Education & Information —

Membership of the various appendant bodies of Freemasonry requires the candidate to be a Master Mason or have a familial relationship to a Master Mason. Some require the candidate to be a Trinitarian Christian, whereas Craft Masonry accepts candidates from any faith as long as they declare a belief in a Supreme Being. Additional requirements may include prior membership of additional orders or having held specific office in a preceding order.

Membership of many of the appendant bodies is strictly invitational; in some cases one must merely express an interest to receive this invitation, others being more strict and seeing the invitation as an honour reserved for few.

More about the Appendant Bodies


Masonic Discussion Groups & Forums

New Jersey Freemasons

New Jersey Freemasonry - Official Grand Lodge of New Jersey [Yahoo Group]
NJ17 - NJ's 17th Masonic District [Yahoo Group]
NJ Masonic Retreat - New Jersey Quarrymen [Yahoo Group]
Freemasons Job Portal [Yahoo Group]

Other Masonic Message Boards

DeMolay Community Forum
The Freemason Masonic Forum [United Kingdom]
Freemason Pride
Pietre-Stones Review of Freemasonry
Pietre-Stones Review of Freemasonry [Yahoo Group]
The Knights of the North
The Lodge Room [Yahoo Group]
Masonic Discussion - an Internet Portal for Masons
Masonic Light [Yahoo Group]
The Three Pillars

Masonic Online Library
 

The following online book selections are from Pietre-Stones Review of Freemasonry
	Illustrations of Masonry by William Preston (1742-1818), Past Master of the Lodge of Antiquity
	Ahiman Rezon or The Book of Constitutions of the Antient Grand Lodge of England by Laurence Dermott
	The Square and Compasses - In search of Freemasonry by W. M. Brother Don Falconer PM, PDGDC, Lodge Endeavor #429 The United Grand Lodge of New South Wales, Au
	The Symbolism of Freemasonry Illustrating and Explaining Its Science and Philosophy, Its Legends, Myths and Symbols by Albert Gallatin Mackey
	The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages And Landmarks of Freemasonry, 1856 by Albert Gallatin Mackey
	The History of Freemasonry by Albert Gallatin Mackey
	The Meaning of Masonry by Walter Leslie Wilmshurst (1867-1939) Past Provincial Grand Registrar in West Yorkshire, UGLE
	Masonic Initiation by Walter Leslie Wilmshurst (1867-1939) Past Asst. Grand Director of Ceremonies, UGLE - 1929
	Morals and Dogma Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike
	Freemasonry - Its Hidden Meaning by George Steinmetz
	The Builders by Joseph Fort Newton, Grand Chaplain (1911-13), Grand Lodge of Iowa
	Introduction to Freemasonry - Entered Apprentice by W.Bro. Carl H. Claudy
	Introduction to Freemasonry - Fellowcraft by W.Bro. Carl H. Claudy
	Introduction to Freemasonry - Master Mason by W.Bro. Carl H. Claudy
	The Master's Book - A book for Worshipful Masters by W.Bro. Carl H. Claudy
	The Moral Teachings of Freemasonry by W.Bro. J.S.M. Ward
	The Entered Apprentice's Handbook by W.Bro. J.S.M. Ward
	The Fellowcraft's Handbook by W.Bro. J.S.M. Ward
	The Master Mason's Handbook by W.Bro. J.S.M. Ward
	The Higher Degrees' Handbook by W.Bro. J.S.M. Ward