Welcome to the Dr. Charles A. Sankey Lecture Series

This annual lecture series is named in honour of R.W. Bro. Charles A. Sankey (1905 – 2009) and is part of the partnership between the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario and Brock University.

The partnership established between the Grand Lodge and Brock University, St. Catharines, has proven most productive and mutually beneficial to both educational institutions. Its beginning was with the initiative of the Heritage Lodge No. 730 to support and maintain the Masonic collection in the James A. Gibson Library, and continuing with the posting on line of the Proceedings of Grand Lodge from 1855 to 2010.

Dr. Sankey served as Chancellor of Brock University from 1969 to 1974. A renowned Masonic scholar, he was active in all the concordant bodies of Masonry including the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, the Royal Order of Scotland, and Royal Arch Masons. His extensive collection of rare Masonic books and papers is in the Special Collections of the James Gibson Library at Brock, providing a rich resource for research scholars and students. the Masonic collection in the James A. Gibson Library, and continuing with the posting online of the Proceedings of Grand Lodge from 1855 to 2010.

NEW – 2020 SANKEY LECTURE – POSTPONED

Please note that the 2020 Sankey Lecture scheduled to be held on Sunday, March 22, 2020 has been POSTPONED. Date to be confirmed based on the speaker’s availability.

Posted March 12, 2020

2019 SANKEY LECTURE

The 2019 Sankey Lecture was presented by Prof. Chernoh M. Sesay Jr. on Sunday, March 24, 2019, and was entitled Democracy, Freedom, and the Beginnings of Black Freemasonry. The video of the lecture is now available here.

10th Anniversary of the Sankey Lectures

The 2019 Lecture represented the 10th Lecture in the series. For a short recap of all the lectures, please download the following document – Ten Years of Sankey Lectures.

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