Boise Valley Scottish Rite

05/30/2026

This past week, we packaged and mailed out over 50 welcome packets to new members. These packets include:
- a copy of Heredom, our annual publication of papers
- a copy of The Plumbline, our quarterly newsletter (these were back issues. The Plumbline is now digital)
- a SRRS membership pin.

If you’re interested in joining the SRRS, check out the link in the comments.

05/30/2026

Scottish Rite Brethren of Boise Valley,

Sunday May 31st will be the 225th Anniversary Celebration of the Establishment of the Supreme Council, 33° Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction of the USA.

Starting at 12:00 noon MT there will be an approximate two-hour live Streaming event of this Special Celebration, from Charleston, S. C.

Brother Gene Ammerman and I will be putting a watch party for this event to be held at the Boise Valley Scottish Rite Building.

We will be ordering pizza or something else for everyone.

05/26/2026

225 years ago today, on May 25, 1801, Frederick Dalcho received the 33d Degree In Charleston, South Carolina.

05/12/2026

Brethren,

Date: May 23rd, 2026
Time: 9AM - 12PM
Course: Ivory Key & Why 33

The Valley of Boise is conducting a Master Craftsman group study.

We will meet in the library at the Scottish Rite building.

All are welcomed, and you DO NOT need to be enrolled in the courses to attend.

Invite members from your Lodge, especially if they are interested in joining the Scottish Rite. All are welcomed.

Bring your laptops, iPads/tablets or smartphones if you’re enrolled in the course or thinking of enrolling in the course. Cost of the course is $33 for each course BUT attendance is free. No requirements other than an interest in Scottish Rite education.

PLEASE RSVP with our Secretary Bob Julian, 33° GC.

Respectfully,

Gene A.

05/02/2026

Typesetting for Heredom Volume 33 is complete and we are now beginning to index!

If you’d like to be a part of one of the most anticipated Masonic research journals, consider contacting our editor at https://scottishriteresearch.com/contact-us/

***The deadline for Volume 34 is late August, 2026.***

***𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩:
https://scottishriteresearch.com/publications/heredom/

Heredom is the annual journal of the Scottish Rite Research Society. Each year it features the most renowned authors and rising stars of modern Masonic research! Join our august community!

Please note that this post is from SRRS Editorial. If you have any questions or concerns about membership or subscriptions, please contact the SRRS membership representative directly at the email listed under “Membership Information” at the following URL: https://scottishriteresearch.com/contact-us/ or srrs@scottishrite[dot]org.

04/23/2026

Brethren,

Date: April 25, 2026
Time: 9AM - 12PM
Course: Ivory Key

The Valley of Boise is conducting a Master Craftsman group study.

All are welcomed, and you DO NOT need to be enrolled in the Ivory Key course to attend.

Invite members from your Lodge, especially if they are interested in joining the Scottish Rite. All are welcomed.

Bring your laptops, iPads/tablets or smartphones if you’re enrolled in the course or thinking of enrolling in the course. Cost of the course is $33 BUT attendance is free. No requirements other than an interest in Scottish Rite education.

PLEASE RSVP with our Secretary Bob Julian, 33° GC.

04/04/2026

It’s typesetting season for Heredom 33! Once complete the papers will go through another round of proofreading and then indexing. From seeking out compelling research papers, to editing, to the rest of the process described above, our beloved anthology is truly a farm-to-table product.

For our 33rd volume, we have a wonderful collection of essays. If you’d like to be a part of one of the most anticipated Masonic research journals, consider contacting our editor at https://scottishriteresearch.com/contact-us/

***The deadline for Volume 34 is late August, 2026.***

***𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩:
https://scottishriteresearch.com/publications/heredom/

Heredom is the annual journal of the Scottish Rite Research Society. Each year it features the most renowned authors and rising stars of modern Masonic research! Join our august community!

Please note that this post is from SRRS Editorial. If you have any questions or concerns about membership or subscriptions, please contact the SRRS membership representative directly at the email listed under “Membership Information” at the following URL: https://scottishriteresearch.com/contact-us/ or srrs@scottishrite[dot]org.

03/15/2026

Save the date! We’re having a catfish fry for our August picnic. All are welcome.

Make sure you bring your family, your friends and all of the members of your blue Lodge.

Tickets will be available soon to be purchased from the Boise Valley Secretary.

Please buy tickets so that we have enough food for everyone.

01/20/2026