The following list records the twenty-six Brethren who were initiated into Lodge St Olaf during the decade of the 1960s. Unlike previous decades, no affiliates joined the Lodge during this period, and all new members entered the Craft through initiation within the Lodge itself.
The 1960s were years of considerable social and cultural change, both nationally and within local communities. Despite these wider shifts, Lodge St Olaf continued to attract men who were drawn to the principles and traditions of Freemasonry. Those initiated during these years formed a smaller but nonetheless important group whose membership helped maintain the continuity and working life of the Lodge.
The names that follow therefore represent the Brethren who chose to begin their Masonic journey within Lodge St Olaf during this distinctive decade in its history.
Alasdair Grant Carmichael
John Keith
James Brown Clark
William George Mutch
John White
David Bruce
John Devenish
James M Duthie
Hugh Dobbin
1960 – First weather satellite launched
1961 – Yuri Gagarin becomes first human in space
1962 – Cuban Missile Crisis
1963 – Martin Luther King Jr. delivers “I Have a Dream” speech
1964 – The Beatles achieve global fame
1965 – First spacewalk completed
1966 – Cultural Revolution begins in China
1967 – First successful heart transplant
1968 – Global protests and unrest
1969 – Apollo 11 Moon landing