Grandfather was a Mason

Wolflazer · 02-20-2008, 09:50 AM

How do I become a Mason? My Granddad was a 34th mason in Bridgeport, Ohio. and I would like to know if I could become a Mason. he has past in 1980 and always told me to do this but never knew how.but now i would like to know more on Masonic Lodge. Thank you for your time.

All the Best
Michael P Briggs Sr.

**Ashlar521** · 02-20-2008, 12:02 PM

First off , welcome aboard . I'm glad you're intereted in our Fraternity . If you know someone to be a Mason , talk to them and ask him for a petition or visit a lodge in your area . Here's a link to the Grand Lodge of Ohio Grand Lodge Free & Accepted Masons of Ohio . There you can find a lodge near you and find some answers. I'm not sure what you mean by your Grandfather being a 34th Mason . If he was a Scottish Rite mason , then the highest he could go was a 33rd degree mason . Feel free to ask all the questions you want here , we'll answer what we can .

Wolflazer · 02-20-2008, 04:55 PM

ya i called my mom and she was thinking he was 32ed mason but not sure. like i said he has been gone a long time and i wasn't into that but as i have gotten older i'm thinking about it very hard .and thanks for your time, i don't live in ohio any more i live in indiana now for 21 years . and i'm very sorry i didn't let every one know who i am . thanks again for your help Ashlar521

**Ashlar521** · 02-21-2008, 05:48 AM

You're welcome . Here's the link for the Grand Lodge of Indiana .Indiana Freemasons Online It will get you pointed in the right direction .

cemab4y · 02-21-2008, 08:36 AM

I will be glad to help you find a lodge in Indiana, and assist you in obtaining a petition (application form). My grandfather was a mason, and I have his ring. Here is the story:

Grampaw's Ring

mollyL · 02-22-2008, 12:10 PM

My father was a Mason as well. I think he was affiliated with the Al Malika Lodge, in Los Angeles.

chocoguy · 03-18-2008, 05:25 AM

If your grandfather was a mason then it would be easy for you to also become a mason since you have a connection. It shouldn't be hard to be one.

RoughAshlar · 03-27-2008, 09:02 AM

It's never hard to become a mason, unless you don't meet the requirements. Like you my Grandfather was a mason and passed away long before I took an interest in masonry.
When I decided to join I knew no one in my area that was a mason so I just went to my area's Grand lodge website and left a note on their Guest book, not long after I was contacted by someone who would soon sponsor me.

Most lodge websites will have a link or email with 2b1 ask 1 on it.

reviewer · 03-27-2008, 10:18 PM

Wolflazer, did you ever get in touch with any local Masons? I'd be curious to see how this panned out for you. Let us know!

02-20-2008, 09:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Wolflazer Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2	Grandfather was a Mason How do I become a Mason? My Granddad was a 34th mason in Bridgeport, Ohio. and I would like to know if I could become a Mason. he has past in 1980 and always told me to do this but never knew how.but now i would like to know more on Masonic Lodge. Thank you for your time. All the Best Michael P Briggs Sr.

02-20-2008, 12:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ashlar521 Semper fidelis Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 548 Blog Entries: 3	First off , welcome aboard . I'm glad you're intereted in our Fraternity . If you know someone to be a Mason , talk to them and ask him for a petition or visit a lodge in your area . Here's a link to the Grand Lodge of Ohio Grand Lodge Free & Accepted Masons of Ohio . There you can find a lodge near you and find some answers. I'm not sure what you mean by your Grandfather being a 34th Mason . If he was a Scottish Rite mason , then the highest he could go was a 33rd degree mason . Feel free to ask all the questions you want here , we'll answer what we can . __________________ Freemasonry is "veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols" because these are the surest way by which moral and ethical truths may be taught. It is not only with the brain and with the mind that the initiate must take Freemasonry but also with the heart. -C. H. Claudy Last edited by Ashlar521; 02-20-2008 at 12:19 PM.

02-21-2008, 05:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ashlar521 Semper fidelis Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 548 Blog Entries: 3	You're welcome . Here's the link for the Grand Lodge of Indiana .Indiana Freemasons Online It will get you pointed in the right direction . __________________ Freemasonry is "veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols" because these are the surest way by which moral and ethical truths may be taught. It is not only with the brain and with the mind that the initiate must take Freemasonry but also with the heart. -C. H. Claudy

02-21-2008, 08:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
cemab4y Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Washington DC Posts: 93	My Grampaw was a mason too I will be glad to help you find a lodge in Indiana, and assist you in obtaining a petition (application form). My grandfather was a mason, and I have his ring. Here is the story: Grampaw's Ring __________________ Charles E. Martin Washington DC cemaby4@hotmail.com www.dcmetronet.com/landseaandairlodge1iraq www.cemab4y.blogspot.com

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02-20-2008, 04:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Wolflazer Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2	ya i called my mom and she was thinking he was 32ed mason but not sure. like i said he has been gone a long time and i wasn't into that but as i have gotten older i'm thinking about it very hard .and thanks for your time, i don't live in ohio any more i live in indiana now for 21 years . and i'm very sorry i didn't let every one know who i am . thanks again for your help Ashlar521

02-22-2008, 12:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
mollyL Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 104	My father was a Mason as well. I think he was affiliated with the Al Malika Lodge, in Los Angeles.

03-18-2008, 05:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
chocoguy Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 28	If your grandfather was a mason then it would be easy for you to also become a mason since you have a connection. It shouldn't be hard to be one.

03-27-2008, 09:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
RoughAshlar Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 122	It's never hard to become a mason, unless you don't meet the requirements. Like you my Grandfather was a mason and passed away long before I took an interest in masonry. When I decided to join I knew no one in my area that was a mason so I just went to my area's Grand lodge website and left a note on their Guest book, not long after I was contacted by someone who would soon sponsor me. Most lodge websites will have a link or email with 2b1 ask 1 on it.

03-27-2008, 10:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
reviewer Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 24	Wolflazer, did you ever get in touch with any local Masons? I'd be curious to see how this panned out for you. Let us know!