stated Meeting • 7:00 PM — Wadsworth #385 - Stated Meeting • 7:30 PM — Canton #60 - Stated Meeting Please review the district calendar for updates before attending. Week of October 18–October 24, 2026.
American Union Lodge No. 1 has an unusual place in Ohio Masonic history. Chartered in 1776 as a military Lodge, it traveled with American forces during the Revolutionary War. Its members met in changing locations as the army moved through the colonies, carrying their fraternal connection with them. After the war, the Lodge’s story continued westward. Brethren connected with American Union Lodge helped establish the Masonic presence at Marietta, where the Lodge resumed its work in 1789. Rufus Putnam was among its notable members, and the Lodge became closely associated with the early settlement of the Northwest Territory. The history is a reminder that a Lodge is more than a room: it is the fellowship carried forward by its Brethren. Sources: https://www.freemason.com/american-union-lodge/ https://www.freemason.com/history-of-ohio-freemasonry/
Before Ohio had a Grand Lodge, Rufus Putnam helped shape both the new state and its Masonic tradition. A Revolutionary War officer, surveyor and leader of the Ohio Company, Putnam helped establish Marietta in 1788, one of the earliest permanent American settlements in the Northwest Territory. Putnam was raised in American Union Lodge during the Revolutionary War in 1779. When Ohio Masons gathered in Chillicothe to organize the Grand Lodge of Ohio, he was elected its first Grand Master on January 7, 1808. Poor health prevented him from actively carrying out the office, but Ohio Brethren continued to recognize his historic leadership. His story connects military service, community building and the early development of Freemasonry in Ohio. Sources: https://www.freemason.com/pgm/1809-rufus-putnam/ https://www.freemason.com/history-of-ohio-freemasonry/
Brethren, here are the events scheduled for the coming week in the 21st Masonic District of Ohio: Monday, October 12 • 7:30 PM — Port Washington #202 - Stated Meeting • 7:30 PM — Star #187 - Stated Meeting • 7:30 PM — Wm McKinley #431 - Stated Meeting Tuesday, October 13 • 7:30 PM — Clinton #47 - Stated Meeting • 7:30 PM — National #568 - Master Mason Degree • 7:30 PM — Victory #649 - Stated Meeting Wednesday, October 14 • 7:00 PM — DeMolay - Stated Meeting Thursday, October 15 • 7:30 PM — Trinity #710 - Stated Meeting Friday, October 16 • 8:00 AM — 217th Grand Lodge of Ohio Annual Communication Saturday, October 17 • 8:00 AM — New Franklin #803 - Pancake Breakfast Please review the district calendar for updates before attending. Week of October 11–October 17, 2026.
Lewis Cass began his Masonic journey in Marietta, Ohio, where he was initiated in American Union Lodge No. 1 on December 5, 1803. He completed the Fellow Craft and Master Mason Degrees soon afterward and later became the first Worshipful Master of the Lodge of Amity in Zanesville. Cass went on to serve as the third Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio. His Masonic career also crossed state lines: he later became the first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Michigan. The Grand Lodge of Ohio identifies him as the only Mason it knows to have presided over two Grand Lodges. His story illustrates how early American Freemasonry grew alongside expanding communities and new states. Sources: https://www.freemason.com/lewis-cass-founder-grand-master-of-ohio/
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