Passing of the Grand Lodge Bicentennial Lantern
Received from Columbia #44 Jan 22nd, 2008
Passed to McMakin #120 Feb 6th, 2008
Jan-Feb, 2008
Passing the Torch of Brotherhood Freemasons celebrate Bicentennial
As part of the year long bicentennial celebration for the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio, the specially made punched-tin lantern, a popular decoration among early pioneers, will be passed from Lodge to Lodge in each local Masonic District, starting with the oldest and ending with the youngest. There are 25 Districts in Ohio, and all will participate in this program. The passing of this symbolic torch reminds the Freemasons of how their fraternity has grown over the last 200 years. The first Masonic Lodge in Ohio was American Union Lodge No. 1, which was reorganized in Marietta in 1780. In early January of 1808, representatives of the six Ohio Masonic Lodges met in Chillicothe at the then State Capital Building and formed a state governing body, called the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio.
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