This annual lecture series is named in honour of R.W. Bro. Charles A. Dr. Sankey served as Chancellor of Brock University from 1969 to 1974.
Sankey (1905-2009) and is part of the partnership between the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario and Brock University. A renowned Masonic scholar, he was active in all the concordant bodies of Masonry including the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, the Royal Order of Scotland, and Royal Arch Masons. His extensive collection of rare Masonic books and papers is in the Special Collectio
04/10/2026
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Brock University Department of History Ontario Masons
LIVE: 2026 Sankey Lectures in Masonic Studies 2026 Sankey Lecture: Sunday, March 22 – 3pm at the Sean O’Sullivan TheatreLecturer: Professor Susan Mitchell Sommers: “Scenes from a Biography of James Ander...
02/19/2026
It's not too late to register! See below.
Mark your calendars! Please join us for the annual Charles A. Sankey Lecture in Masonic Studies, presented jointly by Brock University and the Ontario Masons. This year's speaker is the eminent historian Dr. Susan Mitchell Sommers.
She will be speaking on Sunday, March 22, 2026, 3 p.m., in Sean O’Sullivan Theatre on the Brock University campus.
Tickets are free, but please register in advance: https://sankeylectures.ca/tickets/
Brock University
Brock University Faculty of Humanities
Brock University Historical Society
Ontario Masons
Sankey Lecture Series in Masonic Studies
02/19/2026
Lecture is FREE but you must reserve your ticket(s):
https://sankeylectures.ca/tickets/
11/14/2024
2025 Charles A. Sankey Lecture in Masonic Studies:
“Freemasonry and Colonial Power in British India, 1730-1921”
Lecturer: Dr. Simon Deschamps, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Anglophone Studies, Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès, France
Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 3 p.m.
Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, Brock University
Tickets: https://sankeylectures.ca/tickets
03/02/2024
2024 Sankey Lecture tickets are NOW available and they're FREE. Please make sure you register via link below:
https://brocku.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=2185
01/22/2024
2024 Charles A. Sankey Lecture in Masonic Studies
Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 3 p.m.
Sean O’Sullivan Theatre,
Brock University
Lecturer:
Prof. Cécile Révauger, Professor Emerita of English - Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Bordeaux, France
“Freemasonry, the Daughter of the Enlightenment: From Religious Tolerance to Universalism”
Generously sponsored by Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario
To attend in person at BrockU, please reserve your ticket(s) online by going to https://sankeylectures.ca and clicking on the TICKETS link. Tickets are free. There will also be a livestream for those who cannot attend. No tickets are required for the livestream. The livestream link is https://live.sankeylectures.ca.
04/06/2023
2023 Sankey Lecture
03/24/2023
It was great to have Dr. Heather Calloway stop by today! She's seen here with Rob Moore, our Executive Director and Chief Temple Docent.
She serves as Executive Director of University Collections at Indiana University, and is active with the Center for Fraternal Collections and Research, be sure to check out the amazing work they're doing to preserve fraternal history!
Dr. Calloway will be the featured speaker for the Sankey Lecture Series in Masonic Studies this Sunday! If you are unable to attend in person, a livestream is available!
https://m.youtube.com/live/4E96ZYIMhvU?feature=share
03/21/2023
Make sure you get your tickets to the 2023 Sankey Lecture here:
Sankey Lecture 2023 -- "Skeletons in the Lodge Hall" Prof. Heather Calloway will speak about her years of experience helping to preserve and curate local and national Masonic collections.
06/14/2025