The Operatives
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Name
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The Operatives.pdf
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Speaker
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Mt. Ex. Donald L. McAndrews
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Presented
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A. Douglas Smith Jr. Lodge of Research No. 1949
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Date Presented
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01/29/2011
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Category
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History
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Keywords
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Appendant Bodies;#Grand Lodge History;#Masonic History;#Operative Masonry
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Spreading
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220
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Pages
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Summary
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The Operatives, a separate fraternal organization focused on actual operative Masonry, predates and has lived alongside speculative Masonry and our Grand Lodge system for 300 years. This paper explores the origins of this body and the efforts in the early 20th century to revive it. A number of Freemasons have belonged to the Operatives as well.