Victor Stainmann
Masonic researcher · entrepreneur · philanthropist · educator
Welcome. This platform — Almoner — is my life’s working archive of the Craft: a research library, a comparative ritual collection, an encyclopedia of the fraternal world, the music of the ceremonies, and a complete education in Freemasonry for member and visitor alike. Everything is free; light is for sharing.
“Keep an even step on the chequered floor.”— Traditional Masonic sayingQuote of the day
The Library
2,014 volumes across 46 shelves — histories, journals, academic research, rare and antique works in six languages.
Enter the library →The Ritual Archive
1,067 ritual texts across 399 orders & rites, in seven languages — one of the largest comparative collections anywhere.
Open the archive →Encyclopedia of Orders
514 documented profiles of Masonic and fraternal organizations, cross-linked to their rituals.
Browse the orders →Ritual Music
143 ceremonial pieces across 14 lodge ceremonies — from the first procession to the parting toast, streaming for members.
Listen →The Unfinished Temple: Why Freemasonry Still Works
Three centuries on, the lodge still does something no app has replicated — a working answer to the modern crisis of character and connection.
Read the essay → Featured videoMultimedia Library — first releases
Lectures, interviews and educational video are being curated now. Members will find new items announced in the newsletter.
To the Multimedia Library →