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Doric Lodge

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Identity

Abbreviation
unknown
Jurisdiction
US-MT · Montana
Also operates
unknown
Naming style
AF&AM
Claimed tradition
craft lodge under Grand Lodge of Montana, A.F. & A.M.
Founded
unknown
Website
http://www.doric53.org/

Public contacts

email: bmcgann@doric53.com personal published by org
email: info@doric53.org public organizational
phone: (406) 932-5471 public organizational

Addresses

physical 101 W Second Ave, Big Timber, MT, 59011-1111
mailing Big Timber, MT, 59011-1111
meeting Big Timber, MT, 59011

Officers (public)

unknown

Website

Website liveness

live siteOfficial URLs are kept after they die. Facebook is social, not a replacement site.

Current site
Doric Masonic Lodge #53 – A.F. & A.M. Big Timber, Montana HTTP 200
Doric Lodge HTTP unchecked
Former sites
none recorded
Facebook
none in corpus

Public-web footprint

Public-web footprint

Rank #208 worldwide · score 69.4 · high live siteTravel signal only. Footprint ≠ members. Dead official URLs do not earn the live-site points.

SignalCount / sourcePts
Own official websiteyes18.0
Pages absorbed1011.1
Distinct hosts12.8
Social accounts00.0
HTTP 200 / 404 (site-like)8 / 08.0
Last verified (site-like)2026-09-20 (0d)6.0
Description corpus chars17159.6
Officers listed publicly00.0
Meeting schedule publishedyes6.0
Hall / addressphysical · geocoded8.0
Proceedings / sketches / assertions00.0
Parent GL membership prior (sourced only)none in corpus0.0

formula v1.1 · computed 2026-09-20 · join key lodge UUID f9cd2bab-8a1d-5d0a-acce-12cae99be9d4

Lodge lifecycle

Number
53
Status
active
Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge of Montana, A.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 Montana, A.F. & A.M.charteredDoric 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
Doric Lodge

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified unknown

directory entry · locator
Doric Lodge No. 53 — directory

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

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

Sourced descriptions

extracted excerptLodgeLocator entity 26 — Grand Lodge of Montana, A.F. & A.M.

Doric Lodge No. 53 listed under Grand Lodge of Montana, A.F. & A.M. as active at 101 East 2nd Ave, Big Timber, MT, 59011-1111 on public directory (accessed 2026-09-20). Open/close dates not stated on this directory.

official about

About Freemasonry – Doric Masonic Lodge #53 skip to Main Content Home About Us Officers Calendar Blog About Freemasonry Search Submit About Freemasonry About Freemasonry Freemasonry is an ancient fraternal order which originated in Scotland. Its’ precise origin is unclear but what is known is that the order evolved out of the medieval stone masons’ guilds and that the oldest extant Masonic Charter dates to the 16th century. Freemasonry appears to have taken root in North America when English and Scottish soldiers brought it with them during the French and Indian War (1753-63.) Freemasonry is not a “secret” order in America. Lodges operate in the open, do not hide the purposes of their activities, and welcome questions about the organization. Brother masons are often seen wearing our jewelry and symbols. The purpose of Masonry is to “take good men and make them better.” This is accomplished through the use of ritual dramas, called ‘degrees,’ that teach the precepts of what Masons believe makes a good person. These precepts are: Brotherly Love: Kindness, understanding, tolerance and respect of, towards, and for others. Charity: To serve the less fortunate, our communities, and our brothers both individually and as a Lodge. Truth: Upholding high moral standards for themselves. Striving to live up to that standard. The essential qualification for membership is belief in a “Supreme Being.” There is no religious requirement beyond this. Members may be of any race or religion.

Assertions

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