Episode 147: 18:53 Working Tools Series - The Mason’s Boy

An engraved gold pocket watch became an orphaned boy’s lifeline—and set in motion a remarkable story of Freemasonry in action. In 1878, four-year-old Walter Cary Wilcox traveled nearly 2,500 miles from New Orleans to California, cared for along the way by Masons honoring his mother’s kindness.  Discover how “The Mason’s Boy” found a home, an education, and a lifelong brotherhood through a promise kept across generations. (This episode was adapted from articles written by Adam G. Kendall and Jeannette Yu).