This article examines the early history of Ogdensburgh Chapter No. 63, Royal Arch Masons, one of the earliest Royal Arch Chapters established in northern New York. The study is based primarily on the unpublished manuscript minutes of the Chapter covering the period from 1818 to 1827.
This article examines the biography of John Jacob Astor, one of the most prominent American entrepreneurs of the late eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth century. In historiography, Astor remains a controversial figure whose life has been surrounded by numerous myths and anecdotes that lack a reliable evidentiary foundation.
In 2026, the 265th anniversary of the birth of Jacob Morton is commemorated. Morton was an American public official, an officer of the New York Militia, and one of the first three Masters of the Grand Lodge of New York. Despite his importance, his life and career remain insufficiently studied from a historical perspective and have received only limited attention in scholarly literature.
