Bio:
Adam Kendall is a Fellow of the Philalethes Society and serves as its 2024–2026 president. He is the editor of Heredom, published by the Scottish Rite Research Society, and holds full membership in the world’s premier lodge of research, Quatuor Coronati No. 2076 (English Constitution). In 2022, he was elected a member of the Society of Blue Friars, an organization established in 1932 to recognize Masonic authors.
For nearly two decades, Adam has worked in various roles promoting the study of Masonic history and fraternal material culture. From 2013–2015, he served as the Masonic Library and Museum Association president, and from 2007–2016, he was the collections manager for the Henry W. Coil Library and Museum of Freemasonry. From 2022 to 2025, he served as the archivist, librarian, and historian for the Valley of Oakland’s collection and the Executive Director for the Oakland Scottish Rite Historical Foundation. He has lectured at academic and Masonic symposia, and his research has been published in several notable publications.
Prepared Topics:
“Masonic Libraries and Museums: What, Why, How?” – 45 Minutes
“Observing the Secret and Silent: Recovering Lost Narratives with Masonic Material Culture” – 45 Minutes
“The Scandals and Secret Rites of Benjamin Hyam: An American Masonic Story” – 45-60 Minutes
“The Ku Klux Klan, Freemasonry, and the American Fraternal Press” – 60 Minutes
“Klad in White Hoods and Aprons: Freemasonry and the Second Ku Klux Klan in California, 1921–1925” – 60 Minutes
“The Masonic Whitewash Committee: American Anti-Catholicism, Freemasonry, and the Knights of Columbus in the 1910s” – 60 Minutes
“The Mason’s Boy”: The Story of Walter Wilcox – 30 Minutes
“Myth and Conspiracy: The Strange Bedfellows of Masonic and Anti-Masonic Culture” – 45-60 Minutes
“The Almighty is the Organizer’: Freemasonry and Civic Space in the West” – 45-60 Minutes
Travel information: Any distance. Costs: flights, hotels, and minor incidentals (Uber/Lyft rides).
Websites:
https://www.facebook.com/fraternalhistorian/