A meeting of the Academy of Masonic Knowledge of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania will be held at the Freemason Cultural Center in Masonic Village at Elizabethtown. Those Masons interested in learning about the more esoteric and historical elements of Freemasonry are invited to attend this semi-annual symposium either in person or via livestream. Registration will open at 8:00 a.m. with the program beginning at 9:00 a.m.

Lunch will be served at noon and the program will be completed by 2:00 p.m. All Masons are welcome to attend. Dress is coat and tie.

Cost: $20.00

Dress Code: Business formal

Registration: 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

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Below is information on the guest speakers invited to attend the symposium, courtesy of the Academy of Masonic Knowledge:

Speaker Information

Bro. Moises Gomez
Freemasonry and the Underground Railroad

Brother Gomez is a Past Master of the Atlas Pythagoras Lodge in Westfield, New Jersey and amongst other Masonic accolades, is presently a Past Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey.

Bro. Billy Hamilton
The Order of Ishmael

Billy Hamilton is an author and Masonic researcher based in the United States. He is a Past Master of both Texas Lodge of Research and Fort Worth Lodge No. 148. 

Bro. Hamilton has been published in the Journal of the Masonic Society, Knight Templar Magazine, Fraternal Review,Transactions of Texas Lodge of Research, and Ad Lucem. His first book,”Ancient Mysteries and Modern Masonry,” was published in 2023 and isa collection of previously unpublished essays and private papers written byJewel P. Lightfoot, Attorney General of Texas (1910–1912) and Grand Master ofTexas in 1915.

Billy has delivered presentations across the UnitedStates, covering various Masonic history and education topics. Notable among these is Masonic Week in Washington, D.C., where he was the featured speaker at events in both 2024 and 2025.