Registration Now Open For “The Lost Empire: Black Freemasonry In The Old West (1867-1906)” Lecture

Press release from the Town of Leesburg:

02/20/2021

Leesburg, VA (February 20, 2021) – The upcoming lecture, “The Lost Empire: Black Freemasonry in the Old West (1867-1906)”, is now open for registration.

Historian James R. Morgan III will discuss his award winning debut book, which tells the history of African American Freemasonry in the Old West as seen through the lens of Captain William D. Matthews and the King Solomon Grand Lodge of Kansas.

The virtual event will take place on Sunday, February 28 at 2 p.m. Advanced registration is available at https://tinyurl.com/BlackFreemasonryOldWest. For more information, Please call 703-737-7195 or email balchlib@leesburgva.gov.

This program is being brought to you jointly by Loudoun County NAACP, Black History Committee of Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, and Thomas Bach Library. Appreciation is expressed to the NAACP for providing virtual access.

Media Contact:
Leah Kosin
Assistant Public Information Officer
lkosin@leesburgva.gov
703-771-2781

This press release was produced by the Town of Leesburg. The views expressed are the author's own.