More Talks at Lunchtimes in Freemasons’ Hall, London

Following the successful series of lunchtime talks held during Freemasonry in the Community week, more have been announced. The Library and Museum of Freemasonry has scheduled a series of illustrated talks at Freemasons' Hall, London, on weekday lunchtimes during Spring of 2003. Each starts at 1. 15pm and lasts for 30-35 minutes. Entry is free and open to all.
Tuesday 4th March Mark Dennis, Curator': The Greatest of these is Charity' - the masonic charities and their jewels.
Tuesday, 11th March Katrina Jowett, Senior Assistant Librarian and Archivist: 'Inside the Archive' .
Tuesday 18th March Rebecca Coombes, Librarian: From Anderson to Zetland: An Introduction to the Library Collection' .
Tuesday 25th March Fay Newman, Assistant Curator:'Ten Guineas a head - the Masonic Million Memorial Fund and the building of Freemasons' Hall'
Tuesday, 1st April Diane Clements, Director: 'A Toast to Brother Reason - Freemasonry and Chinese Export Porcelain'

Canonbury Masonic Research Centre

Public lectures organised by the CMRC at the 16th century Canonbury Tower are held on Wednesdays, 7.00-9.00 pm. Entry fee £6.00.
19 February: Dr. Marie Angelo, AFBPs. C.Psychol. Prentice at the Temple Door. Alchemical Knight from the 16th century Splendor Solis.
19th March: Yasha Berisiner LLB. Masonic Collectables and Memorabilia. Guests are invited to bring along Masonic memorabilia for identification and appraisal - the CMRC Masonic Antiques Roadshow.
21 May: Robert Cooper, BA. FSA (Scot) Curator of Museum and Library, The Grand Lodge of Scotland. The Knights Templar in Scotland - Myth and Reality.
18th June: Michael Walker, Grand Secretary, The Grand Lodge of Ireland. The History of Freemasonry in Ireland and our Future.
    Available now from the Canonbury Bookshop and the Bookshop at Freemasons' Hall: The Canonbury Papers, Volume 1; The Social Impact of Freemasonry on the Modern Western World. Containing nine papers given at CMRC's second international conference. Enquiries: Carole McGilvery 020 7226 6256, or e-mail: mcgilvery@canonbury.ac.uk

Centre for Research into Freemasonry Sheffield University

Free seminars:
5 February: Laurence Worms: John Senex: Publisher of the 1723 Constitutions of the Free-Masons
10 March: Prof. Roger Burt: Freemasonry and International Migration of Cornish Miners .
    For information, contact Amy Hall, Centre for Research into Freemasonry, Floor 14, Arts Tower, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN. e-mail: a.s.hall@shef.ac.uk, telephone 0114 222 9890. Web site: www.shef.ac.uk/~crf.

The Cornerstone Society

This autumn has seen the successful second Northern Conference under the title of The Spirit of Freemasonry.
    The next Northern Conference will be held in Sheffield on Saturday 8 November 2003.
    The Society has also held the first in a series of Master Classes, led by Michael Baigent, entitled Climbing Jacob's Ladder. This Master Class was over-subscribed, and a repeat will be held on Thursday 23 January at Freemasons' Hall, London.
    For those who attended the first Master Class, a second will be held, entitled A Vital and Immortal Principle, on Thursday 6 February 2003.
    The fourth Summer Conference, under the title The Paths of Heavenly Science, will be held in the Grand Temple at Freemasons' Hall, London, on Saturday 7 June 2003. Speakers will be José Anes, Grand Master of Portugal, the Rev. Neville Barker-Cryer, W. Kirk MacNulty and Bro. Lightfoote.
    For details of these events, and past papers of The Cornerstone Society, visit the website www.workingtools.org, email the Society at workingtools@aol.com or write to: The Cornerstone Society, 68 Foxley Lane, Purley, Surrey, CR8 3EE.

Quatuor Coronati Lodge

During 2002 the Lodge organised three seminars to encourage Brethren to undertake simple research. Several of the enthusiastic group who attended have submitted papers for consideration. The papers presented at the seminars by several prominent Freemasons will be published by the Quatuor Coronati Correspondence Circle in 2003.
    For information contact: Peter Holland, Secretary QCCC Ltd., 60 Great Queen Street, London WC2B 5BA. telephone: 020 7405 7340.