The Centre for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism

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The following links take you to websites related to academic research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism. We only link to websites after permission has been granted. If you wish to discuss linking to our site please contact us.

Journal for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism
Link to the website of this brand-new academic and peer-reviewed journal.

Library and Museum of Freemasonry in London
This is the official website for the Library and Museum of Freemasonry in London, with access to the online-catalogue and many other helpful features.

Foundation for the Advancement of Academic Research into the History of Freemasonry in The Netherlands
The Dutch foundation OVN has a remarkable record of conference organisation, edited volumes and research activities and is one of the big players in the area of research in Europe and the world. The OVN has also two blogs, one in English and one in Dutch:

English version of OVN-blog

Dutch version of OVN-blog

[/li]Website of the Australian Centre for Fraternalism, Secret Societies and Mateship.

We also recommend the following sites.
[li]Review of Freemasonry
Pietre-Stones Review of Freemasonry is one of the best informed websites on freemasonry and research into freemasonry in the world. Without understatement it is truly "The premier Educational Resource" written in five languages available on the net. Visit it!

www.scottishkey.com

Trailer of "The Scottish Key"
Link to the website of the documentary "The Scottish Key" on the origins of freemasonry; plus its trailer on Youtube.

Canonbury Masonic Research Centre
Homepage of the CMRC with lots of information on freemasonry and related topics and an interesting list of academics working on freemasonry as well as masonic scholars.

Secret Societies: a very short history
This resource, created by the International Institute of Social History in the Netherlands consists of a general introduction and brief notes on the Freemasons, Jesuits, Illuminati, Carbonari, Burschenschaften, the mysterious Great Firmament, societies in France, Germany, Russia, the USA and Asia, and older precursors. The texts are enriched by twelve illustrations from the IISH collections.

Netzwerk Freimaurerforschung
The aim of Netzwerk Freimaurerforschung is to create a joint platform for mostly German-speaking researchers in the field of research into freemasonry with information on their CV-s and publications as well as some downloadable texts. The format of this network could serve as the template for an European or even Global platform and we highly recommend a visit to this site.