I would like some information on lodges in Anchorage or Eagle River.  I recived the e-mail but the only information on the site is for Ma.  I don’t know if you sent me the e-mail by accident or if it was a mass mailing but I would like to learn more about membership and love the idea of a place that welcomes open ideas and thought

Masonry has been in Alaska, since it was part of the Russian Empire. The website for the Grand Lodge of Alaska is:

http://www.alaska-mason.org/

Here is the information for the lodge at Eagle River:

http://www.alaska-mason.org/Lodges/lodge_13/index.htm

The Seretary of the lodge is Jerome P. Wasson. His email is

If you wish to be a Mason, you need to contact the Secretary, and make your desire known.  Masonry generally forbids recruitment, the individual must make the decision on his own, and then request membership.

I would be delighted to answer any questions you have about Masonry, and the petitioning (joining) process. Please feel free to post any questions here.

Here is an excellent “capsule” description of Masonry:

http://www.masonic-renewal.org/freemasonry_explained.htm