Community memory
The archive includes photographs of lodge events, long-service presentations, a church parade, scholarship presentations and the lodge’s centennial-era membership.
Wainwright, Alberta, Canada
Preserving the history of Buffalo Park Lodge No. 44
Buffalo Park Lodge was part of the Wainwright community for more than a century. This archive preserves its history, photographs, scholarship record and reflections on Freemasonry.
The lodge is no longer operating. Buffalo Park Lodge closed in August 2025. This website is a historical archive and does not accept membership applications, lodge enquiries or meeting requests.
- Read the lodge history
From its 1909 institution through its 2025 closure. - Scholarship archive
The Bill and Molly Riome Masonic Memorial Scholarship. - Why Freemasonry?
An archived personal reflection written while the lodge was active. - About this archive
What is preserved and what the site no longer provides.
A lodge connected to Wainwright
Buffalo Park Lodge No. 44 was instituted on April 27, 1909 and chartered in 1910. Its early development was closely connected with the growth of Wainwright, the railway, the surrounding agricultural community and the nearby military presence.
The lodge took its name from the federal buffalo park established south of the community. Over the decades, its members met in several locations, supported community activities, recognized long service and maintained a record of Past Masters and District Deputy Grand Masters.
Historical, not operational
Meeting schedules, dues, application instructions and contact details have been removed because the lodge has closed. Historical statements are retained where they help explain how the lodge once operated.
