My Dad is a Freemason

by Richard Vang
ISBN-13: 978-0-9789066-0-3
ISBN-10: 0-9789066-0-8
LCCN: 2006906425
SCP Product #: SCP-0001
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Physical: 32 pp; 8x11, color, softcover, perfect bound
Pub. Date: September 2006
Retail Distribution: Square Circle Press
Library Distribution: Baker & Taylor; Square Circle Press
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Book Summary

**This unexpectedly controversial book has been banned by 2 Grand Masters**
Forget Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol -- learn what Freemasonry is really like!

My Dad is a Freemason is the first book ever written for children about Freemasonry. Narrated through the words of a young boy who details his father’s Masonic experience, the son explains what a Freemason is, what ritual initiations and lodge meetings are like, and what activities Freemasons are involved in. The simple text of the main narrative is geared towards readers ages eight and up and is accompanied by original photographic illustrations depicting activities in a typical Masonic lodge. A historical subtext parallels the central story with anecdotes about famous Masons and is richly illustrated with images of Masonic artwork and ritual paraphernalia. The historical text is aimed at slightly more advanced readers and provides vocabulary-building skills linked to a Masonic glossary at the end of the book. The book also includes a “Personal Masonic History” form, providing a genealogical research activity for kids. Written by an active Freemason, My Dad is a Freemason is the first installment of The Masonic Family Series.

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Book Reviews

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• Job's Daughters Supreme News Exchange Online - by Tomilynn McManus, Curator of the International Center for Job’s Daughters. (If bookmark doesn't work, click on "book review" link at top left corner of menu.)
• The Northern Light - review of "My Dad is a Freemason" by Tom Jackson (review not available online).
• TheLodgeRoom.com - 5-star Publisher's Pick! - by Stephen Dafoe (Video clip on YouTube is a six minute long review of Masonic books, this book appears about 4 minutes in. Could take a long time to download.)
• The Scottish Rite Journal - by Jim Tresner (scroll down on page)
• The Working Tools Magazine - by Cory Sigler (PDF file, p. 47)

Media Coverage

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• Masonic Service Association of North America - mention of "My Dad is a Freemason" in April 2007 "Emessay Notes" (scroll down on page).
• Binghamton University Alumni Connect - Mention of alumni author Richard Vang.

Press Releases

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• 8/20/06 - Publication Announcement

About the Author

Richard Vang is a Past Master, Past Trustee, and the current Historian of Otsego Lodge in Cooperstown, New York. A member of the Scottish Rite Valley and York Rite Bodies of Santa Fe, New Mexico, he is also a former Trustee of The Chancellor Robert R Livingston Masonic Library of Grand Lodge (New York). He holds a B.A. in Literature and Folklore from Binghamton University and is the author of numerous articles over the past 15 years. A fan of public libraries, he has worked at the Corning Area Public Library, the Southern Tier Library System, Four County Library System and The College of Santa Fe, as well as serving as a Trustee of the Cooperstown Village Library. He and his family live in the Helderberg Mountains of upstate New York.

Author Events

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• Saturday, April 10, 2010 - 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
  Book Signing & Discussion
  Empire State Book Festival, Empire State Convention Center, Rockefeller State Plaza, Albany, NY
  Author Richard Vang will sign copies of My Dad is a Freemason and be avilable for discussion. Event is free and open to the public. Books available for purchase at Square Circle Press vendor booth #8.
• Wednesday, April 22, 2008 - 7:45 pm
  "Freemasonry and the Grange: Origins, Similarities, and Differences" - Author Lecture
  Otsego-Hartwick-Arbutus Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, 77 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY
  Lecture and presentation by Richard Vang, author of My Dad is a Freemason and Otsego Lodge No. 138, F & A. M., Cooperstown, New York: A Collection of Historical Miscellanea, 1795-2007. Lecture open to the public, followed by OES meeting and District Officer official visitations. Refreshments to follow.