This encyclopedic guide offers a comprehensive overview of the world of secret societies, from the most well-known Masonic lodges to more obscure mystical order

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Useful to the novice searcher, as well as the professional genealogist. Covers all aspects of research--major records, published sources, and special resources.

Its mysterious symbols and rituals had been used in secret for centuries before Freemasonry revealed itself in 1717. But where had this powerful organization co