The board of directors of the Palmersville Historical Society is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of the two-story building on Oliver Road which previously housed the Palmersville Masonic Lodge and the Palmersville Baptist Churches.

The Palmersville Masonic Lodge, chartered in 1869, closed December 2014 and its remaining members merged with another lodge.

Although our plans for the building are still in the discussion stage, our first priority will be the preservation of this historical building. Maintaining and preserving the nearly 100 year old building will be costly (roof, for example), but we are hopeful that both present and previous residents of Palmersville who have memories tied to the building will help us out.

The Masonic Lodge requested that the Historical Society preserve the portrait collection of early lodge members. After completion of cleaning and repairing, these portraits will be on permanent display at our building.