Ask Geoffrey: The History of Freemasonry in Chicago
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Geoffrey Baer explores an organization shrouded in mystery.
Geoffrey Baer decodes the mysterious world of Freemasons and their sub-groups and offshoots like Shriners, Knights Templar and Scottish Rite in this week’s edition of Ask Geoffrey. He also takes a look at the former Masonic temples all throughout Chicago that are hidden in plain sight.
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Ask Geoffrey: The History of Freemasonry in Chicago
Clip: 11/1/2016 | 7m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Geoffrey Baer decodes the mysterious world of Freemasons and their sub-groups and offshoots like Shriners, Knights Templar and Scottish Rite in this week’s edition of Ask Geoffrey. He also takes a look at the former Masonic temples all throughout Chicago that are hidden in plain sight.
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