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Mount Zion Masonic Lodge No. 18
Dublin Core
Title
Mount Zion Masonic Lodge No. 18
Subject
Masonic lodges
Fraternal Lodges
Augusta County--Virginia
Staunton--Virginia
African American
African American Schools
Reconstruction
Work and Wages
Labor and Supplies
Master Mason
African American Fraternal Organizations
Freemasonry--Virginia--Records and correspondence
Ledgers--Virginia--Staunton
Ledgers--Virginia--Augusta County
African American fraternal organizations--Virginia--Richmond--History
Grand Lodge--Annual Communications--Programs
Young Men's Christian Associations
Orphanages--Finance
Miller's Orphanage
World War, 1939-1945
Description
This collection contains the financial ledgers, meeting minutes, and other records of the Mount Zion Fraternal Masonic Lodge, an African American Masonic organization in Stanton, Virginia and Augusta County, Virginia. The records span from 1875 to 2019 and document the lodge's financial transactions, member lists, and minutes from various meetings. The documents provide insight into the economic activities, community engagement, and mutual aid efforts of African American Freemasons in the region. This collection includes information on Black fraternal organizations during the post-Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras.
Creator
Mount Zion Masonic Lodge No. 18
Source
Augusta County Historical Society
Publisher
JMU Libraries
Date
1875-2019
Rights
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
MZL_2022_0031
Collection Items
Mount Zion Lodge Ledger, 1875-1880
A financial ledger of the Mount Zion Fraternal Masonic Lodge, an African American Masonic organization in Augusta County, Virginia. The ledger documents the lodge's financial transactions, including membership dues, expenses, charitable…
Mount Zion Lodge Ledger, 1890-1910
This document contains the ledger and meeting minutes from the Mt. Zion Lodge, No. 18, from 1890 through 1919. These handwritten records contain financial entries, member lists, and minutes from lodge meetings. The document also contains a printed…
Mount Zion Lodge Ledger, 1913-1925
This document contains meeting minutes from the Mt. Zion Lodge No. 18, F. & A.M., spanning from January 1913 to May 1925. Information regarding a detailed record of the lodge's activities, including its financial management, such as the collection of…
Mount Lion Lodge Minute Book, 1925-1940
This document contains meeting minutes for the lodge's regular communications, which involved financial matters like the collection of dues and payment of bills, updates on member status including initiations and suspensions, and procedural matters…
Mount Zion Lodge Record Book, 1941-1951
This document contains a diverse set of records for Mt. Zion Lodge No. 18, spanning from 1941 to 1951. The content includes meeting minutes detailing financial transactions, such as dues and payments for plumbing and gloves, as well as motions…
Mount Zion Lodge Minute Book, 1951-1959
This document is a collection of meeting minutes and financial records from the Mt. Zion Lodge, No. 18, located in Staunton, Virginia. The records span from 1998 to 2002. The minutes detail regular communications held at the Masonic Temple, including…
Mount Zion Lodge Minute Book, 1959-1965
This document is a collection of meeting minutes and financial records from the Mt. Zion Lodge, No. 18, located in Staunton, Virginia. The records span from 1998 to 2002. The minutes detail regular communications held at the Masonic Temple, including…
Mount Zion Lodge Minute Book, 1966-1972
This document is a collection of meeting minutes and financial records from the Mt. Zion Lodge, No. 18, located in Staunton, Virginia. The records span from 1998 to 2002. The minutes detail regular communications held at the Masonic Temple, including…
Mount Zion Lodge Minute Book, 1972-1979
This document is a collection of meeting minutes and financial records from the Mt. Zion Lodge, No. 18, located in Staunton, Virginia. The records span from 1998 to 2002. The minutes detail regular communications held at the Masonic Temple, including…
Mount Zion Lodge Minute Book, 1979-1986
This document is a collection of meeting minutes and financial records from the Mt. Zion Lodge, No. 18, located in Staunton, Virginia. The records span from 1998 to 2002. The minutes detail regular communications held at the Masonic Temple, including…
Mount Zion Lodge Minute Book, 1986-1992
This document is a collection of meeting minutes and financial records from the Mt. Zion Lodge, No. 18, located in Staunton, Virginia. The records span from 1998 to 2002. The minutes detail regular communications held at the Masonic Temple, including…
Mount Zion Lodge Minute Book, 1986-1998
This document is a collection of meeting minutes and financial records from the Mt. Zion Lodge. 18 located in Staunton, Virginia. The records span from 1998 to 2002. The minutes detail regular communications held at the Masonic Temple Including…
Mount Zion Lodge Minute Book, 1998-2002
This document is a collection of meeting minutes and financial records from the Mt. Zion Lodge, No. 18, located in Staunton, Virginia. The records span from 1998 to 2002. The minutes detail regular communications held at the Masonic Temple, including…
Mount Zion Lodge Minute Book, 2002-2009
This document is a collection of meeting minutes and financial records from the Mt. Zion Lodge, No. 18, located in Staunton, Virginia. The records span from 1998 to 2002. The minutes detail regular communications held at the Masonic Temple, including…
Mount Zion Lodge Minute Book, 2010-2015
This document is a collection of meeting minutes and financial records from the Mt. Zion Lodge, No. 18. The content includes cash accounts, receipts, and a record of bills that were presented and paid. The minutes detail regular communications,…
Mount Zion Lodge Minute Book, 2015-2019
This document is a collection of meeting minutes and financial records from the Mt. Zion Lodge, No. 18., located in Staunton, Virginia. The records span from 2015,to 2019. The minutes detail regular communications held at the Masonic Temple,…