Author Archives: ambryant

Lake George was wilderness. It was the void between two encroaching European frontiers. Just a few miles north of the lake, stood Fort Carillon, the French fortress, designed to guard the area north from any English advance into Canada. Several … Continue reading →

Austin Holden was born in White Creek in Washington County, New York in 1819.  He was raised by his dad and step-mother from the age of four. He arrived in Glens Falls in 1836 at the age of 17 and studied … Continue reading →

The Anti-Masonic Party was the first Third Party to emerge into the American national political field and they entered during the election of 1832.  The Anti-Masons opposed the secrecy of the Masonic Order, an exclusive society in which everything was … Continue reading →

Harry Houdini, an American magician, was the son of Jewish parents. His father was a very learned Rabbi. Houdini was born on April 6, 1874 in Appleton, Wisconsin.  His real name was Erich Weiss, but he took the name of … Continue reading →

The Moderns The Grand Lodge constituted in 1717 was titled’”The Right Worshipful Fraternity of Accepted Free Masons,” and later became “The Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons under the Constitution of England” more generally known as … Continue reading →

Without a doubt, Masonry has existed from the time when “the memory of man runneth not to the contrary” – that is from “time immemorial.” Some Masonic writers in the late 190′ Century claimed Noah as our founder. Those of … Continue reading →