Although there is no definite masonic record for Ludwig van Beethoven, there are strong grounds for believing that he was a mason. "Many of his friends and fellow musicians were masons and there are ...

George Washington was Commanding General of the American Continental Army during their War of Independence (1776-1781). He was President of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and from 1789 to 1796 ...

Canadian politician and brewmaster, Alexander Keith was mayor of the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, a Conservative member of the provincial legislature, and the founder of the Alexander Keith's brewing ...

Canadian politician and brewmaster, Alexander Keith was mayor of the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, a Conservative member of the provincial legislature, and the founder of the Alexander Keith's brewing ...

The second son of an Anglican clergyman, Edward Prior was born in Yorkshire, England. After leaving school he qualified as a mining engineer and left for North America, reaching Vancouver’s Island on ...

An early pioneer in modern advertising, John Wanamaker was an American merchant and political figure, founding the first department store in Philadelphia in 1875, and serving as United States ...

With four friends, school teacher and federal government employee, Justus Henry Rathbone founded the Order of Pythias on 15 February 1864, based on "Damon and Pythias", a dramatic play by Irish poet ...

Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius was born in Hämeenlinna. After early training in Helsinki and later in Berlin, Sibelius made his career in Finland, where he was awarded a state pension. He wrote seven ...

General, Sir Arthur Wm. Currie, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., etc., commanded the First Canadian Corps in France in the War of 1914-18 from June 1917 to the signing of the Armistice. In August 1919 he was ...

The youngest child and only surviving son of freemason, Leopold Mozart, Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus was born in Salzburg in 1756, He showed early precocity both as a keyboard-player and ...

Born in Rexton, New Brunswick, Bill Bowser graduated from Dalhousie University, being called to the bar in 1890. Moving to Vancouver in 1891, he quickly became involved in local politics, running for ...

Militant American abolitionist, John Brown’s raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Va., in 1859 made him a martyr to the anti-slavery cause and was instrumental in heightening sectional ...