Join us for our Annual Election Day Pancake Festival and celebrate the end of this election season! We will be serving all you can eat Pancakes, eggs, bacon and sausage for $5.00 each, with coffee, tea, milk, juice or water. This years enthusiastic co-chairs are Sarah MacLeod, a Monroe-Woodbury Student, and Robert Adams, Jr., a member of the CMHS board and Cornerstone Lodge. Sarah was at a board meeting with her father when we were discussing the event, and volunteered to chair the event. We though it was a great way for her to get some experience volunteering in her... Continue reading

Join us for our annual 5K race and Oktoberfest! Registration for the 5K is available by going to www.mcgarrahsfamily5k.com. We race around the beautiful Goosepond in the Center of Monroe. Whether you are in it to test your speed or just in it for fun, it promises to be a fun event. Walkers and runners of all ages are welcome. The participants also get a T-shirt with an original Octoberfest 5K run design (shown to the left), and a free all-you-can eat ticket to the Octoberfest. Our food is the best, and prepared by a professional chef. The Octoberfest starts... Continue reading

Meet Santa at McGarrah's Inn on Saturday December 9th, from 10 AM to 4PM. The address is 300 Stage Road in Monroe, NY, which is on the Corner of Stage Road and Maple Street. This event is free, however we will be charging $15.00 for a color print in an attractive photo card frame. If you would like an additional picture, the cost is just $5.00 extra. We will be opening our decorated house for tours, and serving refreshments for our guests. If you would like to drop off a new unused toy for the Toys for Tots program we... Continue reading

On your mark, set, and go! Then Celebrate! Join us for our fourth annual 5K race and Oktoberfest. The Cornerstone Masonic Historical Society and the Members of Cornerstone Lodge 711 is holding its second annual 5K event and Oktoberfest on Saturday September 30th, 2017. Registration for the 5K is available by going to this link. We race around the beautiful Goosepond in the Center of Monroe. Whether you are in it to test your speed or just in it for fun, it promises to be a fun event. After the 5K, and starting at 12 noon, the Cornerstone Masonic Historical... Continue reading

Due to the snow, the Christmas with Santa is cancelled, and the Artist's reception will be rescheduled for January 4, 2017 at 6:00. If you have any questions or concerns, please email [email protected] We appreciate your support and value your safety. Continue reading

On your mark, set, and go! Then Celebrate! Join us for our third annual 5K race and Oktoberfest. The Cornerstone Masonic Historical Society and the Members of Cornerstone Lodge 711 is holding its second annual 5K event and Oktoberfest on September 24th, 2016. Registration for the 5K is available by going to this link for McGarrah's Family5K. We race around the beautiful Goosepond in the Center of Monroe. Whether you are in it to test your speed or just in it for fun, it promises to be a fun event. After the 5K, and starting at 12 noon, the Cornerstone... Continue reading

We've decked the halls for Santa who will be stopping by McGarrah’s Inn on December 12th 2015, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Children of all ages are welcome to visit and get a photo taken with Santa. Our decked halls are a great backdrop for your family picture. We've freshly painted and decorated for the occasion. Friends of McGarrah's Inn will be standing in for Santa's helpers, taking pictures and welcoming guests. Light refreshments include Santa's favorite cookies. Photos with Santa will be $10.00 (two for $15.00) and provided on the spot to parents. Historical society members who sign up (or... Continue reading

The Cornerstone Masonic Historical Society and Cornerstone Lodge 711 is having a Pancake Festival on November 3rd from 7am to 7pm. Come see the amazing transformation of the historic rooms and browse our historic collections. All proceeds from this event will go to the ongoing renovation and care of this historic building, now officially a historic museum! We we also have prizes, and tour guides on hand to answer questions. A meal costs $5.00, $4.00 for kids. Continue reading

Members from the Cornerstone Masonic Lodge 711 and the Historical Society are reaching out to the public for donations to help residents caught in recent severely flooded areas. Volunteers from World Wide Relief Alliance are driving a truck to South Carolina filled with items needed by the victims of this terrible flood. CMHS is helping out by offering our property as a drop off point for goods that will be driven down to the South Carolina Emergency Services offices. All donations must be dropped off by Sunday, October 18th by 6pm. People will be coming to the site every day,... Continue reading

Join us on Saturday, September 26, 2015 for a 5K family run in Monroe, NY and/or Oktoberfest. Continue reading

Below is a copy of the Cornerstone Masonic Historical Society annual report for 2014. We have been working hard to achieve the ultimate goal of obtaining our permanent charter, working on a series of renovations, and fundraising and we need your support! Download CMHS ANNUAL REPORT 2014 AND DUES NOTICE FOR 2015 Continue reading

The Bavinger House has been destroyed, its loss is felt by those that appreciate Organic Architecture. Continue reading

The Orange County Government Center Building is a modern design surrounded by classical and traditionally designed buildings, and it has an important message for all of us. Continue reading

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The Village of Sleepy Hollow and the SHDRC are coordinating our Halloween efforts this year. Kids and their parents are invited to our annual pre-party at Morse School Park, starting at 3:30. We will be featuring a bouncy castle at this years event, so be sure to join us at... Continue reading

The Cornerstone Masonic Historical Society is hosting an all-day Pancake Breakfast at McGarrah’s Inn on 300 Stage Road in Monroe, NY. The event will run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m, on the Election Day, November 4th, 2014. All party affiliations welcome. Come celebrate the end of the political campaigns with us! The building will also be open for a tour. All proceeds of this event go toward the maintenance and renovation of the building. Continue reading

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to the dozen members & friends of Cornerstone Masonic Historical Society who participated in the "Monroe Clean Sweep" on April 26. At 8 AM we had bagels and coffee, picked up our green clean-up shirts and garbage bags with other Monroe volunteers and then reported to McGarrah's Stagecoach Inn Museum where we raked leaves, fertilized plants, cleaned up the kitchen and office, and cleaned out the basement rooms of 15 years of clutter. We finished the morning with delicious hot dogs and sauerkraut provided by Doug MacKenzie. Thanks again to all who made the... Continue reading

I mean it when I say that I hit the brakes to admire this building. it is the only house I have ever seen that has a simulated thatched roof…a cutting edge style to make the Tudor Revival cottages built in the early 1900’s look more like cottages…very sweet. I took this picture last fall on my way to an event that was a little out of the way from where I normally trek. Anyway, this style is one of my favorite revival styles at the turn of the century. To install this type of roof took special skill to... Continue reading

Join us as we participate in the Monroe Clean-Sweep program to make our town and village a cleaner place to live and work. We begin, with other groups from Monroe, on Saturday, April 26 at 8 AM at St. Anastasia Church, Rt. 17M,for coffee and bagels, pick up a tee shirt and junk bags and proceed to clean up along Stage Rd and Maple St. Then we spruce up the grounds of McGarrah's Stagecoach Inn, do some cleaning inside, enjoy a hot dog lunch about 11 AM. We will conclude at 12 noon. Doug MacKenzie has secured donations of plant... Continue reading

SAFE launched “Say YES to Egypt” campaign three years ago in response to the frightening news about the looting and destruction of Egypt’s cultural heritage. Their goal was to raise awareness about the situation and show solidarity for the people in Egypt. Thanks to the enthusiastic response of supporters around the world, buttons were distributed around the globe, from Greece to Australia to Sweden to Canada - check out their Flickr page to see pictures posted by supporters showing off their buttons. This April, in honor of 2014 Beacon Award Winner and Past Preservers Expert Monica Hanna, SAFE will re-launch... Continue reading

The following narrative is from the Annual Report of the Cornerstone Masonic Historical Society submitted by the President of the Board. Dear Brothers of Cornerstone Lodge #711 Free & Accepted Masons & Members of Cornerstone Masonic Historical Society: The CMHS has just finished another successful year as the community outreach arm of Cornerstone Masonic Lodge #711. This communication will serve as our Annual Report (see back of this page); the notice of our annual meeting, and that 2014 dues for individual members should be cheerfully sent to the above address. Your donation is greatly appreciated and we depend on it... Continue reading

Trick or Treat with the downtown merchants (and the Post Master as shown in this photo) on Beekman Avenue before the Block Party on October 25th 2013 starting at 3:30. The event is most suitable for children under the age of 12, but all kids are welcome! We encourage kids... Continue reading

The Cornerstone Masonic Historical Society is hosting an all-day Pancake Breakfast at McGarrah’s Inn on 300 Stage Road in Monroe, NY. The event will run from 7 a.m. to 7p.m, on the Election Day, November 6th, 2012. All party affiliations welcome. Come celebrate the end of the campaigns with us! Cost of the breakfast: $7.00 for Adults, $6.00 for seniors, $5.00 for kids. Continue reading

In the Month of November, the Cornerstone Masonic Historical Society, located at 300 Stage Road in Monroe, NY is hosting a silent auction of the Wallkill River School of Arts of paintings of historical and scenic Monroe, NY. Pictured is Shawn Dell Joyce putting finishing touches on of the artworks available in this special auction. The public will have the opportunity to place bids on the artworks at the public viewings and special events listed below. November 6th, starting at 7pm sharp: Special Presentation of the Cornerstone Masonic Historical Society "Arts in the Hudson Valley: Continuing Traditions of the Plein... Continue reading

The CORNERSTONE MASONIC HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS INVITED A SPECIAL GUEST TO OUR MEETING ON OCTOBER 2, 7 PM! Linda Zimmermann, author and ghost expert ,begins the evening of ghostly events at 7 PM with a lecture on “This Haunted House – The Truth.” Bring wives, husbands, children, friends, and neighbors for this timely presentation on what's old at McGarrah's Stagecoach Inn, 300 Stage Rd. Monroe, NY. And that's not all. Following the lecture, a ghost tour will be conducted by Ghost Master, George Crinnion, for anyone not familiar with McGarrah's ghosts. A donation of $5.00 per adult is suggested for... Continue reading