A practical guide to the terms used when one Masonic lodge becomes part of another, including merger, consolidation, dormancy, dissolution, charter surrender, records, buildings, and ceremonies in Queens Masonic history.

Chartered in Manhattan in 1856, City Lodge No. 408 became part of the long civic and fraternal history of New York. This directory page preserves the names of its charter members and notable members, honoring a lodge whose legacy endured through generations of change.