What's Here
The Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Maine contain the details of the many and varied things that transpire during the meetings of the Grand Lodge. Speeches, guests, statistics all are included while opinions (except those recorded for posperity as stated in the reports of committees or during floor discussion during Grand Lodge meetings) are not.
Here you will find information about leadership, membership, and much more although much of it is in statistical form. Don't forget to use our SEARCH feature to look for information you're seeking.
PDF Version
Starting in 2003, the Grand Lodge of Maine produced the Proceedings in electronic form (PDF format) as well a printed version. Please note that these PDF files are several MBs in size and may take a while to load on a dial-up line.
The PDF files are available and the text is included in the Search function. Note that financial data about the Grand Lodge and Maine Masonic Charitable Foundation, information about trials, home addresses and some other personal information has been redacted from the PDF files.
Proceedings Available
To date, the following Proceedings of Grand Lodge are included on this site:
Proceedings of the M.W. Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of the State of Maine, Vol. I. 1820 - 1847. Reprinted from the Records in 1872. (Completely scanned. Proofread through 1827 but thereafter, proofreading and page numbering incomplete.)
Proceedings 1848 (not proofread)
Proceedings 1849 (not proofread)
Proceedings 1850 (not proofread)
Proceedings 1851 (not proofread)
Proceedings 1852 (not proofread)
Proceedings 1955 (not proofread)
Proceedings 1956 (not proofread)
Proceedings 1957 (not proofread, Incomplete - Appendixes to come)