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Freemasonry dates back hundreds of years to when stonemasons and other craftsmen on building projects gathered in shelter houses or lodges. Through the years, these gatherings changed in many ways, until formal Masonic Lodges emerged, with members bound together not by trade, but by their own desire to be fraternal brothers. The tools of the Masons' trade, the square and compass, became the symbols of Masonic brotherhood. Today, there are millions of Masons throughout the world. Freemasonry strives to make good men better, and seeks to improve the community through strengthening the individual's character. Worldwide, Masonry has no central governing authority. Masons are members of their local Masonic Lodge, which is subordinate to its Grand Lodge. In the United States and Canada, each state and province is governed by its own Grand Lodge.
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