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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

FREEMASONS’ HALL, GEORGE STREET, EDINBURGH,29 MAY- 31 MAY 2009

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME AND REGISTRATION BOOkING FORM

Held under the Patronage of:Most Worshipful Grand Master Mason

The Grand Lodge of Scotland

Most Worshipful Pro Grand MasterThe United Grand Lodge of England

Most Worshipful Grand MasterThe Grand Lodge of Ireland

Held under the Special Patronage of: 11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine, KT

and with the support of:The Centre for Research into Freemasonry, University of Sheffield

Centre interdisciplinaire bordelais d’étude des lumières-Lumières Nature Société,Université de Bordeaux III Centre d’étude de la Littérature Françaises des XVIIe et XVIIIe Siècles (CELLF), Sorbonne IV.

Paris Chair of Freemassonary, Faculty of Religious Studies, University of Leiden Centre de la Méditerrannée Moderne et Contemporaine, Université de nice Sophia-Antipolis The Interdisciplinary Research Group Freemasonary, Free University of Brussels.

The Conference is supported by numerous academic institutions. For full details, please access www.ichfonline.org

Conference Promoters: Supersonic Events Ltd

Conference Organiser Website: www.northernnetworking.co.ukConference Website: www.ichfonline.org

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‘For a’ that, an’ a’ that,

It’s coming yet for a’ that,

That Man to Man,

the world o’er,

Shall brothers be

for a’ that.’

CONTENTSPage no.

Conference Planning 3

The Purpose of the Conference 4

Registration 4

Plenary Speakers 5

Preliminary Conference Programme 8

Page no.

Important Dates 10

Accommodation 11

Social Programme 12

Travel Information 13

Edinburgh City Centre Map 14

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ConferenCe PlanningConference PromotersSupersonic events ltd34 Loanbank Quadrant, Govan, Glasgow G51 3HZ, Scotland, UKTel: +44 (0) 141 445 4562 Fax: +44 (0) 141 445 1480

Conference organisernorthern networking events ltd1 Tennant Avenue, College Milton South, East Kilbride, Glasgow G74 5NA, Scotland, UKTel: +44 (0) 1355 244966 Fax: +44 (0) 1355 249959

Email: iCHf@glasconf.demon.co.ukConference organiser’s web: www.northernnetworking.co.ukConference web: www.ichfonline.org

LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEEMr Robert L D Cooper, Curator, Grand Lodge of Scotland

Dr Andreas Önnerfors, Centre for research into Freemasonry, University of Sheffield

Mrs Dorothe Sommer, Centre for Research into Freemasonry, University of Sheffield Mr Jim Daniel, History Department, University of Sheffield

ACADEMIC COMMITTEEProfessor Dr Andrew Prescott Lampeter University, Wales, UK Professor Margaret C Jacob, University of California L.A., USA Professor Charles Porset, Sorbonne, Paris, FranceProfeassor Pierre-Yves Beaurepaire, Université de Nice, Institut Universitaire de FranceProfessor Malcolm G. Davies,Chair of Freemasonry, Leiden University, The NetherlandsProfessor Jeffrey Tyssens,Free University of Brussels, BelgiumDr. Dominique Soucy,Université de Franche-Comté/Besançon, FranceProfessor Cécile Révauger,University Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3, FranceProfessor Tatiana Artyemeva,St Petersburg Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

Professor Paul Rich,Stanford Universtiy, USADr. Yuri Stoyanow,Kenyon Institute London, UKDr. Henrik Bogdan,Gothenburg University, SwedenProfessor Martin Papenheim,University of Bielefeld, GermanyDr. kristiane Hasselmann,Free University of Berlin, GermanyDr Andreas Önnerfors, Centre for Research into Freemasonry, University of Sheffield, UK Professor Miguel Guzmán-Stein,Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa RicaDr. Eric Saunier,Université du Harve, Le Harve, FranceAubrey Newman, Professor Emeritus,University of Leicester, UKProfessor Baudouin Decharneux,Director CIERL, Université libre de BruxellesJohn M. Hamill, BA, ALADirector of Communications, UGLE, London, UK

YOUNG RESEARCHERS PANELHarriet Sandvall, PhD-Student, Courtauld Institute, UKAnais Maes, PhD-Student, Free University of Brussels, Belgium

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THE PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE

The overarching purpose of the conference is to illustrate and exemplify the wide range of study being undertaken on the history of freemasonry and will seek to advance further scholarly work in this area by providing an overview of recent work by those studying the subject. It is hoped that the conference will reinforce the advances already made in establishing the history of freemasonry as a distinctive field of historical research in its own right.

For information about the social programme that has been arranged to coincide with the conference, please see page 12.

Edinburgh, ScotlandEdinburgh is the second-largest city in Scotland and the country’s capital city. The historic centre of Edinburgh is divided into two by Princes Street Gardens. To the south the view is dominated by Edinburgh Castle, perched on the extinct volcanic crag, and the long sweep of the Old Town trailing after it along the ridge. To the north lies Princes Street and the New Town.

Situated in the heart of the city, you are only a short walk away from some of the best shopping in the UK as well as a huge variety of cafes, restaurants and flourishing nightlife.

Edinburgh is well known for the annual Festival, the associated Festival Fringe the largest performing arts festival in the world, and for the Hogmanay street party.

THE VENUE

Freemasons’ HallFreemasons’ Hall is situated in George Street in the centre of Edinburgh’s New Town and runs parallel to Princes Street – a street which has been described as being one of the most beautiful in the world. It is unusual in that there are buildings only on one side of the street (the north side) the south side leads to Princes Street gardens and is dominated by Edinburgh Castle.

RegistrationThe registration area will be situated on the ground floor of the Freemasons’ Hall. The opening hours are as follows:

Friday 29 May 2009 0800 to 1700Saturday 30 May 2009 0800 to 1700Sunday 31 May 2009 0800 to 1330

Please note that all payments must be in pounds sterling and cheques and Bank drafts should be made payable to Supersonic Events Ltd. We can also accept any of the following credit cards: Visa, Mastercard,

Access and Barclaycard. Full details of the prices for registration are printed on the enclosed registration from which can be posted, or faxed to:

2nd International Conference on the History of FreemasonryNorthern Networking Events Ltd1 Tennant Avenue, College Milton SouthEast Kilbride, Glasgow G74 5NA, Scotland, UKTel: +44 (0) 1355 244966Fax: +44 (0) 1355 249959

Email: ICHF@glasconf.demon.co.ukConference organiser’s web:www.northernnetworking.co.ukConference web: www.ichfonline.org

EntitlementsThe delegate registration fee of £250.00 or £300.00 (late fee) includes:

• Attendance at all Scientific Sessions and Commercial Exhibition

• Attendance at the Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception on Friday 29th May 2009

• Tea/Coffee during official breaks• Lunch on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 May 2007• Delegate Bag, Programme Book and

Conference Material• Certificate of Attendance• VAT at Prevailing Rate

The venue for the Gala Dinner 2009 is the;New Club 86 Princess StreetEdinburghEH2 2BB

Gala Dinner Tickets £75

Accompanying PersonsThe Accompanying Persons registration fee of £50.00 includes:• Attendance at the Morning Reception on Friday

29 May 2009• Attendance at the Welcome Reception on Friday

29 May 2009• Entry on Edinburgh Bus Tour • Delegate Bag including Edinburgh Tourist

Information• VAT @ 17.5%

Payment of FeesAll prices quoted are in pounds sterling and payments in any other currency will not be accepted. Please remit payment by either bank draft or cheque payable to Supersonic Events Ltd. Fees can also be paid by

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credit card. The local organisers will accept payment by Visa, MasterCard, Access and Barclaycard. We are also offering the opportunity on-line via our secure credit card payment system. Visit our website, www.northernnetworking.co.uk and follow the instructions.

Cancellation PolicyCancellations and requests for refunds should be made in writing to Northern Networking Events Ltd. For cancellations received before 6th February 2009, 50% of the total remittance will be refunded. After 6th February 2009 and before 10th April 2009, 20% of the total remittance will be refunded. Fees will not be refunded after 1st May 2009.

Passports and VisasA valid passport is required for entry into the UK. Please consult the British Embassy or Consulate nearest to you for visa requirements.

AcknowledgementConfirmation of registration and accommodation details will be returned as soon as possible after receipt of your completed form and remittance.

Official LanguageThe official language for the Conference is English and French. Simultaneous interpretation services will not be provided.

CateringMorning and afternoon tea/coffee and lunch will be provided for delegates on each day of the Conference programme.

ClimateScottish Weather can be unpredictable; although May is often warm it is advisable to pack a warm sweater and raincoat in addition to fine weather clothes.

Tourist InformationThe central Edinburgh and Scotland Information Centre is located at:

3 Princes StreetEdinburgh EH2 2QPWeb: www.edinburgh.org

Opening times during May are:

Monday - Saturday 0900 - 1900Sunday 1000 - 1900SmokingSince March 26th 2006, smoking is banned in all enclosed public spaces in Scotland. This includes restaurant, bars, nightclubs, shops, cinemas, offices, hospitals, sport centres and airports. Designated

smoking areas have been set up outside many restaurants and bar and should be used accordingly.

TippingAlthough not compulsory, it is generally accepted that you should tip approximately 12-15% in restaurants and 10% to taxi drivers on longer journeys.

Banks and Cash DispensersIn general, banking hours in Edinburgh are 0900 – 17.00 hrs Monday to Friday. Some city centre banks are open on Saturdays from 0900 – 13.00 hrs. Nearly all banks, building societies and post offices offer a foreign exchange service. As the banks do not have reliable hours at the weekend there is a foreign exchange service located at the Tourist Information Centre office at 3 Princes Street, Edinburgh and also at Waverley train station in the accommodation kiosk.

PLENARY SPEAkERS

It is with great pleasure to announce the following 5 plenary speakers will be delivering a key lecture at the conference:

Friday 29th May 2009Plenary Lecture 10.00 – 11.00

Researching Freemasonry in the 21st Century: Chances and Challenges

Biography Pr. Dr. Pierre-Yves Beaurepaire (born 1968)Fellow of the ‘Institut Universitaire de France’ since 2007

Professor of Early modern history at Nice Sophia-Antipolis since 20003

Chair of the Early Modern and Modern Research Center for Mediterranean Studies since 2006

Director of the Cahiers de la Méditerranée

Visiting Professor at the Free University of Bruxelles (ULB), Faculty of Philosophy and Sciences of Religions, international chair since 2007 “President d’honneur” of the Société française de recherches sur l’Ecossisme.

Selection of BooksL’Autre et le Frère. L’Etranger et la Franc-maçonnerie en France au XVIIIe siècle, Paris, Honoré Champion, Les dix-huitièmes siècles 23, 1998, 872 p. L’Europe des francs-maçons (XVIIIe-XXIe siècle), Paris, Belin, Europe & Histoire, 2002, 325 p.Nobles jeux de l’arc et loges maçonniques dans la France des Lumières. Enquête sur une sociabilité en mutation, Montmorency,

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Ivoire-clair, « les architectes de la connaissance », 2002, 245 p. L’espace des francs-maçons. Une sociabilité européenne au XVIIIe siècle, Rennes, Presses universitaires de Rennes, Histoire, 2003, 231 p.

Le mythe de l’Europe française. Diplomatie, culture et sociabilités au temps des Lumières, Paris, Autrement, collection « Mémoires », 2007, 304 p.La République Universelle des francs-maçons. De Newton à Metternich, Rennes, Ouest-France, De mémoire d’homme: l’histoire, 1999, 210 p. (translation in Spanish, forthcoming 2008)L’Europe des Lumières, Paris, Presses universitaires de France, Que sais-je ? n°3715, 2004, 128 p. (translation in Arabic 2007, and Spanish, forthcoming 2008)Co-author with Silvia Marzagalli, Atlas de la Révolution française (forthcoming 2009).

Honors and AwardsFellow of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science, 2004Le Monde Prize for Academic Research, 1997

Edition of scientfic symposiums La Plume et la Toile. Pouvoirs et réseaux de correspondance dans l’Europe des Lumières, Arras, Artois Presses Université, Histoire, 2002, 346 p.with Dominique Taurisson, Les ego-documents à l’heure de l’électronique. Nouvelles approches des espaces et des réseaux relationnels, Montpellier, Presses universitaires de Montpellier, 2003, 555 p. Crises, conflits et guerres en Méditerranée (XVIe-XXe siècles). Histoire et géostratégie, Cahiers de la Méditerranée, 2005, n°70-71, 193 p., 243 p.La Franc-maçonnerie en Méditerranée (XVIIIe-XXIe siècle). Circulations, modèles, transferts, Cahiers de la Méditerranée, 2006, n°72, 420 p.with Jens Häseler and Antony McKenna, Réseaux de correspondance à l’âge classique (XVIe-XVIIIe siècle), Saint-Etienne, Publications de l’université de Saint-Etienne, 2006, 382 p.

Friday 29th May 2009Plenary Lecture 17.30 – 18.30

Biography Henrik Bogdan (born 1972), Ph. D., University of Gothenburg, Department of Religious Studies, Theology and Classical Languages. In his thesis From Darkness to Light: Western Esoteric Rituals of Initiation (2003) Bogdan analyzed the historical development masonic rituals of initiation and their

relationship with Western esotericism. Beginning with the Craft degrees of Freemasonry, Bogdan examined

the development of the Masonic High Degrees, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn—the most influential of all nineteenth-century occultist initiatory societies—and Gerald Gardner’s Witchcraft movement of the 1950s, one of the first large-scale Western esoteric New Religions Movements. A revised version was published by State University of New York Press in 2007.

Bogdan has published numerous articles and book chapters on various aspects of his three main areas of research: Masonic Initiatory Societies, Western esotericism, and New Religious Movements.

Five key publications:• Western Esotericism and Rituals of Initiation. SUNY Series,

Western Esoteric Traditions (David Appelbaum, series editor). State University of New York Press, Albany NY. (ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-7069-5). 240 pages.

• “An Introduction to the High Degrees of Freemasonry” in Heredom: The Transactions of the Scottish Rite Research Society, Volume 14, 2006. Ed. S. Brent Morris, Washington D.C. pp. 9-45.

• “Death as Initiation: Order of the Solar Temple and Rituals of Initiation” in The Order of the Solar Temple: The Temple of Death, Ed. James R. Lewis. Ashgate Publishing Ltd, London 2006. (ISBN: 0 7546 5285 8). pp. 133-153.

• “Challenging the Morals of Western Society: The Use of Ritualised Sex in Contemporary Occultism” in The Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies. 8:2. (2006) pp. 211-246.

• “Kabbalistic Influence on the Early Development of the Master Mason Degree of Freemasonry” in Freemasonry and Religion: Many Faiths - One Brotherhood. The Canonbury Papers Volume 3, Ed. Trevor Stewart, London, 2006. pp. 122-131.

Saturday 30th May 2009Plenary Lecture 09.00 – 09.45

Riding the Goat: Secrecy, Masculinity, and Fraternal High Jinks in the United States, 1845-1930

Biography William D. Moore, USAWilliam D. Moore has written and lectured extensively on Freemasonry and fraternalism in the United States. He is the author of Masonic Temples: Freemasonry, Ritual Architecture, and Masculine Archetypes published by the

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University of Tennessee Press in 2006. Dr. Moore holds an A.B. from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in American and New England Studies from Boston University. He is currently an associate professor in the history department at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he is also the director of the graduate program in public history. From 1992 to 1999, Moore served as the director of the Livingston Masonic Library and Museum at the Grand Lodge, F. & A.M., of the State of New York. Dr. Moore is currently working on a study of the American popular fascination with the Shakers in the middle decades of the twentieth century and on a scholarly history of surfing. He is not a Freemason, a Shaker, or a surfer.

Saturday 30th May 2009Plenary Lecture 17.45 – 18.30

Witty...lusty and tender’: On editing Robert Burns’s ‘Merry Muses of Caledonia’.

Biography Valentina Bold, UkDr Valentina Bold is head of Scottish Studies at the University of Glasgow’s Dumfries Campus. She convenes the M.Litt in Robert Burns Studies, and is a member of the the BARD centre (Burns Appreciation and Research in

Dumfries), teaching students in Scottish Studies at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She is heavily involved in ‘Homecoming’ in Dumfriesshire, which includes a resident ‘Poet Laureate’ in the Globe Inn through 2009.

The daughter of the poet and critic Alan Bold, Valentina Bold was born in Edinburgh, and raised in rural Fife. She was educated at the Universities of Edinburgh, Memorial University, Newfoundland, and the University of Glasgow where her PhD looked at self-taught Scottish poets in Scotland in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, from Burns to Hogg, Allan Cunningham, John Leyden, Janet Little, Robert Tannahill, Janet Hamilton and others. Arriving in Dumfries in 1999, where she lives with her husband, novelist David Nicol, Dr Bold previously worked at the Universities of Glasgow and then Aberdeen.

Bold is best known for her work on Scottish literature and song. She edited the new Luath edition of Robert Burns’s ‘Merry Muses of Caledonia’ and this experience forms the foundation of her lecture. Her books include ‘Smeddum: A Lewis Grassic Gibbon Anthology’ and ‘James Hogg: A Bard of Nature’s Making’, She is also interested in multimedia productions, and co-authored

the CD-rom ‘Northern Folk: Living Traditions of North East Scotland’ with Thomas McKean, featuring audio and video interviews with tradition bearers from that area.

Currently, Valentina Bold is working on a facsimile edition of a collection of Scottish songs made in Yorkshire in the mid 18th century, a new edition of James Hogg’s ‘The Brownie of Bodsbeck’, and on a book looking at Scottish identity in Scotland and North America, based on her field research in Canada and the USA.

Sunday 31st May 2009Plenary Lecture 12.30 – 13.30

Biography Andrew Prescott, LampeterProfessor Andrew Prescott is Librarian at the University of Wales, Lampeter. He was formerly Director of the Centre for Research into Freemasonry at the University of Sheffield, the first centre in a British university to be devoted

to the study of the historical, cultural and social impact of Freemasonry. He is the author of numerous books and articles on British history, including studies of the 1799 Unlawful Societies Act and of Charles Bradlaugh’s career as a Freemason. He was also editor of the Academy Electronic Publications edition of William Preston’s Illustrations of Masonry.

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PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE

FRIDAY 29 MAY 2009

Time

08.00-17.00

09.45-10.00

Hall 1

Registartion takes place all day in the entrance foyer

Opening Ceremony

Hall 2 Hall 3

10.00-11.00 Plenary lecture 1: Pierre-Yves Beaurepaire, France Researching Freemasonry in the 21st Century: Chances and Challenges

11.00-11.30 Tea and coffee

11.30-13.00 Session 1: The Material Culture of Freemasonry (I)

Session 2: Mexican Masonic Scholarship in the 21st Century

Session 3: Freemasonry in the United States (I)

Paper 1a. Diane Clements, UKMind the gaps! (in archive records)

Paper 2a. Dr. Guillermo de los Reyes, USAMasonic Nation: The Impact of Freemasonry in the Discourses of Mexican Nationalism

Paper 3a. Damien Amblard, USAWhen the Profane Besieged the Temple: The Ideological Origins of American Antimasonry, 1798-1829

Paper 1b. Mark J R Dennis, UKLiving with Symbols? Masonic Material Culture

Paper 2b. Carlos F. Martínez Moreno, MexicoTwo Perspectives on the Efforts of Secularization in Symbolic Freemasonry in Mexico during the 19th and 20th Centuries

Paper 3b. Kathleen Smith Kutolowski, USAThe Strange Case of the Missing Masons: A Generation of Lost Freemasonic History on the Western New York Frontier

Paper 1c. Susan A Snell, UKPoetry in motion: the role of verse contributions to masonic periodicals during the long eighteenth century

Paper 2c. Daniel Guitérrez-Sandoval, USAAlbert Pike’s Mexican Connections

Paper 3c. Mark Lause, USAOther Brothers: the African-American Experience of the Mid-19th Century Revolutionary Secret Societies

Paper 2d. David Merchant, USAMid 19th Century Mexican Freemasonry in a Socio-Literary Context

13.00-14.00 Buffet lunch

14.00-15.30 Session 4: The material culture of Freemasonry (II)

Session 5: Freemasonry and the Enlightenment

Session 6: Freemasonry in the United States (II)

Paper 4a. Jennifer S Alexander, UKMasons’ marks and signatures on monuments

Paper 5a. Tatiana Artemyeva, RussiaMasonic Networks and Intellectual Communications in 18-century Russia

Paper 6a. James W. Daniel, UKThe US and us, 1840-1890: the influence of American freemasonry on British freemasonry

Paper 4b. Hilary Anderson Stelling, USATokens of Friendship, Brotherhood and Self: American Mark Medals from the 1780s-1820s

Paper 5b. Róbert Péter, Hungary Religion and Enlightenment in Thomas Dunckerley´s Neglected Writings

Paper 6b. Todd Wm Kissam, USARitual and Contextual Significance in Albert Pike’s Masonic Baptism of 1871

Paper 4c. François Rognon, FranceL’étonnante aventure des « archives russes » et leur apport dans l’étude de la franc-maçonnerie française de la première moitié du 20e siècle (in French)

Paper 5c. Roger Dachez, FranceEarly French Masonic Exposures (1737-1751): a reappraisal and some methodological refelections

Paper 6c. Adam Kendall, USAKlad in White Hoods and Aprons: The K.K.K. and the Infiltration of California Freemasonry

15.30-16.00 Tea and coffee

16.00-17.30 Session 7: Global freemasonry in the 20th century

Session 8: Franc-Maçonnerie et societé civile dans l’Europe méridionale (in French)

Session 9: Freemasonry in the United States (III)

Paper 7a. Helge Bjørn Horrisland, Norway Norwegian masonic activity in London during WWII

Paper 8a. Pierre-Yves Beaurepaire, FranceLa loge maçonnique dans l’Europe des Lumières au regard de l’espace public : une relecture de Jürgen Habermas au miroir de la sociabilité et du divertissement .

Paper 9a. Peter Paul Fuchs, USAIncense to the intellect: Philosophical and Religious Dimensions of the Albert Pike Library as seen in his Major Works.

Paper 7b. Pauline Chakmakjian, UKJapanese Indigenisation of Masonic Ritual

Paper 8b. Luis P. Martin, FrancePratiques sociales et engagements politiques dans la Franc-Maçonnerie espagnole (XIXe-XXe siècles)

Paper 9b. Aimee E. Newell, USA The Masonic “Careers” of Boston Artist John Ritto Penniman and His Apprentices

Paper 7c. Joachim Berger, GermanyBetween universal values and national ties: Freemasons face the challenge of ‘Europe’, c. 1850–1930

Paper 8c. Fulvio Conti, ItalyLes frères dans l’espace public: sociabilité et participation politique dans la franc-maçonnerie italienne (XIXe-XXe siècles)

Paper 9c. Kevin S. Fries, USAThe Passions of William Robertson Smith: Collecting Robert Burns and Growing a Spirit of Liberty

17.30-18.30 Plenary lecture 2: Henrik Bogdan, Sweden

18.30-19.15 UGLE Prestonian lecturer 2009 John Wade, Uk Go you and do likewise: English Masonic processions from the 18th to the 20th centuries

Young Researchers get together, presentation of ongoing research projects

19.15-20.15 Reception

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SATURDAY 30 MAY 2009

09.00 - 09.45 Plenary lecture 3: William D. Moore, USA

09.45 - 11.15 Session 10: The rise of Afro-American freemasonry

Session 11: Italian Freemasonry and Fascism; Prussian Freemasonry and National-Socialism: a critical comparison

Session 12: Aspects of British freemasonry

Paper 10a. Mark Tabbert, USAPrince Hall, African Lodge # 459 and the American Masonic Landscape of the 1770-80s.

Paper 11a. Dirk Niemeyer, Germany The “Große Loge von Preußen” in the Weimar Republic and in the early “Drittes Reich”: A “non-political” society in a changing political space of policy

Paper 12a. David Harrison, UKFreemasonry, Education and Charity

Paper 10b. Stephen A. Kantrowitz, USABrotherhood Denied: Black Freemasonry and The Limits of Reconstruction.

Paper 11b. Giuseppe Vatri, ItalyItalian Freemasonry and Fascism: from friendship to defense (1921-1923).

Paper 12b. Judith Rasoletti, USAThree Women Masons Creating: A Story of Participation and Exclusion

Paper 10c. Julie Winch, USA‘A Late Thing I Guess’ – The Early Years of Philadelphia’s African Masonic Lodge.

Paper 11c. Hans-Hermann Höhmann, GermanyGerman Freemasonry after World War II: Masonic “Policy of Remembrance”

Paper 12c. Michael J. Hearn & Brain Coak, UKFreemasonry at Sea. The Story of Shipboard Lodges.

Paper 10d. Chernoh Sesay, USABetween Empire and the Lodge: Mobility and the Origins of Black Freemasonry.

Paper 11d. Fabio Venzi, ItalyFreemasonry and Fascism

11.15 - 11.45 Tea and coffee

11.45-13.15 Session 13: Performing Freemasonry Session 14: Scottish & Irish Freemasonry

Paper 13a. Andreas Önnerfors, UKSemiotics of the Un-outspoken: Masonic Ritual and the Borders of Historical Hermeneutics

Paper 14a. R. Hughes Montgomery, New ZealandWorking Class Scottish Freemasonry outside Scotland

Paper 13b. Kristiane Hasselmann, GermanyPerforming Freemasonry: The practical-symbolic Constitution of a Civic Habitus in 18th-Century England

Paper 14b. Ronnie Scott, UKThe Mason who built Glasgow: The rise and progress of James Cleland

Paper 13c. Prof. Michael Franz & Eleonore Kalisch, GermanyThe value-situation as specific sign-situation. Masonic ethic in its historical context

Paper 14c. Patrick J Flynn, IrelandThe influence of an Irish Military Lodge, the 1st Volunteer Lodge No. 620, on Irish Society and Freemasonry

13.15 - 14.15 Buffet lunch

14.15 - 15.45 Session 15: Freemasonry Imagined: National, International, Antinational

Session 16: Robert Burns and Freemasonry (I)

Paper 15a. Jeffrey Tyssens, Belgium“Bacillus Gallicus”: Nationality and Anti-Masonic Discourse in the Early American Republic

Paper 16a. Carolyn Bain, USACommodification of Identity: Robert Burns Celebrity Spokesperson for Freemasonry and the Egalitarian Stage

Paper 15b. Anaïs Maes, Belgium The Birth of the Belgian Nation State: Masonic “National” Discourses

Paper 16b. Robert G. Watkins Jr., USARobert Burns and American Freemasonry

Paper 15c. Jimmy Koeppen, BelgiumThe Conspiracy of Freemasons, Jews and Communists. An Analysis of German and French Nationalist Discourse (1918-1940).

Paper 16c. Paul Rich, USARobert Burns, Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, and the Mystery of the Master’s Apron

Paper 15d. Petri Mirala, BelgiumIrish Freemasonry: From Radicalism to Loyalism

15.45 - 16.15 Tea and coffee

16.15-17.45 Session 17: Freemasonry and the West Indies

Session 18: Robert Burns and Freemasonry (II)

Paper 17a. Cécile Révauger, FranceFrom Robert Burnsʼ dream of Jamaica to Masonic facts in the British West Indies : Barbados, Trinidad and Grenada

Paper 18a. Heather Calloway, USAChapbooks of the Burnsiana Collection at the House of the Temple Library

Paper 17b. Aviston D. Downes, BarbadosBritishness and Brotherhood: Freemasonry and White Colonial Identity in Barbados, 1740-1890

Paper 18b. Iain D.MacIntosh, UKThe Burness (Burnes) Family of Montrose, Cousins to Robert Burns.

Paper 17c. Emilie Charles, Trinidad Societal impacts on the development of the craft in Trinidad & Tobago

Paper 18c. Trevor Stewart, UKPolymnia and the Craft: an exploration of newly-discovered examples of a popular literary genre and the seventeenth-century Scottish Craft

17.45-18.30 Plenary lecture 3: Valentine Bold, Uk

20.00 - 23.30 Gala Dinner – New Club, 86 Princess St, Edinburgh EH2 2BB

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ExHIBITION

A limited space will be available for exhibitors. Please contact Northern Networking Events Ltd for full details of costs:

2nd International Conference on the History of FreemasonryNorthern Networking Events Ltd1 Tennant Avenue, College Milton SouthEast Kilbride, Glasgow G74 5NA, Scotland, UK

Tel: +44 (0) 1355 244966Fax: +44 (0) 1355 249959

Email: ICHF@glasconf.demon.co.ukConference organiser’s web:www.northernnetworking.co.ukConference web: www.ichfonline.org

LIST OF IMPORTANT DATESCancellation Payment Refund – 50%20th February 2009

Early Bird Deadline 27th March 2009

Accommodation Guarantee Deadline

10th April 2009

Cancellation Payment Refund 20%10th April 2009

Payment Refund Deadline

1st May 2009

SUNDAY 31 MAY 2009

09.00 - 10.30 Session 19: Masonic association within early Industrial England (Analysing Masonic Membership I)

Session 20: Freemasonry in the Middle East

Paper 19a. John Astbury, UK Membership of the ‘King’s Head’ Lodge, Salford, 1727

Paper 19b David Hawkins, UKMembership of the ‘Anchor and Hope’ Lodge, Bolton, 1732-1813.

Paper 19c. John Acaster, UKThe composition of Masonic membership in Manchester and Salford during the period of early industrialisation before 1813.

Paper 20a. Santiago Richter, IsraelGerman Freemasonry in Israel – A Grand Lodge in Exile

Paper 20b. Dorothe Sommer, UKMasonry in late Ottoman Syria

Paper 20c. Thierry Millet, FranceLa franc-maçonnerie en Syrie et au Liban indépendants (1940-1958) (in French)

10.30-11.00 Tea and coffee

11.00-12.30 Session 21: Analysing Masonic Membership (II)

Session 22: New approaches, new findings

Paper 21a. Eric Saunier, France“The Sailors and the Freemasonry”: the interest of a new object of research for masonic historiography.

Paper 21b. John Belton & Bob Cooper, UKScotlands Masons - membership and occupations of freemasons 1800-2000

Paper 21c. Alan Capps, USAThe First Band of Brothers – George Washington and the Freemasons of Alexandria Lodge No. 22

Paper 22a. Matthew D. Scanlan, UKThe “accepted Freemasons” of seventeenth-century England: new evidence, new perspectives’

Paper 22b. J Scott Kenney, CanadaPragmatic Constructions of History among Freemasons

Paper 22c. Chris Powell, UKDemythologizing Masonic music – the case of Beethoven

12.30-13.30 Plenary lecture 4: Andrew Prescott, Lampeter

13.30-14.30 Lunch

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Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh City Centre

The hotel is within walking distance of Waverley Railway Station and St Andrews Square Bus Station. The Airlink 100 Bus goes from Waverely Bridge to Edinburgh Airport in 25-minutes.

Express by Holiday Inn Edinburgh City Centre is located near Broughton Street, George Street & Queen Street. The hotel is across from the Omni Centre with a choice of restaurants & a Vue Cinema.

This Edinburgh City Centre hotel is a perfect choice if you are looking for a base near Edinburgh Castle, The Real Mary kings Close , Edinburgh Dungeons and Holyrood or for events at Murryfield Stadium, Corn Exchange, Hearts Football Club, Hibernian Football Club or Meadowbank Stadium.

Double Room (B&B), £89 per room per night.

ACCOMMODATION

(Please note that all prices are quoted in POUNDS STERLING)

As rooms are limited within many of the hotels listed we cannot guarantee accommodation after Friday 10th April 2009.

To reserve accommodation please complete the relevant section on the Registration Booking form. Book early to avoid disappointment!

Apex Hotel Edinburgh Waterloo Place

With a rich history, this landmark building was the first large scale hotel in Edinburgh. We plan to return the property back to hotel trading by creating 186 contemporary bedrooms each offering the latest in business facilities and state-of-the-art entertainment systems.

Double Room (For Single Occupancy B&B), £125.00 per room per night.

Double/Twin Room (For Double Occupancy B&B), £135.00 per room, per night.

Hotels

For all your post conference tours and day tripsPlease contact (+44) (0) 131 467 7000 for the latest itinerary

Explore the Scottish origins of FreemasonryPlaces • Events • People

Scottish Masonic Tours LtdMurrayburgh House, 17 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, EH12 6DD

Tel: (+44) (0) 131 467 7000 Fax: (+44) (0) 131 467 8060Web: www.masonic-tours.com

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SOCIAL PROGRAMME

THURSDAY 28 MAY 200919.30Pre Conference ConcertNational Youth Orchestra of Scotland and DinnerFreemasons’ Hall, 96 George Street, EdinburghDress Code: CasualCost: Concert Ticket only £20 per personConcert Ticket only – Concession £15 per person Concert Ticket only – Student £8 per person Concert & Dinner £45 per person(for all the above includes interval refreshment)

The National Youth Orchestras of Scotland presents

NYOS Staffa Award 2009The prestigious NYOS Staffa Award recognises the talents of the country’s most promising classical musicians. The competition is open to students from eight music Conservatories in the

United Kingdom. Following auditions in London, three candidates are selected to attend the final award performance where a £3,000 prize is awarded to the most outstanding student to assist in furthering their career in music performance. The second and third laureates will receive £1,500 and £1,000. A previous winner will also give a recital during the evening, demonstrating the immense value to young musicians of the NYOS Staffa Award.

Supported by the Grand Lodge of Scotland

The prizes will be presented by The Grand Master Mason, The Grand Lodge of Scotland, The Pro Grand Master, The United Grand Lodge of England and the Grand Master, The Grand Lodge of Ireland.

Come and see the three finalists perform at the final award performance and celebrate the jury’s decision at Freemasons’ Hall, Edinburgh

FRIDAY 29 MAY 200918.00Welcome ReceptionDress Code: CasualCost included in Registration Fee & Accompanying Person’s Fee

Concluding the first day of proceedings will be a Welcome Reception allowing all registered delegates and registered accompanying persons the opportunity to meet one another and relax within the magnificent surrounds of the lower gallery within the Freemasons’ Hall.

SATURDAY 30 MAY 200919.30Gala DinnerDress Code: Black Tie PreferredCost - £75.00 per person

Gala Dinner, New Club, EdinburghThe central location of The New Club, with an unbroken view over Princes Street Gardens and Edinburgh Castle, provides an ideal setting for staying, dining and entertaining, combining the comfort and style of a long-established Club. The Club’s earliest records date from 1787 when it met in Bayle’s Tavern in Shakespeare Square at the east end of Princes Street. The Club then acquired its own premises in St. Andrew Square before moving to its present site in 1837.

Today’s building dates from 1969.

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TRAVEL INFORMATION

Travel by CarAs Edinburgh is located at the heart of the Scottish Motorway network, it is relatively easy to travel by car. To help plan your journey, the following websites may be useful:

The AA Route Planner www.theaa.comMultiMap www.multimap.com

Travel by TrainEdinburgh is extremely accessible by train. The Great North Eastern Railway (GNER) is the fastest intercity railway in the UK, with a journey time of approximately 4 hours between Edinburgh (Waverley) and London (King’s Cross).

Edinburgh train station has great rail links to other major cities; York, Newcastle, Inverness and Aberdeen are all about 2 hours travel by train, and Glasgow is just 50 minutes on the First Scotrail shuttle service which leaves Waverley train station every 15 minutes. The following companies can provide more information:

National Rail Enquiries 08457 48 59 50Virgin Trains 08457 22 23 33

Travel by BusTravelling by bus to Edinburgh is a great option especially for those on a budget. There are regular coach services to Edinburgh from all major UK cities. The following companies can provide more information:National Express 08705 80 80 80Scottish Citylink 08705 50 50 50Travel Line Scotland 08706 08 26 08

Travel from AirportBy busPublic bus services stop outside the UK Arrivals doors on the terminal forecourt.

Airlink 100 to city centreThere is an express bus service to Edinburgh city centre. The frequency of the service is from every 10 minutes at peak times through the day, to every 30 minutes at night. The journey takes approximately 25 minutes and terminates at Waverly Bridge, near to the main railway station (Waverly) and bus station and is just off the city’s main street, Princes Street.

By taxiTaxis (cabs) are available from a designated rank beside the coach park outside the UK arrivals hall. A typical journey time to the city centre takes around 25 minutes and fares vary according to the distance travelled. Many of the taxis are wheelchair accessible.

More information can be found on the Edinburgh International Airport website - www.edinburgh airport.com

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kEYMain Attractions key Conference Locations

1 Edinburgh Castle and Military Museums E5 Freemasons Hall, George Street (Conference) D5

2 The Palace of Holyroodhouse H5 Royal Museum of Scotland (Gala Dinner) F6

3 St Giles Cathedral F5 Caledonian Hilton, Princes Street D5

4 Royal Museum of Scotland F6 Macdonald Roxburghe Hotel,Charlotte Square D5

5 Museum of Scotland F6 Macdonald Holyrood Hotel, Holyrood Road G5

6 Royal Botanic Garden D2 Channings Hotels, South Learmonth Gardens B4

7 National Gallery of Scotland E5 Radisson SAS Edinburgh, High Street F5

8 Royal Scottish Academy E5 Grosvenor Hilton Edinburgh, Grosvenor Street C6

9 Scottish National Portrait Gallery F4 Holiday Inn Edinburgh, Corstorphine Road A6

10 City Art Centre F5 Fountain Court Apartments, Morrison Street C6

11 Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art B5 Fountain Court Apartments, Grove Street C6

12 Dean Gallery B5

13 Dynamic Earth H5

14 Museum of Childhood G5

15 Scottish Whisky Heritage Centre E5

16 The Edinburgh Dungeon F5

35 Camera Obscura and World of Illusions E5

36 The Real Mary King’s Close F5

40 Scottish Parliament H5

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