Crow Canyon Masonic Lodge No. 551 Records, 1920's-2014

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Summary

Title:
Crow Canyon Masonic Lodge No. 551 Records
Dates:
1920's-2014
Creators:
Abstract:
The Crow Canyon Masonic Lodge No. 551 Records contain records inherited by a Masonic Lodge in Castro Valley, California that is made up of eight consolidated lodges. This collection contains membership records from some of the eight Lodges and possibly from other lodges in the surrounding area.
Extent:
4 linear feet
Language:
Preferred citation:

Crow Canyon Masonic Lodge No. 551 Records. Henry W. Coil Library and Museum of Freemasonry

Background

Scope and content:

The Crow Canyon Lodge No. 551 records (1920’s-2014) consist of DVDs of Lodge events and membership records. DVDs (2004-2014) include photographs and videos from Constitutional Observance Day, Golden Veteran Awards, Hiram Awards, and Teacher of the Year Awards. Membership records (1920’s-1990’s) include records from consolidated Lodges Fremont No. 497, Lakeshore No. 551, Tri-Square No. 551, Dimond No. 603, Chateau Thierry No. 569, Lake Chabot No. 770, and possibly other surrounding lodges. See records for Bay View Lodge No. 401, Fremont Lodge No. 497, Lakeshore Lodge No. 551, Chateau Thierry Lodge No. 569, Castro Valley Lodge No. 713, Ashland Lodge No. 798, Tri-Square Lodge No. 551 and Crow Canyon Lodge No. 569 for more information.

Biographical / historical:

Crow Canyon Lodge No. 551 is composed of eight lodges from Alameda County, California, that merged over the course of several years from 1986-1997. These lodges are: Bay View Lodge No. 401, Fremont Lodge No. 497, Lakeshore Lodge No. 551, Chateau Thierry Lodge No. 569, Dimond Lodge No. 603, Castro Valley Lodge No. 713, Lake Chabot Lodge No. 770, and Ashland Lodge No. 798. In 1997, Tri-Square Lodge No. 551 contacted Crow Canyon Lodge No. 569 to see if they would be interested in discussing a merger between the two lodges. Both Lodges agreed, and on September 1st, 1997, the Grand Lodge of California approved the merger for the Lodges to become Crow Canyon Lodge No. 551. The Lodge meets at the Castro Valley Masonic Center on Crow Canyon Road in Castro Valley, California.

Acquisition information:
Received January 24th, 2025 from Crow Canyon Lodge No. 551.
Processing information:

Processed according to DACS standards by Jennifer Bloom, January 2026.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Freemasonry
Places:
Castro Valley, California

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Henry W. Coil Library and Museum of Freemasonry staff.
Date Prepared:
1920's-2014
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on Jan. 13, 2026, 1:39 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Please email requests for access to the Museum Collections Manager at the Henry W. Coil Library and Museum of Freemasonry, Grand Lodge of California at hwclibrary@freemasonry.org.

Preferred citation:

Crow Canyon Masonic Lodge No. 551 Records. Henry W. Coil Library and Museum of Freemasonry

Location of this collection:
1111 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94108, US
Contact:
(415) 292-9141
hwclibrary@freemason.org
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