Sowing Seeds will consist of four seminars in four locations about the State of Kentucky. Each seminar will trace the actual history of Freemasonry in its Lodge form as we know it today, from the founding of the Grand Lodge of England, through its spread to the American colonies, the founding of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, the Morgan Affair and its aftermath and issues in contemporary Freemasonry.

Each seminar will feature a keynote speaker in the afternoon session, as well as a panel discussion.

Dates and Locations

Bowling Green • June 30, 2018 • 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. CDT
Holiday Inn, University Plaza
Speakers: Patrick Craddock, John Bizzack, Cameron Poe
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Hebron • July 28, 2018 • 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. EDT
Airport Holiday Inn
Speakers: Richard Graeter, John Bizzack, Cameron Poe
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Louisville • August 25, 2018 • 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. EDT
Embassy Suites – Hurstbourne Lane
Speakers: Patrick Craddock, John Bizzack, Cameron Poe
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London • September 29, 2018 • 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. EDT
Country Inn & Suites, 2035 West Hwy 192 (I-75 exit 38)
Speakers: John Bizzack, Cameron Poe
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ATTIRE: Coat and Tie
LUNCH: the responsibility of the attendee

Enhance your understanding of Freemasonry - its history, its purposes and its practices by attending a Sowing Seeds of Freemasonry seminar near you. All seminars open to Masons of all degrees and those interested in learning more about Freemasonry.

For more information contact: SowingSeeds2018@gmail.com


Special Guest Speakers


Richard Graeter
Richard Graeter
Richard A. Graeter is Past Master of Caliburn Lodge No. 785, Cincinnati, Ohio and an Active Member of the DeMolay Legion of Honor, former Commander-in-Chief of Ohio Consistory, Honorary Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the 33rd and Last Degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Northern Jurisdiction, and past Chairman of the Masonic Education and Information Committee of the Grand Lodge of Ohio F. & A. M. Worshipful Bro. Graeter's powerful 2012 essay, "Reform Freemasonry", is considered by many Masons as one of the most insightful and relevant Masonic writings in recent years. Worshipful Bro. Graeter is an Honorary Member of the Rubicon Masonic Society, Lexington, Kentucky.

Patrick Craddock
Patrick Craddock
Patrick Craddock is a Past Master of Conlegium Ritus Austeri No. 779 in Nashville (as well as a charter member of same), and the proprietor of The Craftsman's Apron in Nashville, Tennessee (www.craftsmansapron.com) providing Freemasons with the highest quality Masonic regalia, gifts, and personal effects available. He received his Master of Arts degree (Middle Tennessee State University '92) and Master of Philosophy (University College of Wales - Aberystwyth '01) in history, is a contributing author to Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, C. Van West, ed., as well as a past-curator of exhibits at the Carter House Museum, Franklin, Tennessee. Initiated, passed and raised in O.D. Smith Lodge, No. 33, Oxford, Mississippi, he was a life member Hiram Lodge No. 7, Franklin, Tennessee, President of the Masonic Society, and an Honorary Member of the Rubicon Masonic Society, Lexington, Kentucky.

John Bizzack
John Bizzack
Dr. John Bizzack is Master of Lexington Lodge No. 1, in Lexington, Kentucky, and member of the Scottish Rite. He is the author of numerous papers, essays, commentaries, and several popular books on Freemasonry including For the Good of the Order: Examining the Shifting Paradigm within Freemasonry, and Island Freemasonry: the Final Bastion of the Observant Lodge, and How and Why Freemasonry Came to Kentucky: The Backstory. Dr. Bizzack is a founding member of the Rubicon Masonic Society, Coordinator of the Masonic History Study Group in Lexington, a Fellow and Director of The Masonic Society, and a member of the William O. Ware Lodge of Research, Texas Lodge of Research, and Southern California Lodge of Research. He is also a member of the North Central Past Masters Association. Dr. Bizzack speaks nationally on a wide variety of topics regarding Freemasonry.

Cameron Poe
Cameron Poe

Worshipful Brother Cameron Poe is Assistant Grand Tyler of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, F. & A. M., and Past Master of Lexington Lodge No. 1 in Lexington, Kentucky. He was instrumental in developing the approach used by Lexington Lodge No. 1 to educate their candidates through each of the three degrees, advancing Masonic education for all members, and ultimately a revitalization and cultural change of his Lodge.

He has since served his Grand Lodge as District Deputy Grand Master, Past Chairman for the Committee on Masonic Education, and the Committee for Collegiate Fraternal Relations. He was also Masonic Homes Ambassador for District 20 from 2011-2014, and has served on the Grand Lodge Committee on Credentials, Grand Lodge Representative to California, and the Southeastern Grand Masters Conference Committee for the Grand Lodge of Kentucky. He is also co-founder and Chairman of the Rubicon Masonic Society in Lexington, and recipient of the Lexington Lodge No. 1 Masonic Statesman Award. He has been invested with the Knight Commander of the Court of Honor, Valley of Louisville Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction.


Co-Sponsors

William O. Ware Lodge of Research No. 999
Ted Adams Lodge of Research No. 998
Phoenix Lodge No. 719
Good Faith Lodge No. 95
Latonia Lodge No. 746
Lexington Lodge No. 1
Greater Louisville Masonic Education Association
Robert Burns Lodge No. 163
Henry Barnes Lodge No. 607
Paintsville Lodge No. 381
DeMoss Lodge No. 220
Boone-Union No. 304
Northern Kentucky Society of Past Masters
Buechel No. 896
Golden Rule-Covington Lodge No. 109
Crittenden-Dry Ridge Lodge No. 694
Rubicon Masonic Society