Sunday, November 24, 1963 - Post Tribune: PORTER LODGE 137, F & AM, moved to new quarters in Valparaiso on Saturday, Nov. 16, thus opening still another chapter in a fraternal history which predates the American Civil War.

It was in May of 1842-nineteen years before the Civil War when six Masons gathered at the rural Valparaiso home of Adam S. Campbell lor Porter County's first recorded Masonic Order meeting.

In October of 2023, as the sitting Worshipful Master of Porter Lodge, I found myself embarking on an all-day degree in South Bend. Prior to this, my opinion of all-day degrees was fairly conventional: a necessary tool for extenuating circumstances—for brothers who were infirm, preparing for military service, or facing other significant limitations. We had just such a brother, Dylan, who had recently turned 18 and was slated to join the Marine Corps. I was entirely on board with ensuring he could enter the Marine Corps under the protective umbrella of our Masonic fraternity.