Oscar F. Wilde

Oscar F. Wilde October 16th 1854 – November 30th 1900 Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London’s most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. He is...

The Builder Magazine

The Builder Magazine was published from 1915 through 1930 by the National Masonic Research Society. Many Masonic Librarians and scholars believe that The Builder Magazine was the best American Masonic magazine ever published. The fifteen year collection (185 monthly...

Jared Sparks

Jared Sparks May 10, 1789 – March 14, 1866 an American historian, educator, and Unitarian minister. He served as President of Harvard College (now Harvard University) from 1849 to 1853 Sparks J – The Life of George Washington 1839 Sparks J – The Writings...

George Oliver

Brother George Oliver 1782–1867 He was eldest son of Samuel Oliver, rector of Lambley, Nottinghamshire, by Elizabeth, daughter of George Whitehead, of Blyth Spital in the same county. He was born at Papplewick, Nottinghamshire, on 5 November 1782, and, after receiving...

Albert Pike

Albert Pike December 29, 1809 – April 2, 1891 Albert Pike was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Ben and Sarah (Andrews) Pike, and spent his childhood in Byfield and Newburyport, Massachusetts. His colonial ancestors settled the area in 1635, and included John...