America250 Initiatives
Pennsylvania Masons are celebrating the 250th Anniversary of our nation’s founding in 2026 in numerous ways. In addition to partnering with the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission (America250PA) on sponsoring the planting of Liberty Trees in all 67 counties across the Commonwealth, a special committee of brethren has produced educational videos, which can be found here:
The Academy of Masonic Knowledge evaluated all lodge submissions to the 1,000-Word Essay Competition, in which lodges wrote about their history. The winners are as follows:
1st Place: Peter Williamson Lodge No. 323, Scranton (District 13, Region 7)
2nd Place: Fayette Lodge No. 228, Uniontown (District 31, Region 4)
3rd Place: Columbia Lodge No. 91, Philadelphia (District C, Region 1)
The winners by Region are as follows:
Region 1: Melita Lodge No. 295, Philadelphia (District C)
Region 2: Huguenot Lodge No. 377, Kutztown (District 7)
Region 3: Hollidaysburg Lodge No. 220 (District 20)
Region 4: Shidle Lodge No. 601, Irwin (District 30)
Region 5: Oasis Lodge No. 416, Edinboro (District 24)
Region 6: Pine Grove Lodge No. 409 (District 58)
Region 7: Hamilton Day Lodge No. 814, Stroudsburg (District 50)
