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San Diego Lodge

lodgeactivenot on UGLE listca-35-san-diego-lodge

Identity

Abbreviation
unknown
Jurisdiction
US-CA · California
Also operates
unknown
Naming style
F&AM
Claimed tradition
craft lodge under Grand Lodge of California, F. & A.M.
Founded
unknown
Website
http://www.sandiego35.org

Public contacts

email: secretary@sandiego35.org personal published by org
phone: (619) 296-0660 public organizational

Addresses

mailing San Diego, CA, 92108
physical San Diego, CA, 92108-3601

Officers (public)

Junior Warden: Paul Chouinard
Secretary: John Goodloe
Senior Warden: Brandon Schoonover
Treasurer: Melvyn B. Stein

Website

Website liveness

directory onlyOfficial URLs are kept after they die. Facebook is social, not a replacement site.

Current site
San Diego Lodge No. 35 HTTP 200
San Diego Lodge HTTP unchecked
Former sites
none recorded
Facebook
none in corpus

Public-web footprint

Public-web footprint

Rank #1231 worldwide · score 30.6 · med directory onlyTravel signal only. Footprint ≠ members. Dead official URLs do not earn the live-site points.

SignalCount / sourcePts
Own official websiteyes18.0
Pages absorbed25.1
Distinct hosts12.8
Social accounts00.0
HTTP 200 / 404 (site-like)0 / 00.0
Last verified (site-like)never0.0
Description corpus chars2281.7
Officers listed publicly00.0
Meeting schedule publishedno0.0
Hall / addressphysical3.0
Proceedings / sketches / assertions00.0
Parent GL membership prior (sourced only)none in corpus0.0

formula v1 · computed 2026-09-20 · join key lodge UUID 73031404-0fe2-5b61-ba4f-0eae1d6974b8

Lodge lifecycle

Number
35
Status
active
Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge of California, F. & A.M.
Opened
unknown
Closed
unknown
Successor
unknown
Meetings
unknown

Events

No lifecycle events. Proceedings not extracted yet.

Historical lineage

Charter / constitution / claimed descent. Not recognition.

This body traces through / was chartered by

SourceTargetDatesEvidence
Grand Lodge of California, F. & A.M.charteredSan Diego LodgeunknownunknownSourceautomatically_extracted

Current recognition

Directed edges only. Mutual recognition would appear as two edges.

This organization recognizes

None documented.

Organizations that recognize this one

None documented.

Classifications (attributed)

Exact language from a named body. The database has no is_clandestine flag.

None documented.

No attributed classifications.

Other documented relationships

None documented.

Primary-source corpus

URLs collected about this organization, including directory entries and official pages.

official website · primary
San Diego Lodge No. 35

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 200

official website · primary
San Diego Lodge

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified unknown

directory entry · locator
San Diego Lodge No. 35 — directory

Public directory listing. Status: active. Close date not stated.

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 200

historical sketch · locator
San Diego Lodge No. 35

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 200

Sourced descriptions

extracted excerptLodgeLocator entity 6 — Grand Lodge of California, F. & A.M.

San Diego Lodge No. 35 listed under Grand Lodge of California, F. & A.M. as active at 1561 Camino del Rio South, San Diego, CA, 92108-3601 on public directory (accessed 2026-09-20). Open/close dates not stated on this directory.

historical sketch

San Diego Lodge No. 35 San Diego Lodge No. 35 Menu Home About Masonic Information Philanthropy History Contact History of San Diego Lodge No. 35 Cras sagittis turpis sit amet est tempus, sit amet consectetur purus tincidunt. --> History By Orion M. Zink, Lodge Historian, 1976 All Masons in good standing with their respective Lodges are requested to assemble at the Exchange Hotel, in the City of San Diego, on Friday evening, the 20th inst., to make arrangements for the celebrating of the anniversary of our patron saint, John the Baptist. -- San Diego Herald, June 19, 1851 Thus began the history of San Diego Lodge No. 35. The formation of San Diego Lodge is said to have been suggested when, during a picnic, it was discovered that there were a number of Masons among the newcomers into the city. Just who suggested the idea is unknown. However, John Judson Ames, owner-editor of the San Diego Herald, certainly had a part in it as indicated by the notice above that was printed in his newspaper. Apparently at this meeting, a petition for a dispensation was drawn up and forwarded to Grand Lodge. The petition was granted and signed by the Right Worshipful B.D. Hyam, Deputy Grand Master, on August 1, 1851, and the name "San Diego Lodge" bestowed. A notice of the granting of the dispensation appeared in the Herald on September 4, 1851. In this notice, William C. Ferrell is named Master, John Judson Ames as Senior Warden, and John Cook as Junior Warden. The notice also stated that "they w

official about

San Diego Lodge No. 35 San Diego Lodge No. 35 Menu Home About Masonic Information Philanthropy History Contact About San Diego Lodge No. 35 Cras sagittis turpis sit amet est tempus, sit amet consectetur purus tincidunt. --> Meetings There are two kinds of meetings for members. The most common is a business meeting, called a stated meeting, devoted to administrative procedures: minutes of the last meeting, discussing financial matters, voting on applications, and planning for lodge activities. The second kind of meeting is ceremonial, used for admitting new Masons and conferring degrees. San Diego Lodge No. 35 Stated Meetings are held on the first Friday of every month at 7:30pm (dinner at 6pm) unless rescheduled due to holidays. Please see the Lodge Calendar . San Diego Lodge No. 35 1561 Camino del Rio S. San Diego, CA 92108 (619) 296-0660 Main Email Address: secretary@sandiego35.org Mission San Diego Lodge No. 35's mission is to bring together existing members and attracting new members with similar values such as family commitment, philanthropy, trustworthiness, and friendship. San Diego Lodge No. 35 is seen in this jurisdiction and in the State of California as professional leaders of ritual and Masonic conduct. Therefore it is also our mission to continue the leadership, support, mentorship, and brotherly love that have become the cornerstone of our lodge over many years of persistent effort and pledge to our craft. --> Goals and Strategic Plan Retain existing members by

Assertions

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