De Gooische Broederschap (The Gooi Fraternity)
was the first Lodge consacreted in 't Gooi region. Soon enough more lodges would follow.
Many times when a Lodge starts growing and has many members, some of the brethern take the
initiative to found a new lodge. Sometimes when many members of a freemason lodge are living in an other
town they start thinking of founding one in their hometown when there are enough to support
the initiative.
In Bussum in 1919 the Lodge
In Vrijheid Een (In Freedom unity)
was founded by the brethern from De Gooische Broederschap. The name is typical for the men
belonging to that particular lodge.
Again in 1932 the brethern from de Gooische Broederschap took the initiative to found a new Lodge
this time in the city of Baarn by the name:
Eemland
And then in 1949 again ten brethern took the initiative to found yet an other Masonic Lodge
in Hilversum with the coöperation, though not wholeheartedly, from De Gooische
Broederschap. They had to straighten out a lot of affairs before they could get started, such
as the use of the Lodge building and the amount of rent to pay. But finally all was settled
and their dream became reality as Lodge
Opgang (Ascent)
was consacreted. Of all the brethern of Lodge De Gooische Broederschap, 22 became member of
this newly installed masonic workingplace.
Freemasonry was growing and flowering in the cities of Hilversum and Bussum. In 1956
a new Lodge was consacreted in the city of Naarden under the Name
Jan Amos Comenius
In Hilversum even a third Lodge was founded in 1964 by the name of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
And again many of the brethern from the surrounding Lodges joined this new masonic homage to
the famous composer, because they were either in love with his music or they agreed with the
ritual interpretation of the ceremonies of this new Lodge.
And again in 1976 a new Lodge was founded in the region in the city of Huizen by the name
Scharende Broeders (Convening Brothers)
Members from the Lodges in the cities of Huizen and Naarden took again the initiative to found
a new Lodge in the the reclaimed 'polderland' area in the city of Almere and on october 21st 1995
Herrezen Land (Reclaimed Land)
was solemly consacreted by the Dutch Grandlodge.
