The article examines the history of the formation, principles of cataloging, and features of historical reconstruction of the Portrait Gallery of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar at Cherkas Global University.
This article examines the life and activities of Thomas Smith Webb (1771—1819), one of the most prominent figures in American Freemasonry in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The aim of the study is to reconstruct the principal stages of his biography and examine his multifaceted activities as a businessman, songwriter, and Freemason.
This article examines Masonic publications from the colonial period (1769—1772) held in the collection of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar. Particular attention is paid to the historical and bibliographical description of two rare editions: James Anderson’s The Constitutions of the Free-Masons and Wellins Calcott’s A Candid Disquisition.
This study examines rare and unique artifacts held by the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar at Cherkas Global University. The source base of the study consists of materials from six specialized museum collections, as well as rare editions from the P.A. Cherkasov Fundamental Library and documents from the Archive of Cherkas Global University.
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 The study is based primarily on the unpublished manuscript minutes of the Chapter covering the period from 1818 to 1827.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 paper examines the activities of the Ladies Auxiliary of Warren Commandery No. 63, Knights Templar (Warren, Pennsylvania) during the period from 1949 to 1962. The study is based on the minute books of the Ladies Auxiliary of Warren Commandery No. 63, preserved in the Archive of Cherkas Global University (Houston, USA).
This article attempts to reconstruct the historical circumstances surrounding the creation of a single museum photograph and to provide the historical context necessary for its interpretation. The study draws upon four groups of historical sources: artifacts preserved in the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar (Houston, USA), published documentary collections, contemporary periodical publications, and reference works.
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.
This article presents the restoration of an antique sword that belonged to a member of the Masonic Order of Knights Templar. The study is based on a sword (MHAKT CGU. Collection 1. Swords. No. 116/KT101) acquired by the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar (Houston, USA).
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.
This article examines selected aspects of the biography of General Joseph Warren (1741—1775), a prominent American patriot and Freemason during the struggle for the independence of the United States. The study is based on two principal groups of historical sources: periodical publications from the era of the American Revolutionary War and reference literature.
Based on museum artifacts introduced into scholarly circulation for the first time, this study examines the history of the emergence of ribbons in the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States of America. The source base of the study consists of exhibits from the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar, Houston, USA.
This article examines the role and historical mission of the university as an institution of elite formation in the Ukrainian Governorates at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries (using the example of Imperial Novorossiya University in Odesa).
The article examines the early period in the history of Streator Commandery No. 70 (1905—1917), which formed part of the Masonic Order of Knights Templar. Particular attention is also devoted to its ceremonial and drill culture.
This study analyzes the minute books of the Ladies Auxiliary of Warren Commandery No. 63 (Warren, Pennsylvania) for the years 1938—1949 and aims to reconstruct the evolution of this organization within the broader context of Masonic and social history in the United States.
This article examines the uniform of the American Knights of Malta in the early twentieth century, using Norman Commandery No. 135 (Lehighton, Pennsylvania) as a case study. The research is based on the analysis of museum artifacts from the collections of The Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar (Houston, USA), as well as a visual examination of photographic materials that make it possible to reconstruct the appearance of the commandery.
This article is devoted to the history of Humble Lodge No. 979, A.F. & A.M., Humble, Texas, in the period preceding and during the First World War. Particular attention is given to individuals and events connecting the lodge with the wartime period. The study is based on the Proceedings of the M.W. Grand Lodge of Texas for the years 1911—1918, which constitute an important source on the membership of lodges within the state of Texas.
The article is devoted to an analysis of the life and multifaceted activity of Benjamin Brown French (1800—1870) — an American politician, civil servant, Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, and one of the most influential figures of nineteenth-century American Freemasonry. Particular attention is paid to his role in the history of the American Order of Knights Templar, in which he held the highest office of Grand Master of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States during the difficult period of the American Civil War.
This article analyzes the rare book collection of the P.A. Cherkasov Fundamental Library at Cherkas Global University and considers it as an independent object of library science and source-critical research. The study focuses on the formation, structure, and composition of the rare collection, which includes editions published between 1455 and 1836, i.e., from the beginning of European printing to the first third of the nineteenth century. It is shown that the chronological boundaries of the collection are determined both by the history of print culture and by the requirements of scholarly classification of book collections.
This article examines the activities of Oriental Lodge No. 111, A.F. & A.M. (Broad Brook, Connecticut) during the Second World War (1941—1945), based on archival documents introduced into scholarly circulation for the first time. The study aims to reconstruct the institutional life of the lodge and to analyze its adaptation to wartime conditions. The source base consists primarily of lodge minutes, which provide detailed information on administrative practices, ritual activity, financial management, and social interactions within the Masonic community.
The article examines Masonic folklore in the United States in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, focusing on song texts and musical publications included in the works of Thomas S. Webb, The Freemason’s Monitor (1797, 1808), and Jeremy L. Cross, The True Masonic Chart, or Hieroglyphic Monitor (1826). The study analyzes 31 compositions associated with various degrees of the York Rite—from the symbolic lodge degrees to the Royal Arch and Knights Templar.
This study examines the personal composition of one of the early Knights Templar organizations in the United States—Winchester Grand Encampment—as of 1821, when its membership consisted of 31 individuals.
This article examines the missionary activity of Sir Knight Samuel May Williams (1795—1858), the first Knight Templar of Texas. Having been received into the Masonic Order of Knights Templar on December 1, 1835, Samuel M. Williams devoted the remainder of his life to service within the Order. In the conclusion, the author argues that the activity of Samuel M. Williams represents a rare example of the combination of political, civic, and Masonic missions that exerted a long-term influence on the development of Texas.
The publication is devoted to the issue of post-war reconstruction of cities and towns in the Transcarpathian region. This scientific work highlights the circumstances, composition, and specific activities of the architectural and construction commission carried out in Transcarpathia in 1949.
This work represents the first attempt at a monographic description of the rescue vessel “Kanguro” and the patrol vessels “Pegaso” and “Procyón”. Many components and assemblies from the recently decommissioned vessel “Kanguro” were used in their construction, leading to the unofficial nickname “kangaroo joeys”.
The article examines aspects of slavery and slave trade in the Iberian Peninsula, namely in its northeastern part, in the lands of Roussillon. The chronological period of the studied problematic covers the stage of the Late Middle Ages (14th—15th centuries), when Roussillon was Spanish territory.
This work represents a biography of Benjamin F. Howard (1835—1908) as a soldier, police officer, and Mason. It reveals little-known aspects of his life. The work leaned on five groups of historical sources — (1) archival documents, (2) museum items, (3) collections of published documents, (4) sources of private origin, and (5) periodical press materials.
The present study examines the history of Beauseant Commandery No. 11, a Masonic body of the Knights Templar located in Quincy, Illinois. The research is based on the annual Proceedings of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of the State of Illinois for the period 1861—1911. In the conclusion, the author emphasizes that Beauseant Commandery No. 11 operated in Quincy for fifty years, from 1861 to 1911.
This work examines the emergence and evolution of ribbons in the American Masonic order of Knights Templar in the second half of the 19th century. The study’s source base incorporates a collection of ribbons at Cherkas Global University’s Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar.
Schools in Galicia in 1842—1873
