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Rockingham Union Lodge No. 27 meets for its Stated Meeting on the 1st Monday of each month at 7:30PM.

RU27 was chartered on October 27, 1789. Rockingham County had been in existence for eleven years and the city of Harrisonburg was nine years old. Our Lodge met during its early years in the home of Brother William Cravens, but the location of his home has been lost in history. It appears that it was in Rockingham County, a short distance from the city. On July 14, 1796, the Lodge held its first meeting in a newly constructed, two-story log structure, located on the southwest side of East Market Street, just beyond Federal Alley. Our second temple was located at the corner of South Main and West Water Street with the cornerstone being laid on July 4, 1860, by representatives of the Grand Lodge of Virginia. On September 5, 1905, the Grand Lodge of Virginia laid the cornerstone of our present temple and the building was occupied in December 1906.

2025 Lodge Officers

Martin E. Eagleson

2025 Worshipful Master

David S. Bates

2025 Senior Warden

Matthew R. Phillippi

2025 Junior Warden

 

William Herring – 1789Benjamin Smith, Sr. – 1791Williams Cravens – 1792Asher Waterman – 1793/94
Matthew Gambil – 1795John Taylor – 1796Asher Waterman – 1797William Smith – 1799
Jacob Wyant – 1800Henry Gambill – 1801Samuel Chandler – 1807Henry Gambill – 1808
Asher Waterman – 1809Henry Gambill – 1810Julius Foster – 1813Asher Waterman – 1814
Asher Waterman – 1822Henry Welch – 1823Alexander McCartney – 1825Joseph Cravens – 1826
Alexander McCartney – 1827William McCausland – 1828Thomas Clarke – 1830David Jones – 1832
James Hall – 1833Hugh Bruffy – 1835Thomas Clarke – 1841Joseph Rohr – 1842
Peachy Rice – 1843George Newman – 1844David Jones – 1845W. Gambill – 1846
R. Stevens – 1847Henry Higgins – 1848George Bruffy – 1849Joseph Braithwaite – 1850
Isaac Hardesty – 1851Quincy Nicholas – 1853Alfred Rohr – 1855William Wartman – 1856
Henry Wartman – 1857Joseph Logan – 1858Philo Bradley – 1859Charles Sprinkel – 1860
W. Plecker – 1861St. Clair Sprinkel – 1862William Price – 1863George Christie – 1864
J.G. Sprinkel – 1866Philo Bradley – 1867Henry Shacklett – 1869Joshua Wilton – 1870
H. Ritenour – 1871Joseph Shue – 1873O.A. Clary – 1875James Dwyer – 1876
James Avis – 1877Frank Harris – 1879T. Rohr – 1880A. Sprinkel – 1881
William Bucher – 1882W.S. Butler – 1883Philo Bradley – 1884James W. Blair – 1885
C. Staples – 1886William Bucher – 1887H. Chandler – 1888John Burke – 1889
John Logan – 1890John Bradley – 1891John Yancey – 1892S. Messerly – 1893
S. Moffett – 1894G. Alexander – 1895/96William Dean – 1897/98C. Myers – 1899/1900
T. Houck – 1901/02T. Callender – 1903/04L. Williamson – 1905William Keister – 1906/07
Russel Bucher – 1908Charles Keezle – 1909Ernest Wilton – 1910Grattan Price – 1911
Robert VanPelt – 1912Edward Conrad – 1913William Dutrow – 1914John Long – 1915
B. Williamson – 1916/17Clarence Mason – 1918Charles Nicholas – 1919/20Charles Dundore – 1921
Frank Blackburn – 1922Wade Menefee – 1923William Myers – 1924Marvin Renalds – 1925
Vernon Harlin – 1926Raymond Dingledine – 1927Albert Lewis – 1928Stuart Ashby – 1929
Frank Switzer – 1930Michael Harrison – 1931O. Miller – 1932Clarence LeHew – 1933
L. Stanley – 1934H. Huffman – 1935Arthur Hamaker – 1936George Aldhizer – 1937
Hershey McCauley – 1938Garold Myers – 1939D. Switzer – 1940homas L. Yancey – 1941
A. Kersh – 1942Raymond Aldhizer – 1943/44S. Sencindiver – 1945Carl N. Priode – 1946
J. Paxton – 1947Earl R. Smith – 1948L. Tourgee – 1949Mark McNeill – 1950
Elmer Kaylor – 1951A. Jackson – 1952Norman Braithwaite – 1953Harry Cavendish – 1954
Robert Kennedy – 1955Ralph Arey – 1956Ward Wenger – 1957Harvey Scott – 1958
Raymond Benson – 1959Stuart Geil – 1960Robert Breen – 1961Bernard W. Stearn – 1962
Leonard Hulvey – 1963Benjamin Bishop – 1964John Kline – 1965Carl Ritchie – 1966
Ivan Carrier – 1967Marcel Shickel – 1968Jack Mason – 1969Robert Ritchie – 1970
Donald Gault – 1971Frank Suter – 1972Edward Michael – 1973Victor Smith – 1974
Phillip Stone – 1975Donald Myers – 1976Louis McInturff – 1977Henry Gray – 1978
James Rowe – 1979Wellington Corbin – 1980Harry Clayman – 1981Perry Foley – 1982
Randolph Maupin – 1983Donald Bosley – 1984Richard Presgrave – 1985John Hall – 1986
Robert Meeks – 1987Allen Francis – 1988Mark Jefferson – 1989Herman W. Hale – 1990
Donald Bosley – 1991Harry E. Drinkwater – 1992Harry L. Clayman – 1992/93Phillip A. Geisel – 1994
Nelson L. Armstrong – 1995Keith L. Brewe – 1996James E. Rhodes – 1997/98Harry L. Clayman – 1999
Wayne B. Wenger – 2000Larry Showalter – 2001Brian Bosley – 2002Gary Morrow – 2003
Greg Adams – 2004Wayne B. Rothery – 2005Carl Wassum – 2006Ricky A. Ritchie – 2009
Ray Hussey Jr. – 2010John S. King – 2011John D. Gira – 2012David F. Kennedy – 2013
Russell E. Pence – 2014David T. Silcox – 2015Steve L. Knight – 2016Chris A. Neil – 2017
Matthew P. Bentel – 2018Chris N. Walker – 2019Matthew R. Frakes – 2020Bradley Newcomer – 2021
Matthew P. Bentel – 2022Matthew R. Frakes – 2023Russell E. Pence -2024Martin E. Eagleson – 2025

2025 OFFICER LINE

Name Station
David S. Bates
Senior Warden
Matthew R. Phillippi
Junior Warden
Herman W. Hale, PDDGM
Treasurer
Chris A. Neil, PM
Secretary
Tyler A. Blanks
Senior Deacon
Matthew R. Frakes, PM
Junior Deacon
Brian R. Bosley, DDGM
Chaplain
Andrew L.A. McManus
Marshal
Wayne B. Wenger, PDDGM
Senior Steward
VACANT
Junior Steward
John Kaltenborn
Tiler

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Name Year
Donald Bosley, PDDGM, Chairman
2025
Herman W. Hale, PDDGM
2026
Russell E. Pence, PDDGM
2027
Wayne B. Wenger, PDDGM
2028
Donald Myers, PDDGM
2029

Meets quarterly by prior agreement. All members of Rockingham Union Lodge 27 are invited.

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