Sometimes, the most significant pieces of our history don’t come from formal acquisitions; they walk through the door of a local business.
Recently, a unique photo book was gifted to a brother who owns a jewelry store in town. At first glance, it is a stunning visual record of the Masonic Home in Utica, NY, during 1920’s. However, as we look closer, this volume begins to tell a much deeper story about how we documented the charity of NY Freemasons.
For those of us at the Chancellor Robert R. Livingston Masonic Library in Manhattan, this discovery immediately rang a bell. Ratirat immediately remembered we currently hold a very similar historical book in our collection, published by Max Schaal. These photos remain a primary source for understanding the architecture of the Utica campus and Masonic relief!
Please enjoy the photos of our past, and the first place we were prepared to be Masons…
In the heart!
Photo Book Utica