From Ferndale to Big Bear, California’s small-town Masonic lodges have their own unique character—and offer a model for community involvement.

When fire threatened their community, members of Kern River Valley No. 827 turned to their greatest asset to provide Masonic relief.

At the Los Angeles Scottish Rite Temple, a Masonic landmark is a testament to a the artistic vision of Millard Sheets.

Shinji Hara, a member of Anaheim Masonic Lodge No. 207, is one of the most in-demand lowrider artists in the state.

A new, younger generation of Masons is increasingly rising through the leadership ranks of the fraternity.

When it comes to the venerable quiz show Jeopardy!, Freemasonry and other Masonic themes are well-trod territory.

How a Filipino culture of generosity has transformed California Mason Mike Tagulao’s approach to philanthropy and relief.

Fraternal societies like the Freemasons were born out of ancient, operative trade guilds. They weren’t the only ones.

Grand Master Randy Brill explains what small-town Masonry can teach us all.

For 64 years, the California Masonic Memorial Temple in San Francisco has been the home of the Masons of California. But it’s so much more.

Artist Emile Norman never became a household name. But his massive artwork remains a treasure of California Freemasonry in San Francisco.

At Freemasons’ Hall, inside the Grand Lodge of California temple in San Francisco, the past and future of Masonic lodge rooms collide.

A skateboarding Mason and installation artist at Yucca Valley No. 802 is shredding perceptions about Freemasonry.

The Siminoff Temple at the Masonic Homes of California has a history going back over a century.

At Santa Barbara No. 192, restoration of the ornate temple mirrors the revitalization happening inside the Masonic lodge.

For the select group of Masonic father-and-son combos, the Lewis Degree is a special ceremony binding generations of Masons.

Meet Zahid Peoples, a party-starting Bay Area Mason who hypes up crowds from sports games to music festivals.

There’s no missing the massive, Egyptian-inspired wall art known as the Raj Mahal, executed by Mason artist Raj Champieri, at Downey United No. 220.

In Endeavour, the Masterpiece mystery and prequel to Inspector Lewis, the Masonic lodge is given the third degree.

California Masonic Memorial Temple chairman Mark Pressey has a special connection with the home of California Masonry.

Grand Master Jeffery M. Wilkins reflects on the importance of our Grand Lodge temple—and its wonderful potential.

A San Diego Masonic lodge holds a special second degree ceremony with current masters sitting in every lodge position.

These colorful Masonic destinations are on the must-see list of every Masonic traveler and admirer of the craft.

A history-spanning, forward-looking celebration of the fraternal and cultural connections between California and Mexican Freemasonry.

For members of California’s two official Spanish-speaking Masonic lodges, the sense of brotherhood is twice as strong.

In the revolutionary movements of Latin America, Central America, and South America, Freemasons were front and center.

In the past two decades, the number of Freemasons in Brazil has practically exploded. Inside a cultural and fraternal phenomenon.

In 1909, a special delegation of California Masons set for Mexico City to deliver a world-famous Masonic traveling “Unity” trowel.

In just the past decade, Argentina has seen a burst of Masonic activity: From only 2,200 Freemasons in 2008 to more than 10,000 today.

A road trip through Cuba reveals a thriving—and colorful—Masonic community full of eye-catching Masonic lodges.

Meet a group of California Masons who also belong to Masonic lodges in their home countries in Latin America.

From Mexico to Argentina, Latin American countries embody a wide range of Masonic rituals, from the familiar to the highly esoteric.

A Latin folk musician and Freemason, Alejandro Laborde goes behind the Masonic meaning of some of his favorite lyrics.

For the small band of Masons who make the annual trek to Black Rock Desert, the echoes between Burning Man and Freemasonry are unmistakable.

How Napa Valley Masonic Lodge No. 93 used its greatest asset—the impressive Ritchie Block building in St. Helena—to pay it forward.

Led by ‘The Pentaverate’ and ‘The Lost Symbol,’ allusions to secret fraternal organizations based on Freemasonry are suddenly everywhere.