Brother Frederick Schwatka September 29, 1849 – November 2, 1892 Member of: St. John’s Lodge No. 37, Yreka, California Brother Frederick Schwatka was a United States Army lieutenant with degrees in medicine and law and a noted explorer of northern Canada and...
Brother Sir Richard Francis Burton March 19th 1821 – October 20th 1890 Member of: Hope Lodge, Kurrachee, Scinde, India Sir Richard Francis Burton was a British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist,...
Brother Matthew Henson August 8th 1866 – March 9th 1955 Member of: Celestial Lodge #3 Prince Hall The first African-American Arctic explorer, an associate of Robert Peary on seven voyages over a period of nearly 23 years. They made six voyages and spent a total of 18...
Brother Prince Hall circa 1735-1807 (Celebrated on September 14th) African American noted as an abolitionist for his leadership in the free black community in Boston and as the founder of Prince Hall Freemasonry. He lobbied for education rights for black children and...
Brother George Vancouver June 22nd 1757 – May 10th 1798 English officer of the Royal Navy, best known for his 1791–95 expedition, which explored and charted North America’s northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of contemporary Alaska, British...
