John Dickson Carr, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the Detection Club
John Dickson Carr (1906-1977) was an American author of detective mystery stories, and was the first American to become a member of the Detection Club, a club founded in 1930 that included such murder-mystery luminaries as Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. … Continue reading →
Zoom Talk with the 100th Edition of the Grand Lodge of Georgia Lecture Series
Since the recent pandemic started and the lodge meetings were cancelled, Masonic talks via zoom became the norm, and since March, I’ve done many, from various research lodges, the UGLE supported Freemasonry Without Borders series, and the Grand Lodge of … Continue reading →
New book on The Rite of Seven Degrees
The new book I am working on examines the Rite of Seven Degrees, a rite that existed in London during the latter part of the eighteenth century, and was led by a Frenchman and Freemason by the name of Pierre … Continue reading →
Rediscovered Rituals of English Freemasonry
My latest work Rediscovered Rituals of English Freemasonry is now out with Lewis Masonic. The book examines the high grade degrees found in Richard Carlile’s classic expose The Manual of Freemasonry, which has always been a work that I felt … Continue reading →
The Lost Chronicles of the Templars
Through my old mate Scott Wolter of American Unearthed fame, I was introduced to genealogist Diana Muir, who has been busy assembling my family tree over the last month. I had traced my paternal side to the 1590s and my … Continue reading →
Free Papers by Dr David Harrison to download from Academia
I have a collection of papers that have been published in various journals over the years that I have made available to download for free via my academia profile. These papers span from the early years of my PhD research … Continue reading →
Review of The Masonic Tutor’s Handbooks Volume 1 – The Duties of the Apprentice Master by Robert Lomas
For a slim volume, this book packs a big punch, and is part 1 of a lecture series that celebrated Masonic author Dr Robert Lomas has been giving to lodges, mainly in the north of England, for a few years … Continue reading →
Masonic Lodge Visits
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Tercentenary Event at the Masonic Temple, Birkenhead, Cheshire
I was honoured to be able to attend a very special event on Friday; a tercentenary celebration held by Minerva Lodge on behalf of the Cheshire Province at the Masonic Temple at Clifton Road, Birkenhead. I was also a keynote … Continue reading →
Talk to the Welsh Installed Masters Lodge held at Rhyl, North Wales
I had the pleasure to give a talk on 300 years of Freemasonry at the Welsh Installed Masters Lodge No. 9857, which was held at Elwy Hall in Rhyl, North Wales. The lodge, which was founded in 2010, meets in … Continue reading →
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