For the time being, as you can see, we are back as normal,” he said. The Grand Master Mason, Brother William Ramsay McGhee, speaks during a press briefing at Freemasons’ Hall in Nairobi on May 16, ...

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Master mason Lindsay Hogarth says successful candidates will need "personality and drive", with a "lot to cram in to four years". Third-year stonemasonry apprentice Harriet Bailey had not ...

After they are initiated into their lodge, members go through a series of “degrees” of membership, rising from Entered Apprentice to Fellowcraft to Master Mason. Along the way, they learn the ...