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  • How many proposals?

    We have been asked how many proposals can be submitted by any one individual.

    Generally speaking it is not expected that more than two proposals should be submitted by any one person. This is to avoid anyone seeking to unfairly maximize their chances of having a proposal accepted. In addition this would not be fair to others submitting one or, more rarely, two proposals. It also avoi... Read More

  • Savings Clubs

    Unless you live locally the cost of attending ICHF can be quite high. This was one of the reasons behind the decision to make ICHF 'mobile' so that people in different parts of the world will have an opportunity to attend one of the conferences without having to travel to the UK.

    The down side is that for those who wish to attend every conference there will be variable costs to consi... Read More

  • Proposals Update

    ICHF is recognised as being the only International Conference on the History of Freemasonry in all its aspects.

    In 2007 more than 70 proposals were submitted and in 2009 in excess of 100 were received. This number of proposals ensures that ICHF can offer a large and varied program at each conference. Unfortunately, it also means that a number of proposals cannot be accepted. Thi... Read More

  • Peer Review of Proposals

    The Peer Review Process is designed to ensure that papers selected for presentation at ICHF are independently assessed. This is a time-honoured procedure and works in the following manner.

    Proposals (or suggestions for Panel Sessions) should consist of approximately 300 words explaining the key points of the paper. At this stage the Proposal is merely an abstract not a full paper ... Read More

  • Proposals for Papers

    The First Announcement or Call for Papers has already attracted a large number of proposals. The closing date for the submission of proposals is 30th June 2010 so get your thinking caps on!
    To download a PDF of the First Announcement (please note that the file is quite large - about 2mb) click on the link below.
    ... Read More
ICHF 2011 - Masonic Research at the International Conference on the History of Freemasonry
International Conference on the History of Freemasonry PDF Print E-mail

Premier Masonic Research Conference

Since the inception of ICHF more than six years ago it has established itself as the primary conference for academics and others interested in Freemasonry and masonic research to present papers on all aspects of the subject. It is expected that synopses of a selection of papers presented at previous conferences will be posted on this site in due course.

George Washington National Masonic MemorialFrom the beginning the ICHF was always a truly open ‘International’ conference, due to the diversity of countries represented at each of the conferences in 2007 and 2009. The 2011 conference to be held in Alexandria, Virginia, USA, marks a milestone in the growth of the International Conference by not only attracting participants from across the world but also, for the first time, the conference will be held outside Europe.

ICHF Conference 2011

The 2011 conference will be held at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Alexandria, Virginia USA, over the weekend of 27 - 29 May 2011 with optional social activities on 26th and 30th May. Alexandria and its environs is a place where Scots played an important part in the early development of the region, as indeed they did in many other areas of America. It has been suggested therefore that one theme of the 2011 conference might be ‘Early Scottish Freemasons in North America’ and proposals for papers on that topic will be especially welcome.

The 2011 Conference will be held under the Patronage of:

Roger A. Simmons
Most Worshipful Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Alabama, President of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial

Thomas W. Jackson
Right Worshipful Past Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Executive Secretary World Conference of Masonic Grand Lodges.

with the special Patronage of:

11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine, KT

and with the support of:

The Academic Society for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism
Centre interdisciplinaire bordelais d’étude des lumières-Lumières Nature Société,
Université de Bordeaux III Centre d’étude de la Littérature Françaises des XVIIe et XVIIIe Siècles (CELLF),
Sorbonne IV. Paris Chair of Freemassonary, Faculty of Religious Studies,
University of Leiden Centre de la Méditerrannée Moderne et Contemporaine, Université de Nice Sophia-
Antipolis The Interdisciplinary Research Group Freemasonary,
Free University of Brussels

The conference is supported by numerous academic institutions.

Following the huge success of the first two conferences,this, the third International Conference, will see the conference achieve a level of maturity that was hoped for by the organisers and is indicative of the tremendous amount of interest in the subject of Freemasonry and masonic research, in all its aspects. This is the only International Conference at which academics, members of the public and of course Freemasons, gather together to discuss this much under-estimated social phenomenon.

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