“The only thing secret about the Masons is that they have no secrets,” said Jim Blackburn, historian of the Tuckerton Lodge as he attributed the quote to Benjamin Franklin, one of Freemasonry’s historically famous members.
The Tuckerton Masonic Lodge #4 is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year, and Blackburn is the man in charge of making the occasion known. The Masons will march in the 4th of July parade this year and will hold a banquet in the Parkertown Firehouse in November, November being the month when the lodge received its warrant.
BEAUTIFUL CURSIVE: Ebenezer Tucker’s handwriting is preserved in the original lodge minutes from 1820 to 1829. He used a quill pen and walnut ink.
The Tuckerton Lodge was established on Jan. 20, 1820, by Ebeneezer Tucker and Dr. William K.
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