Anyone seeking membership into Freemasonry should first seek out a Masonic friend to recommend him. He must first sign a petition on which he states his name, age, occupation, and place of residence, as well as his belief in a Supreme Being. This petition will be investigated and brought before the members of the Lodge who will vote by secret ballot. To be accepted, the results of this ballot must be unanimous. In the event that you do not have a member of the fraternity in your circle of friends and acquaintances, it is recommended that you contact any of the officers of our lodge or click on the email button. If you are interested in learning more about Freemasonry there are over 50,000 books published on the subject, some of which may be found in your local libraries. Feel free to contact us at membership, or the Office of the Grand Lodge of Maryland in Cockeysville, Md. Two that you may wish to read are The Pilgrim's Path, written by John J. Robinson, who, after several years of researching the fraternity, became so impressed with it that he petitioned a Lodge and became a member; the other is very new on the market, and is one of the "Dummy" series - Freemasons for Dummies is the title, and is easy reading and very informative. It also explores and explodes may of the falsehoods about the fraternity.