MG Henry Knox Lodge

04/02/2026

Letter from Henry Knox to George Washingtin.

04/02/2026

03/26/2026

On March 17th, Major General Henry Knox Lodge celebrated its 100th anniversary. The centennial celebration started in January with our 75th annual Lodge of Table Instruction. On March 17th, an evening gala was held at the USS Constitution Museum in Charlestown, attended by nearly 100 dignitaries, brothers, and their families. The celebration culminated with a Carpet Ceremony performed by Grand Lodge Officers, led by Most Worshipful Timothy McGavin, on the lodge's behalf at Ionic Hall at Grand Lodge. Meanwhile, Major General Henry Knox Lodge hosted the Noble Train of Artillery degrees statewide, yielding nearly a dozen new members to our fraternity. There is no better time to be part of this Band of Brothers, known as Major General Henry Knox Masonic Lodge.

03/14/2026

Three more days until this exciting event!!!

There are a very limited number of tickets available to attend and celebrate with us

03/14/2026

RSVP for dinner at [email protected]

03/09/2026

Major General Henry Knox Lodge has supposed this outstanding organization.

03/08/2026

Join the Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts, Most Worshipful Timothy McGavin, as he celebrates the Centennial Anniversary of Major General Henry Knox Lodge with us on March 17th.

The gala at the USS Constitution Museum in Charlestown, Massachusetts, will be an evening rich in history, music, food, and exceptional giveaways.

www.knoxlodge.com for tickets.

03/06/2026

On Saturday, March 14, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. step back in time at Dorchester Heights and experience a Revolutionary era artillery encampment brought to life. Learn about the British evacuation of Boston in 1776, see authentic cannons close up and stick around for cannon firing demonstrations at 12 p.m. and 1 p.m.

Visitors may climb the newly restored Dorchester Heights Monument for sweeping views of the harbor and city skyline.

Learn more about Evacuation Day 250 Commemorative events: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/evacuation-day-250.htm

Image Credit: NPS Photo / C. Gould

03/05/2026

Today marks the 250th anniversary of the first decisive victory for the American revolutionaries in the Revolutionary War. At Moore’s Creek Bridge, northwest of Wilmington, North Carolina, around 1,000 American militiamen stood in the way of about 800 Loyalists marching towards Wilmington to connect with a force of British regulars. The American victory resulted in the capture of a majority of the Loyalists and the tamping down of loyalist fervor in the region.

A pastel portrait in our collections, painted in 1786, depicts Donald MacDonald wearing the uniform of the Royal Highland Emigrants, a provincial Loyalist unit that he joined in 1775. MacDonald, who settled in America after serving with the British Army during the Seven Years’ War, was ordered to North Carolina in late 1775, where the royal governor gave him the local rank of brigadier general and command of all Loyalist forces in the colony. MacDonald had been tasked with recruiting men, particularly his fellow Scots, to the Loyalist force. He was captured at Moore’s Creek Bridge and imprisoned in Halifax, North Carolina, and Philadelphia until his exchange in fall 1776.

Starting tomorrow, February 28, you can see this portrait on view alongside more than 40 other objects in our new exhibition, Voices of Revolution.

For more information about Voices of Revolution and to purchase tickets, visit:
https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/changing-exhibition-gallery/

03/05/2026

Happy Dorchester Heights Day! On this day, 250 years ago, the British army in Boston awoke to a new fortification erected overnight on top of the Dorchester Heights. Built of a pre-fabricated frame stuffed with fascines it bristled with the cannons that Colonel Henry Knox brought from Fort Ticonderoga. Bad Weather, Bad Morale and an untenable position forced the British army out of Boston on March 17, 1776!

This Saturday, we commemorate the arrival of some of Knox's cannons in Roxbury, recognizing as well the communities of Brookline and Brighton. We've got horses, sleds, cannons, Provincial militia, fife & drum AND the Hamilton-Garrett drumline. Come check out the Dillaway-Thomas House where Massachusetts General John Thomas had his headquarters during the Siege of Boston! Hear the roar of the John Crane's Artillery! Our commemorative program is happening in a beautifully restored 1803 church with a Paul Revere bell!!

Stay for a grand illumination and projection display inside the church as part of the Boston Beacon program with local artists and musical talent on full display!

We look forward to seeing you there!