The collection consists of three bound volumes and a small leather folder, documenting Masonic Lodge activity in Gold Hill, Nevada between 1866 and 1917. The volumes contain lodge meeting minutes from 1866 to 1872; lodge membership records from 1866 to 1872; and lodge financial records from 1866 to 1917.
The collection consists of three bound volumes and a small leather folder, documenting Masonic Lodge activity in Gold Hill, Nevada between 1866 and 1917. The volumes contain lodge meeting minutes from 1866 to 1872; lodge membership records from 1866 to 1872; and lodge financial records from 1866 to 1917.
Collection is open for research.
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Materials remain in original order.
The Gold Hill, Nevada Silver Star #5 Masonic Lodge was founded on October 13, 1864 with Duane L. Bliss, founder and builder of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, as a charter member. As a prominent example of Freemasonry in Nevada, the lodge boasted 188 members by 1875, but as metal production declined so did the lodge, leading to its consolidation with a nearby lodge in 1919.
Source: “Masonry in Virginia City.” Torrence’s Masonry in Nevada. Accessed October 12, 2017. http://nvmasons.org/lodges/escurial-7/
Gold Hill Nevada Masonic Lodge Records, 1866-1917. MS-00127. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Materials were donated in 1968 by Elbert Edwards of the Southern Nevada Historical Society; accession number T-13.
In 2017, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Melise Leech revised the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards.