Brock University Partnership

The partnership established between the Grand Lodge and Brock University, St. Catharines, has proven most productive and mutually beneficial to both educational institutions. Its beginning was with the initiative of the Heritage Lodge No. 730 to support and maintain the Masonic collection in the James A. Gibson Library, and continuing with the posting on line of the Proceedings of Grand Lodge from 1855 to 2010.

The Annual Dr. Charles A. Sankey Lecture in Masonic Studies funded by the College of Freemasonry is now in its fourth year with Prof. Joy Porter from the University of Hull, Hull, U.K. The title of her lecture is "Native American Freemasonry: Joseph Brant to the 21st Century" and is taking place on Sunday March 24, 2013 at Brock University. The first phase is culminating in the joint sponsorship of the International Conference on the History of Freemasonry in 2015 supported by contributions to the Grand Master’s Project 2937 during 2009-2011. The study of fraternalism in general and Freemasonry in particular has been advanced significantly.

Learn more about the Sankey Lectures

Sankey Lecture Series in Masonic Studies - 2013
Native American Freemasonry: Joseph Brant to the 21st Century
By Prof. Joy Porter

Click here to watch the 2012 Sankey lecture:
The Heart of Masonry: Upstate New York and the New Nation, 1776-1826.
by Dr. Steven C. Bullock