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Pentalpha Lodge No. 564, F.&A.M.

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Our Lodge & Degrees
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  • Lodges #231 - #469
  • Lodges #470 - #706
  • Lodges #707 - #774
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  • Lodges #470 - #706
  • Lodges #707 - #774
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The M.W. Grand Lodge of Indiana, F.&A.M.

Building the Craft...

 The Grand Lodge of Indiana  was Founded by 9 lodges across the young state on January 18, 1818 / 5818  at 'The Schofield House' - Madison.


Freemasonry came to us by Kentucky and Ohio, with ancestry from Virginia, Pennsylvania, New England, and even England and Scotland. 

Founding Lodges of the Grand Lodge of Indiana, F.&A.M.

Freemasonry, F&AM, Indiana, IN, Madison, Schofield House, 1818, masonic, brotherhood, founders

Vincennes Lodge

Vincennes, IN - Organized in 1809 as Vincennes Lodge No. 15 - KY

Union Lodge

Madison, IN - Organized in 1815 as Union Lodge No. 29 - KY

Blazing Star Lodge

Charlestown, IN - Organized in 1816 as Blazing Star Lodge No. 36 - KY

Lawrenceburg Lodge

Lawrenceburg, IN - Organized in 1817 as Lawrenceburg Lodge No. 44 - KY

Melchizedek Lodge

Salem, IN - Organized and Chartered by KY. Never received an Indiana charter. Ceased to exist - 1818.

Pisgah Lodge

Corydon, IN - Organized in 1817, as Pisgah Lodge No. 45 - KY

Rising Sun Lodge

Organized in 1817 as Rising Sun Lodge #UD - KY

Vevay Lodge

Switzerland, IN - Organized in 1817 as Switzerland Lodge #UD - KY 

Harmony Lodge

Brookville, IN - Organized in 1871, as Brookville-Harmony Lodge No. 41- OH

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*Photo Credit: Original drawing by M.W. Bro. Robert P. Joyce, PGM - Mystic Tie Lodge #398 - Indianapolis, of the brethren who assembled at The Schofield House on January 12, 1818 to form the Grand Lodge of Indiana, F.&A.M.

Indiana Special Purpose Lodges

Bartimaeus Lodge #UD, F.&A.M.

  • Indianapolis (Marion Co.): 1962 - Present
  • Indiana's only lodge to support the degree work those candidates requiring special assistance and support. This lodge travels across Indiana to assist when called upon.
  • Membership is limited to a certain number of Master Masons from each chartered lodge in Indiana. 
  • Lodge is annually re-issued its Dispensation by the incoming Grand Master

Dwight L. Smith Lodge of Research #UD, F.&A.M.

  • Indianapolis (Marion Co.): 1986 - Present
  • Indiana's premier lodge of Masonic research. Annually re-chartered by the Grand Master. Holds two Stated Meetings a year at Indiana Freemasons Hall.
  • Open to all Master Masons
  • Lodge is annually re-issued its Dispensation by the incoming Grand Master 

Website

Schofield Lodge #1818 UD, F.&A.M.

  • Madison (Jefferson Co.): 1985 - Present
  • Originally moored with what is now 'DLS Lodge of Research #UD' and originally coined 'Founders Lodge #1818 UD'
  • Indiana's special purpose lodge to help, aid, and assist in maintaining The Schofield House - the birthplace of the Grand Lodge of Indiana, F.&A.M. (01/12/1818)
  • Open to all Master Masons

The Schofield House

Restoration Lodge #UD, F.&A.M.

  • Indianapolis (Marion Co.): 2018 - Present
  • A general-purpose lodge used to assist those brethren who are looking to get back involved 

Indiana Freemasons

*Transylvania Lodge #UD

  • Indianapolis (Marion Co.): 1995-1999
  • A special purpose lodge which solicited for blood donations, to assist the Red Cross and local communities and hospitals.
  • They held an annual meeting the night of Halloween (10/31)

Lodges operating during the Civil War as Military Lodges #UD

*Crittendon Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 6th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: May 29, 1861
  • Grand Master: Thomas R. Austin - New Albany (New Albany #39)

*Victory Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 7th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: May 30, 1861

*Benton Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 8th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: May 29, 1861

*Wallace Military Lodge #UD | *Perseverance Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 12th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • 1st Dispensation Issued: May 30, 1861
  • 2nd Dispensation Issued: January 1, 1862

*Austin Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 13th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: July 3, 1861

*Kimball Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 14th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: June 24, 1861

*Union Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 16th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: June 20, 1861

*Haskell Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 17th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: November 29, 1861

*Pattison Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 18th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: August 16, 1861

*Hays Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 21st Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: March 31, 1864
  • Grand Master: William Hacker - Shelbyville (Shelby #28)

*Washington & Lafayette Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 23rd Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued; August 24, 1861

*Vigilance Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 24th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: December 23, 1861

*Hoosier Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 25th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: September 3, 1861

*Prudence Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 26th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: January 21, 1862

*King Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 27th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: November 12, 1861

*Regimental Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 31st Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: September 13, 1861

*Fravel Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 33rd Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: November 2, 1861
  • 58 Men received degrees

*McClellan Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 34th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: December 17, 1861

*Fortitude Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 36th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: January 8, 1862

*Fravel Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 37th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: December 13, 1861

*Noble Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 38th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: November 23, 1861

*Jones Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 39th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: September 16, 1861

*Regimental Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 43rd Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: October 19, 1861

*Union Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 44th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: June 4, 1862
  • Grand Master: John B. Fravel - LaPorte (LaPorte #41)

*Hacker Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 54th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: December 29, 1862

*Landmark Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 57th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: January 24, 1862

*Stone River Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 58th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: August 18, 1863

*William Hacker Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 68th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: January 6, 1864

*Sixty-Ninth Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 69th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: October 9, 1862

*Topping Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 71st Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: November 17, 1862

*Brooks Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 80th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: December 29, 1862

*Regimental Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 81st Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: March 31, 1864

*Adoniram Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 83rd Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: October 15, 1862

*Dick Thompson Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 85th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: September 1, 1862

*Collier Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 100th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: October 23, 1862

*9th Calvary Military Lodge #UD

  • Indiana 121st Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • 9th Indiana Calvary Regiment
  • Dispensation Issued: July 5, 1864

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