(by Daniel Clifton, DailyTrib.com, December 30, 2020)
Members of Valley Lodge No. 175 in Burnet hope the public can help them locate some missing Masons. Actually, they’re looking for photos of 14 past Masters to complete a wall of pictures. “We’ve been working on this project for about a year now, and we have photos for almost all our past Masters, but we’re missing some,” said lodge member Jim Barho. “We’ve just about done everything we can to find photos, so now we’re asking the public if they can help us.” The bulk of the photos they need are of past Masters from the mid- to late 1800s as well as one from the 1930s. It might be a long shot, but Barho pointed out that many of the men are from families with strong ties to Burnet County. “If you look at the names of the (past Masters), you’ll recognize a lot of the names, especially the last names,” he said. “Many of the names you’ll see on roads and buildings.” Members will make copies of any found photos. Valley Lodge formed in 1854 and…
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