How did the Grand Orient of the United States originate?
In 2005, several Blue lodges declared their independence from the Antient or Anglo-American Masonic system and formed a confederation of sovereign lodges under the banner of “United Grand Lodge of America . In so doing, they sought to restore the original Modern Free-Masonry practiced by the founding fathers of the American continent, and return to the traditional Enlightenment and cosmopolitan ideals expressed in the earlier Masonic lodges. This event allowed the original streams of Masonic thought still existing in Europe to once again flow freely into American lodges. In November of 2007, several more lodges declared their independence from the Anglo-American Masonic system and the Council of the Order was convened to formalize the relationship between the United Grand Lodge of America and its brethren in France and throughout Europe. The Council voted unanimously to change the name of the United Grand Lodge of America to the Grand Orient of the United States of America to better an
