Aleppo Shriners

04/06/2026

“Start Spreadin’ the News”
“We’re leaving today” (actually May 30th)
“We want to be a part of it”
“New York, New York”

That’s right, Illustrious Roger Gardiner and the North Shore Shrine Club are headed to New York City, for a one-day trip on Saturday, May 30th. And YOU are invited!

Pick-up & drop-off at Aleppo Shrine Center. Stopping at Canyon of Heros, NY Stock Exchange, Rockefeller Center, and Times Square.

Cost for the one-day trip is only $145.00 per person. Seats will fill up fast so make your reservations NOW!
Deadline is April 27 or when the trip is sold-out.
So, if you want to be “Top of the list”, “King of the Hill”, “A Number One”, come with us to New York. For reservations contact Lady Paula at 978-828-4171.

Thanks for reading Wicked Important Stuff,

Steve

04/02/2026

From the Aleppo Archives: sometimes its the little things!

Funny how something like this could be such an exciting find... thanks to Noble Tony Anastasi for donating this decal he found in an antique store! This is a luggage label used for Aleppo's trip to Philadelphia for the 1926 Imperial Session which was held in conjunction with the Sesquicentennial Exposition.

Items like these tended not to survive over the years as we have mentioned in previous posts when we've shared some of the small items like labels, ticket stubs, and cigar wrappers, which all serve to illustrate the amount of customization and work that went into planning big events like these in the past; an institutional knowledge which has sadly been largely lost over the years... It also once again shows the plethora of customized items which the Shrine produced and the reason why we often say "we don't know what we don't have..."

So, if you come across something Aleppo or Shrine related, even if you think its insignificant, we want to see what's out there!

Share a pic of your favorite Shrine piece!

04/02/2026

04/01/2026

FEZZY’S ICE CREAM UPDATE

New pricing for anyone who wants to come with less than (or more than) 5 people

$10 per person or $20 for family of five

Make your reservations NOW 😎👍

03/31/2026

03/28/2026

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A small sample of the Peter Pan Musical show

Doors open 1 hour before show

2 Shows Sunday at 11 & 3 pm
🤩😊👍

03/28/2026

The Minutemen were honored to served as honor guard alongside the Colonial Navy of Massachusetts at today's commissioning ceremony of the USS Massachusetts.

To the crew: Fair Winds and Following Seas!

03/28/2026

Escape to

IT’S SHOW DAY! Sunday 3-29-26

Live actors bring Peter Pan to life with Singing & dancing 🤩

2 SHOWS SUNDAY! 11 am & 3 pm. !

Are you Team Peter Pan or Team Captain Hook?
Lots of audience participation 🤩🥰

Box office opens at 8.45 am. GET YOUR TIX EARLY and avoid the lines. Tickets also available at the door!

Free parking!!
Lots of GREAT FAMILY FUN!

03/28/2026

IT’S SHOW DAY!
Are you Team Peter Pan or Team Captain Hook?

3 shows today Sat. 3-28-26

10 am -2 pm -6 pm

Box office opens at 8.45 am. GET YOUR TIX EARLY and avoid the lines.
Free parking!!
Lots of GREAT FAMILY FUN!

03/27/2026

Please share ❤️

The ALEPPO TICKET BOOTH IS OPEN TODAY FRIDAY 3-28-26
- 5 Showtimes to choose from

If you have Eventbrite vouchers, bring them down for your seat assignment tickets.

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW AND AVOID THE LINES FOR PETER PAN this weekend 🤩👍

At 99 Fordham Rd Wilmington MA

Peter Pan the Musical this weekend - Laughs & suspense abound with swashbuckling antics, awesome stage effects and a killer sound system.

FREE PARKING! DOORS OPEN 1 HOUR BEFORE SHOWTIME

03/26/2026

Tick… tock… 👀🐊

Captain Hook is taking over Neverland this weekend — and you’re invited to the adventure! ⚓️

Get ready for sword fights, daring escapes, and plenty of laughs as Peter Pan takes on everyone’s favorite villain in a high-flying stage show the whole family will love 🏴‍☠️

🎟 Tickets start at just $33
🧒 Kids under 12 get in FREE*
🚗 Free, easy parking

It’s mischief, magic, and just the right amount of trouble 😏

📅 March 28 & 29
📍 Shriners Auditorium, Wilmington MA

Grab your crew and snag tickets before Hook does!

03/26/2026

From the Aleppo Archives: "The Freemason and The Fez"

We have recently completed digitizing this rare collection of "The Freemason and The Fez", a publication from Iowa which covers a time in Shrine history which is difficult to find information on. This gives us a snapshot of local and some national Shrine related news from the late 1800s. This was before the major national publication "The Crescent" began in 1910, before many Temples started their own publications, and before Imperial Sessions became the major conventions that garnered major news coverage and even custom souvenir books. It is also a period when the Shrine was not fully accepted by Grand Lodges, so related news did not tend to make its way into other Masonic publications.

A big thank you to our Grand Lodge Library for letting us rescue this publication from their basement and sharing the info with everyone! This run covers 1895 to 1903 and begins with Volume 3 so we would definitely be interested if anyone has any other issues which we are missing! We would like to confirm how long the publication ran and if it was the amalgamation of two previously individual publications (which would be "The Freemason" and "The Fez") as was common in that era in consolidating publications.

The Freemason and The Fez magazine published in Iowa in the late 1800s covering both local and national news related to Freemasonry and the Shriners.