Comments on: MONTANA 3-7-77 – How Freemasonry tamed a territory

By: Mayo Overbeck

Mayo Overbeck — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:29:53 +0000

I found the whole article an extremely interesting piece of Western History and will pass it on to my lodge brothers (Conejo Valley Lodge No. 807) in Souther Calif. I couldn’t get through to the link for a petition so as to support this very historical lodge as the server provided an error code.

Your brother
Mayo T. Overbeck
48 Marty Court
Newbury Park, CA 91320
805.499.1183

By: Encontramos lo más interesante de Internet « De Frómista a Kioto

Encontramos lo más interesante de Internet « De Frómista a Kioto — Mon, 04 May 2009 04:48:21 +0000

[...] la anarquía… y todo funcionaba. En Montana, hace un siglo, imperaba en cambio el caos, y un grupo de francmasones establecieron una fuerza policial que aún perdura. Otra fascinante [...]

By: 47th Problem of Euclid

47th Problem of Euclid — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:48:22 +0000

Thanks, Brother Tim! This was a very entertaining and informative piece.

By: Ed Greenberg

Ed Greenberg — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:43:29 +0000

I read about Bannack and the story of the Masons in Montana in a book called “What Law There Was” by Al Dempsey. One can buy it used from a few sellers on Amazon.

After reading that book, I scheduled a visit to Bannack State Historic Park while doing a driving tour of Montana. It was quite an experience, standing in that lodge room where Masonic feet had trod so long ago. I stood in the East, West and South looking out, circumambulated the lodge once, and just listened. I felt sure that I heard whispers of ritual. It was spooky, yet very heartening. I departed with a whispered, “alas, Brother, alas.”