General Articles

The Wreath of Remembrance: A Tribute to the Fallen In the waning days of autumn, beneath a sky of solemn gray, two valiant brothers of Lodge St. Olaf prepared to honor the memory of those who had journeyed before them into the shadowed lands of history. It was...

W.S.W. Trevor Cooke represented the Lodge at the Remembrance Day Service held a Cruden Bay Parish Church on Sunday 14th November 2021.An ex-serviceman himself Bro. Cooke served for 9 years in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers with Postings at; 5 Airborne...

Office Bearers 2019 - 2022 R.W.M. Ewan Mackay D.M. Gordon Mackay P.M. W.S.W. Gordon Daly P.M. W.J.W. Trevor Cooke Sec. Mark Dunn P.M. Tres. Doug Sheal Almoner. Bill Murray P.M. S.D. Sandy Tweddle J.D. Chris Syme I.G. Richard Parker Chap. Simon Hope Tyler. David Platt...

Brother George Hall had the distinct honor of serving as Right Worshipful Master (R.W.M.) during the pivotal period leading up to and including the celebration of the Lodge’s Centenary year. This historic milestone became the defining event of his tenure, leaving an...

I was recently approached by the widow of a passed brother (Bro. James Mennie at 90 years of age) who had found amongst his belongings his dress apron. There were no family members to pass the apron onto and knowing that I was in the craft, she approached me and asked...

Kenny Davidson was installed as Right Worshipful Master of Lodge St. Olaf 1188 in December 1986. We don't know a great deal about his involvement prior to early 1981, which was around the time that the unofficial Lodge archivist Bro. Gordon Mackay was initiated into...

Barrie Harper was installed as Right Worshipful Master of Lodge St Olaf in December 2008. Barrie has been an active member of the Lodge since the 1980's and was a regular crew member on the Lodge entries for the Ythan Raft Race. Barrie was also a key participant in...

For many years the Lodge Dinner Dance was the main means of raising funds for the Lodge, but changing preferences saw these events become less popular in favour of other activities and gradually the Dinner Dances became a thing of the past. The gallery below features...

Back Row L to R: Bro. Doug Sheal, Bro. Davie Platt, Bro. George Hall, Bro, Craig Whiteman, Bro. Jim Conner, Bro. Bill Murray, Bro. Doug Daly, Bro. Paul Forsythe Middle Row L to R: Bro. Barrie Harper, Bro. Ewan Robertson (R.W.M.), Bro. Mark Dunn, Bro. Kenny Davidson...

P.M. James Stewart passed away on the 24th February 2006 (age 71 years), but he left behind a formidable record of Masonic excellence. For most freemasons the accolade of their Masonic career is rightly confirmed by the great honour the brethren place upon them by...

RWM. Ewan Robertson's Mission When Bro. Ewan Robertson was installed as Right Worshipful Master of Lodge St. Olaf, one of his primary goals during his term in office was to see the Lodge Rooms refurbished. It had been some 20 years since they had last been decorated...

Lodge Rooms used as Class Room Following the devastating fire that destroyed Cruden Bay's Port Erroll Primary School, Lodge St. Olaf generously offered its Lodge Rooms as temporary classrooms during the school's closure. The local authority accepted this kind offer,...