Brother Richard Vie Brooks, a member of Oxford Lodge No. 67, recently stopped by the Grand Lodge Office to donate a flea market find, which was given to him by his older brother, Brother Robert Vie Brooks, shortly before Robert passed away. The find is the original minute book of Linwood Lodge No. 567.
The first entry in the minute book, which covers from June 30, 1892 to October 22, 1900, is a handwritten transcription of the Grand Master’s dispensation forming the lodge in the village of Linwood, Hamilton County. The formation of the lodge was recommended by the Master, Wardens, and Brethren of Yeatman Lodge No. 162.
Linwood Lodge No. 567 was chartered on October 19, 1892 and consolidated with Norwood Winton Carthage Lodge No. 576 on March 25, 2008. Their minute book will be maintained as a part of the Grand Lodge archives.
