Chivington left Kansas in 1860, became an officer in the Union army and was later celebrated as a hero for his part in the Battle of Glorieta Pass (1862).

[3] In the early years of the Grand Lodge, they pledged support to the advancement of Freemasonry in Tasmania and New Zealand.

[4] The Lodge is led by a Grand Master who is elected to serve a one-year term at the annual meeting, held in March of each year.

The Kansas Masonic Foundation, a 501(c) organization under the provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C.

[6] The Grand Lodge houses a sizable collection of material related to Freemasonry in Kansas and throughout the world, dating from the nineteenth century to the present.