Imagine the Town Hall in Sunbury being only two stories tall (Masons
built the third floor) or the post office building in Galena not
even being there. These are just two of the lasting contributions
that Freemasonry (Masons) has made in the Big Walnut Community.
Join Worshipful Master Rick Helwig as he discusses the 200 year
history of Freemasonry in the Big Walnut Community on March 14, at
7:30 pm at the Myers Inn.
Ohio native, Helwig was raised in Defiance and graduated from The
Defiance College in 1985 with a BS in secondary Math Education,
In 1987, Rick moved to his maternal family farm in eastern Delaware
County and with his parents opened a multifaceted business in
Sunbury.
He then worked for the Delaware County Board of Elections for 14
years.
Rick is the current
President of the Big Walnut Area Historical Society, Worshipful
Master of Sparrow Lodge #400 F & A.M. of Ohio and is the Director of
the Center for Ghost Town Research in Ohio. Rick is also involved
in many Masonic organizations, and living history groups.
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