lodge library

Good Samaritan Lodge No. #336 has a small, but surprisingly extensive, library available to its members and Masonic scholars upon request. In our 150 years of existence, the Lodge has been able to compile various tomes on the history of the Lodge, the surrounding area, and Freemasonry in general. Our rule of thumb is that these resources are generally available to be “checked out” from the Lodge for those who are interested in expanding their knowledge, but there is one exception. This exception being that any book that is over 100 years old needs to remain physically in the Lodge building. However, these older books can still be viewed upon request. Anyone wishing to check out or read one of the books in the library simply need contact the Lodge Secretary.

books and novels

• Beyond the Gatehouse, Gettysburg’s Evergreen Cemetery, by Brian A. Kennell (date unknown)

• Dynamic Freedoms, by Robert B. Watts, (date unavailable)

• Books Available Circulating Library Grand Lodge of PA (date unknown)

• Masonic Music in England, by Herbert F. Ellingford (Past Grand Organist) (date unknown)

• Time Life books: The Cell, Machines, The Body, Matter, and Energy (date unknown)

• Public Gardens and Arboretums of the U.S. (date unknown)

• This America, by Lyndon B. Johnson (date unknown)

• The Army of the Potomac: Mr. Lincoln’s Army, by Bruce Catton (date unknown)

• The Army of the Potomac: Glory Road, by Bruce Catton (date unknown)

• The Army of the Potomac: Stillness at Appomattox, by Bruce Catton (date unknown)

• Ask Me Brother, by Charles H. Merz AM.M.D., 32 degree (date unknown)

• The Masonic Manual of Grand Lodge A.F. & M. of Missouri (date unknown)

• The Guild – 74 (date unknown)

• Freemasonry Before the Existence of Grand Lodges (date unknown)

• The Freemason Monitor containing a Delineation of the Fundamental Principles of Freemasonry Operative and Speculative, as well in a Religious as a Moral Law, ©1848

• The Revelations of a Square; Exhibiting a Graphic Display of Sayings and Doings of Eminent F. & A. Masons, from the Revival in 1717, by Dr. Desaguiliers, to the Reunion in 1813, by their R.H. The Duke of Kent, and Sussex, Printed 1854

• The Universal Masonic Library, Vol. XXVII, The Freemason’s Monthly Magazine, June-Dec 1855

• Stray Leaves from A Freemason’s Notebook, by A. Suffolk Rector, © 1856

• Freemason’s Almanac, Published by Morris & Monsarrat, Louisville Kentucky, 1861

• Washington and His Masonic Compeers, by Sidney Hayden, © 1866

• The Mysticstar, A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Freemasonry and its Literature, © 1867

• Manual of the Lodge, by Albert G. Mackey M.D., © 1870

• Life and Epistles of St. Paul, by Conybeare & Howson, Peoples Edition, ©1890

• The Story of Freemasonry, © 1904

• Restorations of Masonic Geometry and Symbology BEING A Dissertation on the Lost Knowledge’s of the Lodge, by H.P. Bromwell, © 1905

• Masonic Sketch Book and Gleanings from the Harvest Field of Masonic Literature, by Edwin Du Laurans, © 1905

• Old Masonic Lodges of Pennsylvania “Moderns” and “Ancients” Vol. I, © 1912

• Old Masonic Lodges of Pennsylvania “Moderns” and “Ancients”, Vol. II, © 1913

• Washington’s Masonic Correspondence as Found among the Washington Papers in the Library of Congress, ©1915

• Ancient Documents relating to the A.&A. Scottish Rite in the Archives of the R.W. Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of PA., © 1915

• List of Regular Lodges, A.F. & M., © 1918

• The Royal Arch Orpheus, Second Ed., © 1921

• From Desert to Temple, by Eleanor Wood Whitman, © 1923

• A Master’s Wages, The Masonic Services Association of the U.S., © 1924

• Modern Masonry, by Joseph Fort Newton, © 1924

• Masonry and the Flag, by John W. Barry, © 1924

• Masonic Juris Prudence, the Comascines, by W. Ravenscroft, © 1924

• Anderson’s Constitutions of 1723, by Bro. Lionel Vibert, © 1924

• Masonic Poems, The Masonic Service Association, © 1924

• The Three Degrees, The Masonic Service Association, © 1924

• The Great Light in Masonry, The Masonic Service Association , © 1924

• Masonry and Americanism, The Masonic Service Association, © 1924

• A History of the York and Scottish Rites of Freemasonry, by Henry Ridgely Evans, © 1924

• The Meaning of Masonry, The Masonic Service Association, © 1924

• The Landmarks of Freemasonry, Vol. I, The Masonic Service Association, © 1924

• The Landmarks of Freemasonry, Vol. II, The Masonic Service Association, © 1924

• Mormonism and Masonry, The Masonic Service Association, © 1924

• The Old Past Master, by Carl H. Claudy, © 1924

• Great American Mason’s, by George W. Baird, © 1924

• The Kentucky Monitor, 13th Edition, by Henry Pirtle, ©1925

• Morals and Dogma Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, by Albert Pike, © 1925

• Foreign Countries, by Carl H. Claudy, © 1925

• Jurisprudence of Freemasonry, © 1927

• The Masonic Conservators, by Ray V. Denslow, © 1931

• Introduction to Freemasonry, by Carl H. Claudy, © 1931

• Early Freemasonry in Pennsylvania, by Henry S. Boreman, © 1931

• Introduction to Freemasonry I, Entered Apprentice, by Carl H. Claudy, © 1931

• Famous American Lodges, December 18, 1935, The Masonic Service Association Washington, D.C.

• From Whence Came We, by George B. Clark, Masonic Ancestry and Descendants of the Grand Lodges of the United States, December 10, 1941, The Masonic Service Association Washington, D.C.

• Great Masons of America, Famous Craftsmen Who Have Made Outstanding Contributions to Freemasonry, November 5, 1941, The Masonic Service Association Washington, D.C.

• Ancient Landmarks of Freemasonry, Revised Edition, January 15, 1940, The Masonic Service Association Washington, D.C.

• Ritual Degrees and Ceremonials of the DeMolay, 7th Edition, © 1945

• Little Masonic Library, by Henry Ridgely Evans, Vol. I, © 1946

• Little Masonic Library, by Henry Ridgely Evans, Vol. III, © 1946

• Little Masonic Library, by Henry Ridgely Evans, Vol. IV , © 1946

• Morals and Dogma, Ancient and accepted Rite Southern Jurisdiction, by Albert Pike, © 1947

• Freemasonry in Winchester Virginia, by William Moseley Brown, © 1949

• The Royal Arch Mason, Vol. III, March 1949

• Practical Guide for Royal Arch Chapter Officers and Companions, by E. T. Reid, P.H.P., © 1950

• The Builders, by Joseph fort Newton, Revised 1951

• The Bible and King Solomon’s Temple in Masonry, by John Wesley Kelchner, Illustrated, © 1951

• Freemasonry and the Presidency, U.S.A., by Ray V. Denslow, 1952

• Masonic Organizations and Allied Orders and Degrees, by Harold V.B. Voorhis, ©1952

• Well-Springs of American Freemasonry, by H.L. Haywood, © 1953

• List of Regular Lodges Masonic, © 1953

• Light from the Sanctuary of the Royal Arch, © 1963

• The Masonic Brotherhood Center at the New York World’s Fair, © 1964-1965

• Mackey’s Jurisprudence of Freemasonry, by Albert G. Mackey M.D., Revised © 1968

• Proudly Serving the Cause of Patriotism, an Anthology of Definitions of Patriotism, © 1973

• The Western Maryland Railway Story, © 1952

• Facts for Freemasonry, Revised Edition, © 1953

• Freemasonry in the Eastern Hemisphere, by Ray V. Denslow, © 1954

• Mozart and Masonry, by Paul Nettl, ©1957

• A History of Secret Societies, by Arkon Daraul, © 1961

• Strange Sects and Curious Cults, by Marcus Bach, © 1961

• Morals and Dogma, Ancient & Accepted Rite Southern Jurisdiction, by Albert Pike, © 1962

• Handbook of Freemasonry, Revised Ed., by Edmond Ronayne, ©1965

• The Knight of the Order, by Ernle Bradford, ©1972

• The Craft and Its Symbols, by Allen E. Roberts, © 1974 (2 copies)

• Masonic Americana, by the Knights Templar Magazine, the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, U.S.A. © 1975

• Biblical Characters in Freemasonry, by John H. Gordon, © 1980

• The Meaning of Masonry, by W.L. Wilmshurst, © 1980

• Early Freemasonry in Pennsylvania, © 1981

• Masonic Timepieces, Rings, Balls & Watch Fobs, by C. Clark Julius, © 1983

• The Brotherhood, the Secret World of The Freemasons, by Stephen Knight, © 1984

• The Exemplar, A Guide to Mason’s Actions, Grand Lodge F & A.M. of PA, © 1985

• Masonic Grandfather Clocks, Mantle Clocks, Watches, Pocket Knives, Rings, Balls and Watch Fobs, by C. Clark Julius, © 1985

• Freemasonry in My Life, by Sir James Stubbs KCVO Grand Secretary 1958 –1980, United Grand Lodge of   England, © 1985

• Ancient and Early Medieval Historical Characters in Freemasonry, by John H. Van Gorden, © 1986

• The Book of the Lodge, by George Oliver, ©1986

• The Craft A History of English Freemasonry, by John Hamill, ©1986

• Between Heaven and Sheol, by Harold E. Hess, © 1986

• Constitution of the United States of America, a Secondary School text, © 1987

• Seekers of Truth, by Allen E. Roberts, ©1988

• Priest and Freemason the Life of George Oliver, by R.S.E. Sandbach, ©1988 (2 copies)

• Born In Blood, the Lost Secrets of Freemasonry, by John J. Robinson, ©1989

• The Temple and the Lodge, by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, ©1989

• The York Rite of Freemasonry, A History and Handbook, by Frederick G. Speidel, © 1989

• Masonic Memorabilia, by C. Clark Julius, © 1991

• Living the Enlightenment Freemasonry and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Europe, by Margaret C. Jacob, © 1991

• Dungeon Fire and Sword, the Knights Templar in the Crusades, by John J. Robinson, © 1991

• The Mediaeval Builder and His Methods, by Frank B. Andrews, ©1992

• A Pilgrims Path, Freemasonry and the Religious Right, by John J. Robinson, © 1993

• Freemasons at Gettysburg by Sheldon A. Munn, © 1993 (Signed by author)

• Is It True What They Say About Freemasons? by Art DeHoyos & S. Brent Morris, © 1993

• The Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross, by Arthur Edward Waite, © 1993

• The Sign and the Seal the Quest of the Lost Ark of the Covenant, by Graham Hancock, © 1993

• Cathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel Technology and Invention in the Middle-Ages, by Frances & Joseph Gies, ©1994

• The Brotherhood, the Secret World of the Freemasons, by Stephen Knight, © 1994

• Fundamentalism & Freemasonry, by Gary Leazer, Ph.D.1995

• Albert Pike, the Man Beyond the Monument, by Jim Tresner, ©1995

• A Reference Book for Freemasons, by Frederick Smyth, © 1998

• Solomon’s Builders Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington, D.C. , by Christopher Dodapp, © 2007

• History of York Lodge No. 266, Free and Accepted Masons, and of St. John’s Lodge No. 123, Ancient York Masons, held at York, PA, by George Hay Kain, P.M., Franklin M. Beecher, P.M. (date unknown)

• Civil War Lodge of Research #1865 AF&AM, the Grand Lodge of Virginia (date unknown)

• History of Freemasonry, Vol. I, by J.W.S. Mitchell, M.D. (date unknown)

• History of Freemasonry, Vol. II, by J.W.S. Mitchell, M.D. (date unknown)

• The History of Freemasonry, by Albert G. Mackey and W. M. R. Singleton, Vol. I (date unknown)

• The History of Freemasonry, by Albert G. Mackey and W. M. R. Singleton, Vol. II (date unknown)

• The History of Freemasonry, by Albert G. Mackey and W. M. R. Singleton, Vol. III (date unknown)

• The History of Freemasonry, by Albert G. Mackey and W. M. R. Singleton, Vol. IV (date unknown)

• The History of Freemasonry, by Albert G. Mackey and W. M. R. Singleton, Vol. V (date unknown)

• The 100th Anniversary of Hebron Lodge No. 465, F. & A.M. (date unknown)

• A Short History of the Shrine, (date unknown), (2 copies)

• Dedication Memorial of the New Masonic Temple Philadelphia 1873, Printed 1875

• The Illustrated History of Freemasonry, by Moses W. Redding, © 1892

• St. John’s Commandery No. 4 Knights Templar Philadelphia, A Condensed History from its Organization June 10, 1819 to October, 1901, by Sir George W. Kreamer

• Washington Sesquicentennial Celebration Nov. 5, 1902, Memorial Vol Grand Lodge F. & A.M. Pennsylvania. © 1902

• First Century of Naval Lodge No.4, F. & A. M., of the City of Washington, ©1905

• Franklin Bi-Centenary Celebration, © 1906

• Freemasonry in Pennsylvania 1727-1907, Lodge No. 2, F. & A. M. 1757-1781, Vol. I, © 1908

• Freemasonry in Pennsylvania 1727-1907, Lodge No. 2, F. & A. M. 1781-1813, Vol. II, © 1909

• History of Lodge No.43 F. & A. M. Lancaster, Pa. 1785 – 1810, by George R. Welchans P. M. and Andrew H. Hershey, P. M. Published by the Lodge © 1911

• History of the Grand Lodge and of Freemasonry in the District of Columbia, © 1911

• Freemasonry in Northumberland and Snyder counties Pennsylvania, by Fredric A. Godcharles, Vol. I, © 1911

• Freemasonry in Northumberland and Snyder counties Pennsylvania, by Fredric A. Godcharles, Vol. II, © 1911

• The Gettysburg National Bank, © 1914

• Honor Roll, Free and Accepted Masons of PA, World War I Service, © 1918

• Pennsylvania Knights Templar, 1797-1919

• Freemasonry in Pennsylvania 1727-1907, Lodge No. 2, F. & A. M. 1814-1855, Vol. II, © 1919

• Territorial Masonry, the Story of Freemasonry and the Louisiana Purchase, 1804-1821, by Ray Vaughn Denslow, © 1925

• Pennsylvania, A History Biographical, © 1926

• Pennsylvania, A History, Vol. I © 1926

• Pennsylvania, A History, Vol. II © 1926

• Pennsylvania, A History, Vol. III © 1926

• Pennsylvania, A History, Vol. IV © 1926

• History of the Ancient Scottish Rite and Symbolic Masonry, © 1927

• Historical Analysis of the Holy Royal Arch Ritual, © 1929

• Bi-Centenary Anniversary Celebration, 1731-1931

• History of the Cryptic Rite, 1918, Vol. I, © 1931

• History of the Cryptic Rite, 1918, Vol. II, © 1931

• A Brief Descriptive Account of The Masonic Temple at Phila., © 1931

• Bi-Centenary Anniversary celebration 1731-1931 Memorial Celebration, ©1933

• History of Lodge No.43 F. & A. M. Lancaster, PA, 1785 – 1935, by George R. Welchans P. M., and Andrew H. Hershey P. M., Published by the Lodge, 1936

• Highlights of Templar History, by William Moseley Brown, © 1944

• History of Sesquicentennial, The Grand Holy Royal Arch Chapter of PA, 1795 to 1945

• Honor Roll Military and Naval Service, World War II, F. &A.M. of PA, 1941-1945

• The Mark Degree, Its Early History, by Richard A. H. Springett, P.A.C.I.G., © 1946

• History of Knights Templar of Pennsylvania, © 1949

• History of Knights Templar of Pennsylvania, 1797-1949, by George H. Kain

• The 100th Anniversary Corinthian Lodge No. 93, A.F. & M., 1850-1950

• History of the Grand Encampment Knights Templar of the U.S., by Francis J. Scully M.D., 1952

• Freemasonry in the Western Hemisphere, by Ray V. Denslow, © 1953

• History of Royal Arch Masonry, Vol. I, © 1956

• A History of Royal Arch Masonry, Vol. II, © 1956

• History of Royal Arch Masonry, Vol. III, © 1956

• 150 Years of Freemasonry in Chambersburg Pa. 1800-1950, by William Erdmann Montgomery, © 1959

• 175 years of Lodge No. 43, Lancaster, PA, 1785-1960

• History of Lodge No.43 F. & A. M. Lancaster, Pa. 1785 – 1960. George R. Welchans, P. M., Andrew H. Hershey, P. M. and Samuel R. Fraim, P. M., Published by the Lodge, 1961

• History of York Commandery No.21, Knights Templar of Pennsylvania, 1865-1965

• The Masonic Temple Philadelphia, © 1974

• Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania, Quarterly Communication, © 1977

• Monitor of Ceremonies of the Order of the DeMolay, © 1985

• The Master Builders, a History of the Grand Lodge of F. & A. M. of PA, Vol. I: 1731-1873, by Wayne A. Huss, © 1986 (2 copies)

• The Master Builders, a History of the Grand Lodge of F. & A.M. of PA, Vol. II, by Wayne A. Hess, © 1986

• A History of the Supreme Council, 33 Degree A.A.S.R., N.M.J., U.S.A. © 1987

• The Master Builders, a History of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania Vol. III: Grand Master Biographies by Wayne A. Huss. (Sealed in Plastic) © 1989

• The 125th Scottish Rite Bodies Valley of Harrisburg, 1865-1990

• Zembo Temple Harrisburg, PA, ©1993

• Good Samaritan Lodge N.336 North America Mark Twain Masonic Awareness Award submission information for 2012

• Holy Bible, King James Version, © 1823

• Holy Bible, King James Version, (Masonic), ©1971

• Holy Bible, King James Version, (Masonic), ©1991

books of lodge minutes

pamphlets

• (Pamphlet) Books Available in Circulating Library Grand Lodge F. &A.M. PA, (date unknown)

• (Pamphlet) The Rival Grand Lodges of England, by C.C. Hunt, P. G. H. P., Part I, (date unknown)

• (Pamphlet) The Rival Grand Lodges of England, by C.C. Hunt, P. G. H. P., Part II, (date unknown)

• (Pamphlet) The Early History of Perseverance Royal Arch Chapter No. 21,Harrisburg, PA (date unknown)

• (Pamphlet) Address by Richard A. Kern R. W. Past Grand Master (date unknown)

• (Pamphlet) Bro. Stephen Girard’s Fraternal Connections with the Grand Lodge of PA, © 1919

• (Pamphlet) Constitution and Statutes Grand Encampment of Knights Templar U.S.A. © 1926

• (Pamphlet) A brief descriptive Account of the Masonic Temple at Philadelphia, October 11-14, © 1931

• (Pamphlet) Address on Freemasonry and the Constitution of the United States of America, September 1, 1937

• (Pamphlet) Thumb-Nail Sketches on Medieval Knighthoods, by Harold V.B. Voorhis, 1945

• (Pamphlet) Where North Meets South, A Story of Freemasonry in Central America, by Ray V. Denslow, © 1946

• (Pamphlet) The Masonic Home of PA, and the William L. Elkins Masonic Orphanage for Girls, 63rd Annual Report, © 1948

• (Pamphlet) Centennial Anniversary of Philadelphia Commandery No. 2, Knights Templar of PA, 1849-1949

• (Pamphlet) Scandinavian Freemasonry, by Ray V. Denslow, © 1949

• (Pamphlet) Forty-Second Annual Convention of The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association, Alexandria, VA, © 1952

• (Pamphlet) Minutes of the Forty-Second Annual Convention of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association Alexandria, Virginia, February 22, 1952

• (Pamphlet) Report of the Committee On Masonic Homes, Located at Elizabethtown, PA, 1955

• (Pamphlet) Address by Richard A. Kern R.W. P.G.M. for the Laying of the corner stone of the extension to the Philadelphia Freemason’s Memorial Hospital Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown, PA, © July 9, 1955

• (Pamphlet) Address by Bro. Ralph M. Lehr, R.W. G. M., to R. W. G. L. of PA at the Annual Grand Communication, December 27, 1955

• (Pamphlet) Address by Bro. Charles H. Nitsch, R.W.G.M., to the R. W. G. L. of PA at the Annual Grand Communication December 27, 1955

• (Pamphlet) Address by Bro. George H. Deike, R.W.G.M., to the R. W. G. L. of PA at the Annual Grand Communication December 26, 1955

• (Pamphlet) In Memoriam, Samuel Morrett Goodyear, 1955

• (Pamphlet) Address Delivered by Bro. Charles H. Nitsch, RWGM, to RW Grand Lodge of PA, © 1956

• (Pamphlet) In Memoriam, Bro. Robert Rathbun Lewis, 1961

• (Pamphlet) In Memoriam, Bro. Ralph Matthew Lehr, 1961

• R. W. Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of PA Committee on Lectures (Dates Unknown) Bulletins:

• No. 1 - Lecture Plan, Purpose and Outlines of Lectures (2 copies)

• No.2 - Freemasonry in PA Before the Grand Lodge of 1786, by Frederic E. Manson P.M.

• No. 5 - Masonic Principles Frequently Overlooked Address by P. M. Bro. Bro. John A. Murphy.

• No.6 - Masonic Objection Prepared, by Frederic E. Manson P.M.

• No.7 - The Symbolism of Masonry Prepared, by Frederic E. Manson P.M.

• No. 8 - Masonic Secrecy Prepared, by Frederic E. Manson P.M.

• No. 9 - Masonry Within and Without The Lodge Prepared, by Frederic E. Manson P.M.

• No.10 - Traveling East Prepared, by Frederic E. Manson P.M.

• No. 11 - The Preparing Room Prepared, by Frederic E. Manson P.M.

• No.12 - The Committee Room, by Frederic E. Manson P.M.

• No.13 - The Lodge Room, by Frederic E. Manson P.M. (2 copies)

• No.14 - Some Masonic Titles, by Frederic E. Manson P.M.

• No.15 - The Symbolism of The Stations, by Frederic E. Manson P.M.

• No. 17 - Five Outstanding Grand Masters by Frederic E. Manson P.M. (2 copies)