LODGE DISCOVERY 1789, DUNDEE, SCOTLAND
A LECTURE LODGE IN THE PROVINCE OF FORFARSHIRE
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PAST LECTURES
Number Date Speaker Subject
1 28th Jun1991 Bro. James Douglas PM The Purpose of a Research Lodge
2 27th Sep 1991 Bro John J McLeish, PM Lodge Dalhousie 679, PM Lodge Dalhousie N°679 Landmarks of Freemasonry
3 22nd Nov 1991 Bro David Currie The Offices of Grand Lodge
4 27th Mar 1992 Bro David P Craig PM Lodge Lindores N°106, Lodge Discovery 1789 The Panels in the East - Lodge Forfar and Kincardine 225
5 26th June 1992 Bro William C Young Early Freemasonry in Dundee
6 25th Sep 1992 Bro Thomas Murray The George Washington Memorial
7 27th Nov 1992 Bro Peter McNab The Work and Findings of a Display Team
8 22nd Jan 1993 Bro Robert Somerville World Religions and Freemasonry
9 26th Mar 1993 Bro William R Primrose PM Lodge Operative N°47, Lodge Discovery 1789 A Masonic Pilgrimage to Israel - Part I
10 24th Sep 1993 Bro Henry B Fairlie Responsibilities and Privileges of Masonry and You
11 26th Nov 1993 Bro William R Primrose PM Lodge Operative N°47, Lodge Discovery 1789 A Masonic Pilgrimage to Israel - Part II
12 28th Jan 1994 Rev Bro Robin A Trotter PM Lodge Hope of Kurrache N°337 Freemasonry in Germany
13 25th Mar 1994 Bro Rev Hugh Mackay The Geometry of the Lodge
14 23rd Sep 1994 Bro Thomas Chadwick PM United Services Lodge N°3813 (EC) Freemasonry in Gibraltar
15 26th Nov 1994 Bro Richard F Black MM Lodge Albert Lochee N°448 Some Speculative Thoughts on Speculative Masonry
16 27th Jan 1995 Bro James L Jack PM Lodge St Bryde N°579 Mark Pennies
17 24th Mar 1995 Bro Gordon W Campbell PM Lodge Panmure N°299, Lodge Discovery 1789 The Veiled Symbolism of the Working Tools
18 24th Nov 1995 Bro Frank Welsh PM Lodge Dalhousie N°679 From Time Immemorial
19 26th Jan 1996 Bro Douglas C Nicol PM Lodge Forfar Kilwinning N°90 The Temple
20 23rd Mar 1996 Bro Gordon W Campbell PM Lodge Panmure N°299, Lodge Discovery 1789 Freemasonry at Sea
21 27th Sep 1996 Bro William W Sinclair Lodge Ancient N°49 Masonic Light
22 22nd Nov 1996 Bro Iain S Taylor, OStJ PM Lodge St Andrew N°282 The Order of St John
23 25th Jan 1997 Bro George W Simspon DPGM of Perthsire East The Scottish Masonic Homes
24 28th Mar 1997 Bro Alexander Laing PM Lodge Operative N°47 The Fellowcraft
25 19th Sep 1997 Video Grand Lodge - the Ultimate Tour, Part I
26 21st Nov 1997  Bro David P Craig, PM Lodge Lindores N°106, PM Lodge Discovery N°1789 Drawing the Line
27 16th Jan 1998 Video Grand Lodge - the Ultimate Tour, Part II
28 20th Mar 1998 Bro J Lawrence Read PM United Lodge of Dunkeld N° Freemasonry in France, South Africa and the USA
29 18th Sep 1998 Bro Gordon W Campbell PM Lodge Panmure N°299, Lodge Discovery 1789 Prince Hall Masonry
30 20th Nov 1998 Discovery Lecture Team The Lodge Forfar and Kincardine Murals
31 15th Jan 1999 Bro George G Stewart, Lodge Discovery 1789 The Knights of St John, (of Jerusalem, Rhodes and Malta)
32 19th Mar 1999 Bro Alexander Laing PM Lodge Operative N°49 The History of the Operative Mason Lodge of Dundee N°47
33 17th Sep 1999 Bro Douglas C Nicol PM Lodge Forfar Kilwinning N°90 A Rural Ritual
34 19th Nov 1999 Bro Peter A Bowman MM Lodge Discovery 1789 Numbers Threaded Through Masonry
35 21st Jan 2000 Bro Ian Robertson MM Lodge St Kintigern N°429 The Rosslyn Chapel
36 24th Mar 2000 Bro Robert M Gordon IPM Lodge Felix N°355 The History of Lodge Felix N°355
37 15th Sep 2000 Bro Rev Joseph J Morrow, Lodge Camperdown 317, Lodge Caledaonian 254, Lodge Discovery 1789 The Churches and Freemasonry - Part I
38 17th Nov 2000 Bro Magnus Shewan Signs and Symbols
39 16th Mar 2001 Bro Ian Munro PM Lodge Albert Lochee N°448 The History of Lodge Albert Lochee N°448
40 21st Sep 2001 Bro Jack Brown PM The Development of Masonry in the Province of Argyll and the Isles
41 16th Nov 2001 Bro James Munro PM Lodge Rosslyn St Clair N°606 The Chapel of Rosslyn
42 18th Jan 2002 Bro Rev Joseph J Morrow, Lodge Camperdown 317, Lodge Caledaonian 254, Lodge Discovery 1789 The Churches and Freemasonry - Part II
43 15th Mar 2002 Bro Grant Langlands IPM Lodge St Thomas of Aberbrothock N°40 Lodge St Thomas of Aberbrothock N°40 - the Fisrt 200 Years
44 20th Sep 2002 Bro Douglas C Nicol PM Lodge Forfar Kilwinning N°90, PG Chaplain The Ancient Order of Freegardeners
45 15th Nov 2002 Bro Ian Robertson MM Lodge St Kintigern N°429 The St John's Tradition, the Celtic Church and Freemasonry
46 17th Jan 2003 Professor David Stevenson Anderson's Book of Constitutions 1723
47 21st Mar 2003 Bro Douglas W Duncan The History of Lodge St David N°572
48 19th Sep 2003 Bro Ian Glennie WJW Lodge Union and Crown N°103 A Mason's Apron - A Contrast of Constitutions
49 21st Nov 2003 Bro J Lawrence Read PM United Lodge of Dunkeld N°14 On the Threshold of a Millennium - An American Perspective
50 16th Jan 2004 Bro Peter B Cram PM Lodge Dundee St Mary N°1149, PPGM of the Province of Forfarshire The Historical Background to Early Masonry and Freemasonry in Scotland
51 19th Mar 2004 Bro Robert Nicol PM Lodge Lindores N°106 The History of Lodge Lindores N°106
52 17th Sep 2004 Bro James A McDonald PM United Lodge of Dukeld N°14 The Lodge of Dunkeld and the Dukes of Athol
53 18th Nov 2005 Bro George T Stoddart PM Lodge Sir Robert Moray N°1641 The Earl of Kilmarnock
54 21st Jan 2005 Bro Robert Cooper PM Lodge Edinburgh Castle N°1764, Curator at the Grand Lodge of Scotland Museum The Oldest Ritual in the World - does it come from Dundee?
55 18th Mar 2005 Bro Ewan Rutherford PM Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel) N°1 The Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel) N°1
56 16th Sep 2005 Mrs Margaret Mill, (Dip. Coll of Ed., B.Ed., M.Phil.) History of Freemasonry and the emergence of Freemasonry in Dundee
57 18th Nov 2005 Bro. Kenneth D Somerville, MM Lodge Albert LocheeN° 448, MM Lodge Discovery N°1789 Rosslyn Chapel
58 20th Jan 2006 Bro. Peter Taylor, MM Lodge Albert Lochee N°448 and MM Lodge Discovery N°1789 The Membership Problem
59 17th Mar 2006 Bro. Kenneth Murray, PM Lodge Scone & Perth N°3 A Brief History of Lodge Scone and PerthN°3
60 15th Sep 2006 Bro. Michael J Hearn, MM  Felix N°355, PM Old Brightonian  N°4104 & Ergon 5038 (EC) The History of the Grand Lodge of Iran
61 17th Nov 2006 Bro. Iain Glennie RWM Lodge Union and Crown Glasgow, N°103 The Mark Tokens of Scotland
62 19th Jan 2007 The Provincial Grand Lodge of Fife and Kinross. The Almoner in the Province
63 16th Mar 2007 Bro. Iain D. MacIntosh PM Lodge Broughty Castle, N°486 & PG Sec PGL of Forfarshire, Lodge Discovery 1789 The History of Lodge Broughty Castle No 486
64 21st Sep 2007 Bro. Iain D. MacIntosh PM Lodge Broughty Castle, N°486 & PG Sec PGL of Forfarshire, 254, Lodge Discovery 1789 The History of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Forfarshire
65 16th Nov 2007 Bro. John H. Beaton, MBE, M.M. Lodge Dundee St Mary N° 1149 Spaced out at NASA - Space Shuttle "Discovery"
66 18th Jan 2008 Bro. Walter Sneddon, RWPSGM, PPGSD East Lancs, PM Lodge Polkemment N°927, PM Lodge Pioneer N°1305 and PM Lodge N° 9402 (EC) Be careful how you vote!
67 21st Mar 2008 Bro. Archie Chalmers, RWM Lodge Stinchar Valley N°1705 Sir Alexander Fleming
68 19th Sept 2008 Bro. Andrew Johnson, PM Studley Lodge N°6364 EC, PPSGD of the Province of Yorkshire West Riding The Stone Ezel and other Masonic and Biblical Stones
69 21st Nov 2008 Bro.  Ian Robertson, MM. Lodge St Kentigern N°429 The Murdered Mason Theme in Art and Literature
70 16th Jan 2009 Bro. Brian Dempster, PM Lodge of Old Aberdeen N°164 The Bible in Freemasonry
71 20th Mar 2009 Bro. James McIntosh, PM Lodge St. Andrew N°25 The Lodge of St Andrews through the Ages
72 18th Sep 2009 Bro. Robert Cooper PM Lodge Edinburgh Castle N°1764, Curator at the Grand Lodge of Scotland Museum Masoniphobia
73 20th Nov 2009 Bro. Ramesh Gupta M.M. Lodge Discovery N°1789 Dating the Nativity
74 15th Jan 2010 Bro. James Rae R.W.M.  Lodge Carron N°139 Rudyard Kipling
75 19th Mar 2010 Bro. Peter Taylor, P.M. Lodge Albert Lochee N°448, Secretary Lodge Discovery N°1789 Masonic Quiz Night
76 17th Sep 2010 Bro. John G. McLeish, P.M. Lodge Dalhousie 679 P.M. Lodge Discovery 1789 The Deacons
77 19th Nov 2010 Bro. David Armstrong, P.M. Lodge Brimmond N°1535 Masonic Etiquette
78 21st Jan 2011 Bro.Charles Jones, M.M. Lodge Dalhoiusie N°679 Mason's Marks
79 18th Mar 2011 Bro. Peter Taylor, P.M. Lodge Albert Lochee N°448, P.M. Lodge Discovery N°1789, PGSec. of Forfarshire Who was Hiram Abiff?
80 16th Sep 2011 Bro. John Belton, M.M. Lodge Ellengowan N°716, P.M. Internet Lodge N°9659 (E.C.) Scotland's Membership and Occupations 1800-2000 (A study of Lodge Antient N°49)
81 18th Nov 2011 Bro. David Britton, P.M. The Lvdge of Dunfermline N°26, PPGSW Fife & Kinross William Shaw
82 20th Jan 2012 Bro. Martyn Greene, R.W.M. Bailie Nicol Jarvie N°1036 Scotland's War Memorials
83 19th Mar 2012 Rev. Bro. David Taylor, P.M. Lodge Caledonian N°254 A History of Lodge Caledonian 254
84 14th Sep 2012 Bro. Robert Crowe, P.M. Lodge St John N°1174 Music in Freemasonry
85 16th Nov 2012 Bros. John Cannon and Max Dufvaof the Swedish Constitution Swedish Freemasonry and the Gothenburg Freemsons' Hall
86 20th Sep 2013 Bro. Graeme Letford, R.W.M. The Forfar and Kincardine N°225 History of Lodge Forfar and KIncadine N°225, 1808-1920
87 15th Nov 2013 Bro. Iain D. McIntosh, P.M. of Lodge Broughty Castle N°486. SPGM. of the Province of Forfarshire, Lodge Discovery 1789 The Burnesses
8 17th Jan 2014 Bro. James A. Young, R.W.M. Lodge Discovery N°1789 The Pythagorean Cult
89 21st Mar 2014 Bro. Peter Taylor, P.M. Lodge Albert Lochee N°448, and P.M. Lodge Discovery N°1789, PGSec. of Forfarshire William Preston and the Middle Chamber Lecture
90 19th Sep 2014 Bro. Morgan McDonald, P.M. Lodge Glenrothes N°1549 Beyond the Craft
91 21st Nov 2014 Bro. Kevin Thompson, R.W.M. of Lodge Cupar O' Fife N°19 Explanation of the 3rd Degree Tracing Board
92 16th Jan 2015 Bro. Alex Smith, M.M. Lodge Broughty Castle N°486 Jettons and Counting Boards
93 20th Mar 2015 Bro Iain McIntosh P.M., Lodge Broughty Castle N°486: SPGM of Forfarshire From Operative to Speculative Masonry 1536 - 1745
94 15th Sep 2015 Bro. W. Roger, P.M. Lodge Dundee St. Mary N°1149 Charitable Organisations in Chile
95 20th Nov 2015 Bro. Kevin Thomson, P.M. Lodge Cupar O’ Fife N°19 Explanation of 1st Degree Tracing Board
96 15th Jan 2016 Bro Iain McIntosh P.M., Lodge Broughty Castle N°486: PPSGM.of Forfarshire, Lodge Discovery 1789 Dundee Whaling
97 18th Mar 2016 Bro. Peter Taylor, P.M. Lodge Albert Lochee N°448. P.M. Lodge Discovery N°1789, PPGSec. of Forfarshire Pillars, Globes, Columns and Candlesticks
98 16th Sep 2016 Dr. Brian Moffat Soutra Hospital - Mediaeval Medicines and Practice
99 18th Nov 2016 Bro. Graham Letford PM, Lodge Forfar & Kincardine N°225, PGSec of PGL of Forfarshire Freemasonry in the Stalag PoW Camps of Germany during WW2
100 20th Jan 2017 Bro. Joseph J Morrow, Past Grand Master Mason, The Court of the Lord Lyon and Scottish Freemasonry
101 17th Mar 2017 Bro. Peter Taylor, PM Lodge Albert Lochee N°448. P.M. Lodge Discovery N°1789, PPGSec. of Forfarshire A Short History of Friendly and Fraternal Societies
102 15th Sep 2017

Bro. Iain McIntosh, PM Lodge Broughty Castle 486, PPSPGM of Forfarshire

 Dundee's Howff Cemetry
103 17th Nov 2017 Bro. George Whitehead, PM, Lodge St Vigean N°101 Gamekeeping Part 1
104 19th Jan 2018 Bro. George Whitehead, PM, Lodge St Vigean N°101 Gamekeeping Part 2
105 9th Mar 2018 Bro. Stewart Clelland, MM, Lodge Operative N°47 The Western Esoteric Tradition - An Historical Introduction
106 17th Sep 2018 
Bro. Peter Taylor, PM Lodge Albert Lochee N°448, PM Lodge Discovery N°1789, 
 PPGSec of Forfarshire

"Being Frank about Freemasonry" - Origins and Meaning of the Word Freemason
107 16th Nov 2018 Bro. Iain McIntosh, PM Lodge Broughty Castle N°486, PPSPGM of Forfarshire, Lodge Discovery 1789 "100th Anniversary of the Armistice - November 1918"
108 18th Jan 2019 Bro. David Hamilton, PM, Lodge Dundee St Mary N°1149  "Namaste" - A short walk in the Khumbu
109 15th Mar 2019 Bro. Alex. Smith, MM, Lodge Broughty Castle N°486 "Coins, Christianity and the Bible"
110 20th Sep 2019 Bro. John Hayes, WJW, Lodge Panmure N°299  The Masonic Presidents of the United States of America
111 15 Nov 2019 Mr. Ian Flett, Former Dundee City Archivist 2000 years of Tay Ferries
112 17th Jan 2020 Bro. Charlie Jones, SD Lodge Dalhousie N°679 An Operative Stonemason at the White House
Meetings suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
113 17th Mar 2023 Bro. Mike McAdams, PM, Lodge St Fothads 1059, SPPGM of Fife & Kinross
Grand Steward		 A Brief Look into the First Degree
114 15th Sep 2023

Bro. Kevin Thompson, PM Lodge Cupar o’ Fife 19, PM Lodge Hope of Kurrache 337, PM Lodge Dunearn 400

 The First Degree Tracing Board
115 17th Nov 2023 Bro. Mike McAdams, PM, Lodge St Fothads 1059, SPPGM of Fife & Kinross
Grand Steward		 A Walkthrough of the Second Degree
116 12th Jan 2024

Brother Ian Robertson, Lodge Kintegern 429 & Lodge Sir Robert Moray 1641 and Supreme Magus of the Societas Rosicruciana In Scotia

 The world of Sir Robert Moray. Freemasonry, Alchemy, Rosicrucianism and Science.
117 15th Mar 2024 Brother Bro. Roger Harry Bullard, PM Lodge of Dunblane IX, PM Lodge St John Tulliallan 598, MM Lodge St Andrew 814, Past Provincial Grand Master of Perthshire West The River Valley Prisoner of War Masonic Club
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