A Guiding Light on the American Frontier began as an effort to verify the names of the Brothers associated with King Solomon Territorial Lodge No. 5 who later served as Grand Master of Masons in Arizona.

That research revealed a much larger story. Grand Lodge Proceedings, Lodge records, historic photographs, newspaper accounts, family materials, and surviving artifacts helped clarify the Lodge’s leadership legacy, restore Leland D. Wilson to the historical record, document the return of the original charter, and bring together more than 145 years of Masonic history.

This first edition is not intended to be the final word. It is the foundation of a continuing Legacy Project that future Brothers, historians, descendants, and researchers may expand as new records are discovered.