About: Kristen Hirschfeld

One morning in May, Brother Steve Ware, received a call from one of his co-workers, who had just found a discarded Masonic wallet along Interstate 70 near Wheelersburg, WV. The wallet did not contain a driver’s license or any money, but it did have two association cards with the name of the probable owner. Knowing…

“We all have our passions and prejudices, and we should use our utmost endeavors to keep them within due bounds. But whether he comes from the jungles of Africa, the swamps of Carolina, the plains of Hindoostan, the sands of Arabia, the snowcapped summits of Norway, the Emerald Isle, the sunny fields of France, or…

Twenty five members of Nova Caesarea Harmony Lodge No. 2 have used their time and money to support a backpack program at Miamitown Elementary, which is located a few blocks from the lodge hall. The program provides backpacks containing food to help children, who otherwise might go hungry over the weekend. “In January, we merged…

Neal Kissel (Rising Sun Lodge No. 22) grew up on a 75-acre farm in Ashtabula, Ohio, surrounded by trees and soft, rolling hills. As a child, his favorite chore was mowing the grass with the family’s early model Gravely Walk-Behind mower. Now a resident of Masonic Square at Springfield Masonic Community, Neal still looks forward…