“First Working Tool” Painting

“First Working Tool” Painting

Within the Museum Collection of the Grand Lodge of New York are many original paintings which illustrated The New York Masonic Outlook, the Grand Lodge’s official periodical and precursor to The Empire State Mason. This painting was by Paul Orban, an artist who was...
Robert E. Peary’s Tusk

Robert E. Peary’s Tusk

This tusk is signed by Admiral Robert E. Peary, and may be a match to one documented as having been made into a gavel for Peary Lodge No. 997, which was presented to the Peary Lodge No. 997, Yonkers, NY, by Right Worshipful Brother A. J. Squires. Brother Peary (b. May...
Centennial Coin

Centennial Coin

This coin-medal commemorates the 100th Anniversary of The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the State of New York. You can see the full artifact record in the Online Museum by clicking here. “The One Hundred and First Annual Convocation, (The Centennial,) convened...
Egyptian Fossil

Egyptian Fossil

This amazing artifact was listed in the 1886 catalog, the first artifact catalog created after the Committee of Antiquities was organized in September of 1886, and so is one of the earliest artifacts donated to the Grand Lodge Library and Museum. The record states...
“Magic Lantern” Stereopticon and Slides

“Magic Lantern” Stereopticon and Slides

In May of 2018, the Livingston Masonic Library received a spectacular donation from Fairport Flower City Lodge No. 476, in Fairport, NY: a working “Magic Lantern,” or Stereopticon, with a large set of Masonic Lantern Slides. The donation was made In Memory of...