There exists considerable evidence to suggest that activities of a Masonic nature were conducted in what is now known as Guyana since the early 1770s. The oldest of the Lodges currently active in Guyana is Union Lodge No. 247, which was founded on 20 April 1813, and has been meeting at the same location, Freemasons’ Hall on Company Path in Georgetown, since 1816.
Today, Lodges under the District of Guyana meet at three regular locations in the city of Georgetown and in the towns of New Amsterdam and Linden, and together they have total membership of approximately 500 Brethren.
This website aims to serve the purposes of widening and strengthening the circle of Masonic friends, by educating Masons and non-Masons alike of the rich history and vibrant current state of Masonic practice in Guyana, by making it easier for Masonic Brethren from afar to make contact and visit with us, and by informing the public of our charitable endeavours in the community.
The District Grand Lodge of Guyana under the United Grand Lodge of England maintains close fraternal ties with the District Grand Lodge of Guyana under the Grand Lodge of Scotland.
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Union Lodge No 247 played host to the UGLE’ s Library and Museum Archivist & Records Manager, Professor Susan A. Snell, for the primary purpose of making available her expertise in the storage and preservation of the records and documents of Union and other Lodges of the Guyana District. One of the highlights of her visit is the presentation of a lecture on Sept 11, 2018, entitled:
” Lovelace Overton: A Bajan’s Transatlantic Experience of Freemasonry”- a presentation which she will subsequently make a few days later to a Quator Coronati conference in Washington DC
Bro. Overton was an early black Freemason of Barbados and a trumpeter in the King’s Dragoon Guards and was initiated in a Lodge in Brighton, Sussex, England in 1805.
This presentation assumes added significance as well as it is the first in our recently inaugurated “Richard Berkley Fields Memorial Lecture Series”
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Why did you join Freemasonry?
I had met a number of wonderful, kind and helpful Gentlemen growing up whom I later found out were Freemasons. After learning more about it I believed it to be an honourable and devoted group of good men helping others and I wanted to help too.
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What do you get out of being a Freemason?
Personal fulfilment, I feel like I am a part of something big, something helpful, working for those in need.
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Would you recommend Freemasonry to worthy friends?
YES!! I have discussed it with several friends whom have either joined or made plans to join in the future but it is the worthy friends you make and meet each month that make it truly special!
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Why did you join Freemasonry?
Fellowship with like minded men, a better understanding of myself and my relationships with other people, a sense of purpose especially with involvement in Lodge meetings (either active or passive).
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