The 2009 Midwest Conference of Masonic Grand Lodges will be held in Omaha, Nebraska from Friday, August 14, 2009 through Sunday, August 16, 2009.

The headquarters hotel is the Embassy Suites Downtown/Old Market, located at 555 S. 10th Street, Omaha, NE 68102. Rooms single or double occupancy - $154 per night, plus applicable taxes. For reservations, call 402-346-9000 and ask for the Midwest Conference of Grand Lodges room rate. Reservations must be made before July 22.

On Friday, August 14, registration will begin at 3:00 pm and continue until 5:00 pm. The conference general session will be held on Saturday, August 15, and wrap up with a worship service the morning of Sunday, August 16.

Ladies Tour: Millionaires and Mansions - Saturday, August 15

Brought to us by the Durham Museum, the tour will explore Omaha's Gold Coast and Cathedral neighborhoods, where the entrepreneurs of early Omaha built their opulent homes. Lunch will follow at the Lo Sole Mio Restaurant. Transportation will be provided. Due to space restrictions, this outing is limited to the first 36 registrants.  Following lunch, the ladies will return to the Embassy Suites, and the remainder of the day has been reserved for shopping and strolling in Omaha's Old Market area in which the hotel is located.

Old Market Farmer's Market - Along tree-lined streets and in the sky-lighted Old Market Passageway, more than 100 businesses present an extraordinary variety of attractions in the revitalized Old Market.

Each jurisdiction will be hosted by one of the Omaha Masonic Lodges. Lodge members will be available to provide transportation to planned venues and for shopping or site seeing. Transportation to and from Eppley Airfield will also be provided.

Registration materials can be downloaded here.

Other Links

Embassy Suites Downtown/Old Market

Omaha Valley Scottish Rite