All Articles

This page collects all articles on the site in one place. It is designed as a simple guide to the full body of content, including pillar pages, lodge histories, neighborhood history, building history, notable members, and related contextual topics.

If you are new to the site, you may want to begin with one of the main overview pages and then continue into more specific articles.

Start with the Main Guides

Freemasonry in Queens

A broad introduction to the history of Freemasonry in Queens through lodges, members, buildings, and institutional development.

Suggested link: Freemasonry-in-queens-history

History of Masonic Lodges in Queens

An overview of how Masonic lodges developed across different communities and periods in Queens history. Suggested link: /history-of-masonic-lodges-in-queens

Masonic Buildings in Queens

A guide to temples, lodge rooms, meeting halls, and lost Masonic sites in the borough.

Suggested link: Masonic-buildings-in-queens

Queens History and Freemasonry

A broader contextual page showing how Masonic institutions fit into the local and neighborhood history of Queens.

Suggested link: Queens-history-and-freemasonry

Notable Freemasons of Queens

An introduction to members whose biographies add depth to the borough’s Masonic history.

Suggested link: Notable-freemasons-of-queens

Secret Societies, Fraternal Orders, and Esoteric Traditions in Queens

A wider contextual guide to fraternal and esoteric traditions connected to Queens history.

Suggested link: Secret-societies-fraternal-orders-esoteric-traditions-queens

Lodge Histories

Mizpah Lodge No. 738

Suggested link: Mizpah-lodge-738-newtown-elmhurst-history

Service Lodge No. 1009

Suggested link: Service-lodge-1009-flushing-masonic-charity-history

Geba Lodge No. 954

Suggested link: Geba-lodge-954-modern-queens-history

Island City Lodge No. 586

Suggested link: Island-city-lodge-586-long-island-city-temple

Advance Service Mizpah Lodge

Suggested link: Advance-service-mizpah-lodge-586-history

Notable Members

Don Rickles, Freemasonry, and Geba Lodge No. 954

Suggested link: Don-rickles-freemasonry-and-geba-lodge-no-954-in-jackson-heights

Neighborhood and Borough History

Flushing Queens History

Suggested link: Flushing-queens-history

How Long Island City Was Created in 1870

Suggested link: How-long-island-city-was-created-1870

History of Hunter’s Point

Suggested link: History-of-hunters-point

History of Dutch Kills

Suggested link: History-of-dutch-kills-queens

History of Ravenswood

Suggested link: History-of-ravenswood-queens

History of Blissville

Suggested link: History-of-blissville-queens

How to Explore This Site

There are several good ways to use this archive:

• start with a pillar page for broad background
• browse by lodge if you are researching Masonic institutions
• browse by neighborhood if you are interested in local Queens history
• browse by person if you are interested in biography and public memory
• use related links within articles to move between lodge, place, and member history

Browse by Topic

You may also want to continue with these topic indexes: Queens Masonic Lodge Histories Queens Neighborhood History Index Notable Freemasons of Queens Freemasonry in Queens

This archive is designed to make the site easy to navigate as it grows. Whether your interest is Freemasonry, lodge history, borough development, neighborhood identity, architecture, or notable members, this page provides a central starting point for deeper exploration.

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