Grand Lodge of Michigan

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Grand Lodge of Michigan

Seal of the Grand Lodge of Michigan
Formation	24 Jun 1826
Location	Alma, Michigan United States of America
Coordinates	43°23′24″N 84°40′00″W / 43.389892°N 84.666753°W / 43.389892; -84.666753
Region	Michigan
Website	michiganmasons.org

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The Grand Lodge of Michigan of Free and Accepted Masons, commonly known as Grand Lodge of Michigan, in tandem with the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Michigan govern the practice of regular Freemasonry in the state of Michigan.

The earliest documented Lodge west of the Allegheny Mountains was warranted in Detroit on April 27, 1764, by George Harison, Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of New York, with Lt. John Christie of the 2nd Battalion, 60th Royal American Foot Regiment as Worshipful Master. By 1772, there were at least three Lodges functioning at Detroit: Lodge No. 1 and two Irish Military Lodges, Nos. 299 and 378, warranted to Masons of the 10th Regiment, then stationed at Detroit. The next three Lodges warranted for work in Michigan were also started by members of the visiting military. These were Harmony Lodge in Detroit, St. John's Lodge No. 15 on the island of Mackinac and Zion Lodge No. 10 (now No. 1) warranted in 1794 for work in Detroit.^[1]

In September 1817 Zion Lodge provided much needed support for the newly created University of Michigan. The idea first took shape in the minds of Augustus Woodward, a Mason and the first Judge of the Territorial Supreme Court; the Reverend John Monteith, a Presbyterian clergyman and Father Gabriel Richard, a Roman Catholic Priest. On September 15, Zion Lodge met and subscribed the sum of $250 in aid of the University of Michigan, payable in the sum of $50 per year. Of the total amount subscribed to start the University two-thirds came from Zion Lodge and its members.^[2]

The members of Zion Lodge sponsored and supported additional Lodges in Upper Canada and Michigan including Detroit Lodge No. 337 (now No. 2), Oakland Lodge No. 343 in Pontiac, Menomenie Lodge No. 374 in Green Bay (then a part of the Territory) and Monroe Lodge No. 375 in Monroe. These five Lodges laid plans for a Grand Lodge in the Territory to handle the growing plans for Masonry in the area, and on 24 June 1826 a Grand Lodge for the Territory of Michigan was established in Detroit. There are 274 Lodges in the State of Michigan at the present time.^[3]

List of past and current grand masters of the Grand Lodge of Michigan

List of Masonic Blue Lodges in Michigan, current and/or historic, from 1764 to Present. The lodge ‘’Years Active’’ date column shows year range that includes: dispensation or charter for first year, and dissolution or consolidation for last year.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Several of the early lodges in the northwest territory, before Michigan’s statehood in 1837, were chartered by remote or foreign jurisdictions prior to the establishment of the Grand Lodge of Michigan in 1826 and their integration into Michigan’s new jurisdiction as Free and Accepted Masons (F&AM). Due to this, several of these early “lodges of the Northwest Territory were then renumbered”^[7] and reordered between 1826 and 1850.

Over the years there have been examples of special interest Lodges within the Michigan jurisdiction, although not as prevalent as the “more than 400 Special Interest Lodges across England and Wales”^[8] directly under the jurisdiction of the United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE).

Germania Lodge No. 79 (Saginaw): Lodge originally chartered for German membership only, where the ritual work was performed in German.^[9]

Daylight Lodge No. 525 (Detroit): Known as the entertainers and entertainment lodge,^[10] including members like composer Samuel Benavie (1895-1981), comedian and actor William ‘Bud’ Abbott (1897-1975), orchersta conductor Eduard Werner (1892-1982), and Vaudeville Comedian and band leader Al Tucker.

Grand Master Lodge No. 700 (Alma): Lodge membership consists only of Masonic Grand Masters.

Wayne Memorial Lodge U. D.: Lodge is always Under Dispensation and it was formed for the one purpose only: to perform the Masonic burial arrangements of local sojourners.^[11]

• Detroit Masonic Temple

• Michigan Masons (official site)
• Michigan Child ID Program Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
• Masonic Pathways Senior Living Services
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43°23′24″N 84°40′00″W / 43.389892°N 84.666753°W / 43.389892; -84.666753