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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1941

Page

11

Some Truths And Some Untruths On Masonry In New Mexico

Will Robinson argues there was never a purely Spanish lodge in New Mexico yet notes Spanish Masons existed. He recalls the 1847 Missouri chartered traveling lodge that aided Montezuma and Chapmen lodges, the 1857 first regular lodge in Santa Fe, and military origins under Col. Ralls. He denies Freemasons with Coronado in 1540 and traces speculative Masonry to the York Council of 1640.

Will Robinson New Mexico Grand Lodge of Missouri Santa Cruz Old Mexico Guadalupe Hidalgo Montezuma Lodge No. 1 Chapman Lodge Las Vegas Col. Ralls Fort Union John Ralls Hardin Santa Fe Coronado Council of

Debunking Myths of Masonry Among Indigenous Peoples

The article argues no indigenous West and Southwest Masonry existed between 1717 and 1742 and that so-called traces come from white men. It notes Cherokee lodges in Oklahoma, limited Negro Masonry in New Mexico, and asserts lodges or individuals cannot be recognized by White Masons. It also mentions Marie Heilman, the only regularly made woman Mason in New Mexico.

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