Byzantium Archive
The Byzantium is the official publication of the United Grand Imperial Council of the Red Cross of Constantine and Appendant Orders for the United States of America and Its Jurisdiction. It is published twice yearly, in the spring and in the early autumn. Its purpose is to inform the members of the Order on the activities of the United Grand Imperial Council at its Annual Assembly held each June, and on the activities of the several regions, divisions and Conclaves.
Contribution of material, including text and photographs, is earnestly solicited from all corners of the Order. Send proposed material to the Grand Recorder.
We would like to have articles on any unusual activities of a Conclave, and on all divisional and regional assemblies. Photographs are most welcome. They should be digital and captioned completely as to the identity of the subjects of the photograph, its date, location, the activity it represents, etc. In the interest of time, please send the digital file by e-mail.
Submissions should be in the hands of the Grand Recorder not later than the end of January for the Spring issue, and not later than the end of August for the Fall issue. If you have something you’d like to have in an issue, and you are going to be close to the deadline (or a few days after the deadline) please contact the editor well prior to the deadline to arrange for a late submission. He will work to accommodate your needs, but the need for prompt delivery to the printer must take precedence over all other considerations.
1992 – Fall
1993 – Spring
1993 – Fall
1994 – Spring
1994 – Fall
1995 – Spring
1995 – Fall
1996 – Spring
1996 – Fall
1997 – Spring
1997 – Fall
1998 – Spring
1998 – Fall
1999 – Spring
2000 – Spring
2000 – Fall
2001 – Spring
2001 – Fall
2002 – Spring
2002 – Fall
2003 – Spring
2003 – Fall
2004 – Spring
2004 – Fall
Proceedings
Scanned copies of the proceedings of the United Grand Imperial Council, along with the former Empire of the West, have been made available through the work of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, of Alexandria, Virginia. Each edition is provided as a searchable PDF.
Historical Documents
The documents presented here are provided for reference and research purposes only.
1872 Statutes and History of the Grand Imperial Council of Pennsylvania
History of the Empire of the East (Jackson)
History of the Empire of the West (Doan)
The Textbook of Christian Knighthood (Stowell)
History of the Grand Imperial Council of Vermont
Masonic Organizations and Other Allied Degrees (Voorhis)