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The Works of Albert G. Mackey

Masonic Encyclopedias, History, and Complete Accounts

Various Freemasonic Encyclopedias, Complete Historical Accounts, Symbolism, and more. Albert Mackey was a 33rd Degree Freemason who wrote extensively on the craft during the early 1900s. Some of the best and most complete accounts of the TRUE DOCTRINES of FREEMASONRY.

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Best Short Stories by Negro Writers: An Anthology from 1899 to the Present, Edited and with an Introduction by Langston Hughes, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA, 1967

Feat.: Alston Anderson, James Baldwin, Lebert Bethune, Robert Boles, Arna Bontemps, Gwendolyn Brooks, Frank London Brown, Charles W. Chesnutt, Alice Childress, John Henry Clarke, Cyrus Colter, Pearl Crayton, Owen Dodson, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Katherine Dunham, Junius Edwards, Ralph Ellison, Ronald Fair, Rudolph Fisher, Ernest J. Gaines, Chester B. Himes, Langston Hughes, Kristin Hunter, Zora Neale Hurston, Clifford Vincent Johnson, William Melvin Kelley, John Oliver Killens, Woodie King, Jr., Sylvester Leaks, Paule Marshall, R. J. Meaddough III, Ronald Milner, Willard Motley, Lindsay Patterson, Ted Poston, Conrad Kent Rivers, Charlie Russell, Mike Thelwell, Jean Toomer, Mary Elizabeth Vroman, Alice Walker, Eric Walrond, Dorothy West, John A. Williams, Charles Wright, Richard Wright, Frank Yerby

Plus: Anthologies of African American Writing, Mason Libraries Omeka Portal, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

[mysteryiousskin]

It’s the way I made my user ‘mysteryiousskin’ not knowing about the movie mysterious skin…

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Milestone Monday

Facts and Figures

Presidents' Day, officially recognized as Washington’s Birthday at the federal level, is celebrated on the third Monday in February each year. It originally began as a way to honor our Founding Father, George Washington, who was born on February 22, 1732. The holiday was celebrated on his actual birthday from 1879, when it became a federal holiday, until 1970. In 1968, it was moved to the third Monday in February as part of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, providing federal employees with a three-day weekend. Although originally intended to honor George Washington, it is now widely acknowledged as Presidents' Day. The day has developed to celebrate all U.S. presidents, especially Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday falls in February as well.

Since I love trivia, here are some interesting facts about presidents! 

George Washington was the only president who never lived in the White House. 

James Buchanan was the only president who remained unmarried.

Ulysses S. Grant established Christmas as a national holiday. 

George Washington’s recorded birth date changed from February 11, 1731, to February 22, 1732, due to the transition from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, which just so happens to be the topic of next week’s Milestone Monday post!

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Speeches & letters of George Washington published in New York by Little Leather Library Corp. sometime between 1920-1929.

The Life of Washington: Together with Curious Anecdotes Equally Honourable to Himself & Exemplary to His Young Countrymen by Mason L. Weems with an introduction by Henry Steele Commager and embellished with woodcuts by Robert Quackenbush. It was published in Avon, Connecticut for The Limited Editions Club in 1974.

George Washington, a Character Sketch by Eugene Parsons with supplementary essay by G. Mercer Adam and an article by Prof. Henry Wade Rogers. It was published in Milwaukee by H. G. Campbell publishing co. in 1903.

Lincoln Centennial: Addresses Delivered at the Memorial Exercises Held at Springfield, Illinois, February 12, 1909, Commemorating the One Hundredth Birthday of Abraham Lincoln. It was published in Springfield, Illinois by the Illinois Centennial Commission in 1909.

The Collected Poetry of Abraham Lincoln by Abraham Lincoln with an introduction by Paul M. Angle. It was published in Springfield, Illinois in 1971, publisher is unknown.

Abraham Lincoln by Samuel G. Smith. It was published in Cincinnati by Jennings & Pye in 1902.

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--Melissa, Special Collections Library Assistant

[waspgrave]

bored and restless enough that i might succumb and replay fallen hero, shepherds of haven, or wayhaven again

[thelordofsirius]

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."

Excerpt from Tao Te Ching

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The Tao Te Ching is a Chinese classic text and foundational work of Taoism traditionally credited to the sage Lao Tzu, though the text’s authorship, date of composition and date of compilation are debated. The oldest excavated portion dates to the late 4th century BC. 

The Tao Te Ching is central to both philosophical and religious Taoism, and has been highly influential to Chinese philosophy and religious practice in general.

[screechingsandwichhologram]

and pleaseee tell me where you live!!!

masons also known as freemasons ! uhm their places will typically say "masonic lodge" or "masonic temple" i think and it will have the square and compasses.

[grimmjow]

idk how to build but this is what we got in the desert village :p

i made buildings for all the job groups so itd be easier to find the villagers i need haha

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Erle Stanley Gardner - Fabulous Fake - Pocket - 1970

[garadinervi]

Best Short Stories by Negro Writers: An Anthology from 1899 to the Present, Edited and with an Introduction by Langston Hughes, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA, (1967-)1969 [Perma-Bound] [Anthologies of African American Writing, Mason Libraries Omeka Portal, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA]

Feat.: Alston Anderson, James Baldwin, Lebert Bethune, Robert Boles, Arna Bontemps, Gwendolyn Brooks, Frank London Brown, Charles W. Chesnutt, Alice Childress, John Henry Clarke, Cyrus Colter, Pearl Crayton, Owen Dodson, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Katherine Dunham, Junius Edwards, Ralph Ellison, Ronald Fair, Rudolph Fisher, Ernest J. Gaines, Chester B. Himes, Langston Hughes, Kristin Hunter, Zora Neale Hurston, Clifford Vincent Johnson, William Melvin Kelley, John Oliver Killens, Woodie King, Jr., Sylvester Leaks, Paule Marshall, R. J. Meaddough III, Ronald Milner, Willard Motley, Lindsay Patterson, Ted Poston, Conrad Kent Rivers, Charlie Russell, Mike Thelwell, Jean Toomer, Mary Elizabeth Vroman, Alice Walker, Eric Walrond, Dorothy West, John A. Williams, Charles Wright, Richard Wright, Frank Yerby

[t440]

poke stops are literally like. library. cool plaque. large public art piece. local restaurant. Masonic temple

[erinelliotc]

Can you guys guess which one is me? xD

Yep, it's a scarf I asked to customize to look like Edd's scarf. I left my orange jacket hanging on my chair, but one day I'll show you my full Edd's cosplays.

Anyway, this is me with some of my college classmates and our Descriptive Statistics professor. The girl next to me on the left ⬅️ (my right side) is my friend who I told you reminds me of both Ed and Eddy, and who's also the Mabel to my Dipper. Our first meeting was in college and now she's a very close friend of mine.

[andreamorgan19]

There's nothing like the satisfaction you get from watching Coriolanus in BOSAS and then binging the rest of THG series and completely watching him die a little inside every time Katniss does something. Because we know that EVERYTHING she did reminded him of his past. Of Sejanus, of Lucy Gray, and even of himself. When he watched the District 12 Reaping, don't you think he remembered that conversation with Lucy Gray by the lake. When he saw 12's quaint traditions, such as the three-finger salute, don't you think it reminded him of Sejanus? And, most importantly, when Katniss could have killed Peeta, left him to die, SHE DIDN'T. She made the choice Snow didn't. And I believe, in that moment, that's when he REALLY began to hate her.

[thebookaddict7]

Mason: Did you know that there's a rumor going around that you're in love with Theo?

Liam: A rumor? Are you telling me people are doubting it?

[freyadarling]

Not sure which book I should start

[silenthillmutual]

just remembered "your blorbo writes angst fanfiction about YOU" and started laughing again. this feels like an in-the-tags game. who is your blorbo and what are they writing about you?