The ivy-covered walls of America's oldest universities hold more than lecture halls and libraries. They conceal secrets.

A few weeks back, someone found a skeleton in a Mt. Healthy garage, resulting in flurry of hypothesizing until an investigation revealed the bones were a leftover prop from an erstwhile Odd Fellows ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Secret societies have captured the imagination of the ...

early 20th centuries in Wyoming Valley saw a golden age of fraternal groups, many of which shrouded themselves in mystery or wore special regalia, with the most popular ones meeting as often as weekly ...

Chest lid with Masonic painting (c. 1825–45), maker unknown, paint on pine, 22.25 x 37.25 x 2 5/8 inches (photo by José Andrés Ramírez, courtesy of American Folk Art Museum) (click to enlarge) What is ...

In the fall of 1875, a convention met in Raleigh, North Carolina, intending to gut the state's 1868 Reconstruction constitution. The convention's Democratic majority would have preferred to repeal the ...

Watchdog Dave Lieber probes the "Secret Society" which sends mail solicitation letters, mostly to the elderly. The leader is Wallace Ward. Dave Lieber I am fascinated by elite secret societies like ...

The 'Gilmore Girls' secret society, The Life and Death Brigade, appears to have borrowed elements from two exclusive college clubs. Matt Czuchry as Logan and Alexis Bledel as Rory on ‘Gilmore Girls: A ...