View the Library Collection
Online access to thousands of books pertaining to Freemasonry.
View the Museum Collection
View our large collection of items used by Masons through the centuries and around the world.
Exhibits
Pioneering the Golden West
Among the first establishments of early California towns were the jail, the courthouse, the cemetery – and the local Masonic hall.
Masons played a major role in the settling of California towns. They devoted the same sense of pride and ownership to the fraternity, reflected in the finely crafted regalia and working tools from Freemasonry’s earliest days in California.
Wardens' columns from Doric Lodge No. 16, |
Ornate setting maul, presented by the Grand Lodge of Scotland |
Reproduction of the original charter for California Lodge No. 13, San Francisco, granted by the |
|
Gavel made of original wood from Sutter's Mill, Coloma California, presented by the Supreme Pyramid, Ancient Egyptian Order of Sciots, 1928 |
|
Hammer made of metal and ivory, Doric Lodge No. 16, San Francisco, late 19th century |
|
Spittoon, Sincerity Lodge No. 132, Greenville, late 1880s |
|
Master Mason diploma, Mountain Shade Lodge No. 18, Camptonville,1852 |
|
Stock certificate for ten shares, issued by the Masonic Hall Association, San Francisco, 1877 |
|
