Category Archives: History

We live in a house next to where the Arctic Brotherhood Camp No.17 was in Haines, AK. We want to know more history about it. Please email the history and send photos if you can. You can view part of … Continue reading →

We thought the mystery of the location Camp No. 5 had been solved with some great research by Bob Sutherland.  He delivered a good theory that the Camp was in Seattle and had some old newspaper stories that seemed to

[The following was article was originally published in The Square (an independent magazine for Freemasons).  Honorary Member Leo Zenelli is the editor of the The Square and he gave us permission to use it.] In February 1899, some 11 would-be … Continue reading →

On June 11, 2010, alert reader Bob Sutherland provided research that solved a odd mystery as to why we could not figure our where the 5th original Arctic Brotherhood Camp was located.  His research was so outstanding that we thought

Alert reader, Bob Sutherland, found a very interesting 1909 Dawson Daily News article that revealed turmoil in the A-B Organization regarding the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.  It seems the infighting revolved around two factions.

Found & bought this A-B related post card on E-bay.   The front photo is of the Arctic Brotherhood building built as an exhibit for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition hosted in Seattle in 1908.  This was the same event where President Taft … Continue reading →

The first thing these guys did when starting a new chapter was build a Hall (clubhouse).  A few survived.  You gotta love their priorities.

Jerry Lake found a website for the Gilpatrict Hotel Chitina in Chitina, AK that claims it was built in 1914 as an A-B Hall.  No verification as of yet or a Camp Number.