Upcoming
November 20, 2024, Kite and Key Lodge, Allentown, Pennsylvania
January 17-20, 2025, New York Masonic con, Grand Lodge of the State of New York
February 6-8, 2025, Allied Masonic Degrees Masonic Week
February 11, 2025, Bedford Lodge No. 14, Bedford, Indiana
Previous Speaking Engagements
October 12, 2024
Creating the Center for Fraternal Collections & Research
Grand Council, Knights of Pythias
Carmel, Indiana
September 5, 2024
Not Your Grandpa’s Closet:
Collections at Indiana University
UU Women’s Alliance
Bloomington, Indiana
June 14, 2024
WORLD CONGRESS ON FRATERNALISM, SOCIAL CAPITAL, AND CIVIL SOCIETY (WCF) 2024:
Centuries of Fraternalism
Grand Orient de France
16 Rue Cadet, 75009, Paris, France10h: Roundtable on the Future of the Conference and Research. Discussion of priorities.
Chair: Paul Rich; Participants: Margaret Jacob, Brent Morris, Wallace Boston, Heather Calloway, Pierre Mollier, Guillermo de los ReyesTopics include direction of Westphalia Press and the journal Ritual, role in the ongoing Bowling Alone social capital debate, the Enlightenment viz today’s democracy crisis, future conference themes.
June 6, 2024
“Beyond Handshakes: Preserving Fraternal Records” at Grand York Rite of Missouri
Springfield, Missouri, Lunch & Learn
March 18, 2024
“From the Vault: A Call to Preserve Fraternal Records” at Rubicon Lodge No. 237 Waterville, Ohio
November 18, 2023
Speaking at Double Eagle Con at the Scottish Rite Valley of Chicago
“Timeless Tales: Ensuring the Future of Scottish Rite Heritage”
November 25, 2023
Speaking with Seth Anthony at
Lodge of St. Andrew No. 775
“Freemasonry’s Muralist: The Life and Works of Gustav Brand,” at the DeKalb Masonic Temple
October 25, 2023
October 14, 2023
“Creating the Center for Fraternal Collections & Research,” 2nd Annual Scottish Rite Research Society Symposium
September 28, 2023
“Guarding the Arcane: The Quest to Conserve Fraternal History,” Masonic Renewal Committee Engage Seminar
June 14, 2023
“Discovering Hidden Gems: Highlights of Indiana University’s Collections,” Mini University, Indiana University, Bloomington.
April 29, 2023
“Preserving a Lodge History, Culture, and Identity,” Midwest Conference on Masonic Education, Canton, Ohio.
April 18, 2023
“Not Your Grandpa’s Jewelry Box: Saving Forgotten Collections,” Terre Haute Lodge No. 19, Terre Haute, Indiana.
March 26, 2023
“Skeletons in the Closet: Hidden Collections and Fraternal Curiosities,” Sankey Lecture in Masonic Studies, Brock University, St. Catherine’s, Canada.
March 25, 2023
“Higher Ed Found Me on LinkedIn: The Value of an Interdisciplinary Education,” Keynote Lecture at the Brock University Humanities Symposium, Brock University, St. Catherine’s, Canada.