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Seymour Greenstone and Robert Blackburn at the Ann Arbor Masonic Temple

Masons at the Crossroads

The ancient fraternity sells its temple

by Robert Blackburn

posted 4/29/2009

Mysterious rituals, clandestine meetings, lost treasure, murder: the Freemasons, or “Masons” for short, are a rich source of literary fodder. Real-life Masons, for their part, tend to accept the attention with good humor—however far National Treasure or the latest Dan Brown installment drifts from reality.

 
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