In
1870
it
took
a
long
time
to
go
along
the
coast
of
California
from
the
mission
town
of
San
Buenaventura,
to
the
other
mission
town
of
Santa
Barbara.
The
best
way
to
travel
then
was
by
horse
and
buggy
but
the
road
was
a
rough
and
rugged
one.
When
the
causeway
was
later
built
along
the
Rincon
highway,
travelers
could
pass
only
at
low
tide.
Journeys
had
to
be
timed
according
to
the
tide,
and
it
took
at
least
six
hours
to
make the trip one way.
We
can
almost
hear
the
conversation
on
that
long
road,
coming
home
from
the
Lodge
at
Santa
Barbara
Saturday
night
on
the
full
moon,
when
Lemuel
C.
McKeeby
said
to
Brice
Grimes
and
Henry
Spear:
"Why
don't
we
have
a
Masonic
Lodge
in
San
Buenaventura?"
They
heartily
agreed,
and
the
rest
of
the
ride
really
seemed
short
because
of
the
plans
they
were
formulating.
This
was,
perhaps,
the
very
first
thing
which
occurred in the history of Channel Islands Lodge, No. 214, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of California.
Eventualy
San
Buenaventura
Lodge
No.
214
became
Channel
Islands
Lodge
No.
214
with
the
consolidations
of
Poinsettia
Lodge
No.
633,
Ojai Lodge No. 663, Camarillo Lodge No. 824 and Santa Paula - Fillmore Lodge No. 291.
Channel Islands Lodge No. 214 History
Santa
Clara
Hotel
on
West
Main
Street
in
San
Buenaventura,
site
of
a
meeting
on
November
5,
1870
where
eleven
Brethren
of
the
Craft
took
steps necessary to establish a Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons.
As
part
of
the
150
Year
Celebration,
a
History
of
the
4
Lodges
which
came
to
form
Channel
Islands
Lodge
No.
214
has
been
published
and
is
available to the Brethren for $25 plus a convience fee if you are paying by Credit Card. If you would like a book please contact the Secretary.
In
1870
it
took
a
long
time
to
go
along
the
coast
of
California
from
the
mission
town
of
San
Buenaventura,
to
the
other
mission
town
of
Santa
Barbara.
The
best
way
to
travel
then
was
by
horse
and
buggy
but
the
road
was
a
rough
and
rugged
one.
When
the
causeway
was
later
built
along
the
Rincon
highway,
travelers
could
pass
only
at
low
tide.
Journeys
had
to
be
timed
according
to
the
tide,
and
it
took at least six hours to make the trip one way.
We
can
almost
hear
the
conversation
on
that
long
road,
coming
home
from
the
Lodge
at
Santa
Barbara
Saturday
night
on
the
full
moon,
when
Lemuel
C.
McKeeby
said
to
Brice
Grimes
and
Henry
Spear:
"Why
don't
we
have
a
Masonic
Lodge
in
San
Buenaventura?"
They
heartily
agreed,
and
the
rest
of
the
ride
really
seemed
short
because
of
the
plans
they
were
formulating.
This
was,
perhaps,
the
very
first
thing
which
occurred
in
the
history
of
Channel
Islands
Lodge,
No.
214,
Free
and
Accepted
Masons
of
the
State
of
California.
Eventualy
San
Buenaventura
Lodge
No.
214
became
Channel
Islands
Lodge
No.
214
with
the
consolidations
of
Poinsettia
Lodge
No.
633,
Ojai
Lodge
No.
663,
Camarillo
Lodge
No.
824
and
Santa
Paula - Fillmore Lodge No. 291.
Channel Islands Lodge No. 214 History
Santa
Clara
Hotel
on
West
Main
Street
in
San
Buenaventura,
site
of
a
meeting
on
November
5,
1870
where
eleven
Brethren
of
the
Craft
took
steps necessary to establish a Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons.
As
part
of
the
150
Year
Celebration,
a
History
of
the
4
Lodges
which
came
to
form
Channel
Islands
Lodge
No.
214
has
been
published
and
is
available
to
the
Brethren
for
$25
plus
a
convience
fee
if
you
are
paying
by
Credit
Card.
If
you
would
like
a
book
please
contact
the
Secretary.
