07/03/2026
The Story Behind Hiram Lodge No. 6
Before there was Hiram Lodge No. 6, there were brethren in Fredericton who were already laying stones in the quiet way Masons have always done — not with noise, but with duty, fellowship, and steady work.
The story reaches back to the early days of Fredericton, when Solomon’s Lodge No. 22 was warranted in 1792. The town was young, the province itself was still taking shape, and Masonry found a home among men who believed that character, brotherhood, and service were worth preserving.
Years later, that light continued through Solomon’s Lodge No. 764, warranted under the United Grand Lodge of England in 1846. It would later become Solomon’s Lodge No. 6 under the Grand Lodge of New Brunswick.
But Fredericton’s Masonic story did not come from one stream alone.
In 1853, St. Andrew’s Lodge was constituted in Fredericton under the Grand Lodge of Scotland. It carried with it its own history, customs, and spirit. In time, it became St. Andrew’s Lodge No. 29 under the Grand Lodge of New Brunswick.
For years, these lodges worked in the same city, each carrying the Craft forward in its own way.
Then, in 1879, something lasting was done.
Solomon’s Lodge No. 6 and St. Andrew’s Lodge No. 29 came together as one. Their old warrants were surrendered, and from that union came Hiram Lodge No. 6.
On June 5, 1879, Hiram Lodge No. 6 was formally constituted in Fredericton.
Its first officers were:
Worshipful Master — Alfred F. Street
Senior Warden — Samuel Kee Jr.
Junior Warden — Richard M. Pinder
The name Hiram was well chosen.
In Masonic tradition, Hiram represents fidelity, skill, sacrifice, and the faithful completion of one’s work. It is a name tied not to pride or display, but to duty, craftsmanship, and truth.
That is the inheritance of Hiram Lodge No. 6.
It is more than a number on a warrant. It is the continuation of generations of brethren who met before us, laboured before us, disagreed and reconciled before us, buried their dead before us, raised new men before us, and kept the light burning so that we might receive it.
From Solomon’s Lodge, from St. Andrew’s Lodge, and from the hands of many brethren whose names are now part of our history, Hiram Lodge No. 6 still stands.
A lodge is not made by walls alone.
It is made by the men who keep showing up.
And since 1879, Hiram Lodge No. 6 has continued to do just that.
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