Travis Simpkins

Travis Simpkins: M.W. Jim Arnhart. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge o... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/mw-jim…

Travis Simpkins: Jeff Kitsmiller. Executive Officer. Missouri DeMol... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/jeff-k…

Happy Birthday to John Wayne, born on this day in 1907. (May 26, 1907 - June 11, 1979) Portrait by Travis Simpkins #JohnWayne #Americana #actor #Hollywood #Western #cowboy #film #cinema #movies #TheDuke #TravisSimpkins #Freemasons #freemasonry #Masonic #art #portrait #sketch

May 26, 1897: "Dracula", by Bram Stoker, was first published. Portrait by Travis Simpkins #BramStoker #Dracula #vampire #vladtheimpaler #horror #gothichorror #author #literature #occult #occultism #Freemasons #Freemasonry #Masonic #Magick #TravisSimpkins #occultart #art #portrait

May 25, 1875: Oscar Wilde was raised a Master Mason in Apollo University Lodge, based at the University of Oxford. Portrait by Travis Simpkins #OscarWilde #poet #poetry #playwright #OxfordUniversity #MasterMason #UGLE #UnitedGrandLodgeOfEngland #Freemasons #TravisSimpkins #art

May 24, 1967: "Belle de Jour", starring Catherine Deneuve, was released in France (U.S. release was a year later). Portrait by Travis Simpkins #CatherineDeneuve #BelleDeJour #FrenchCinema #film #movies #cinema #beauty #history #otd #TravisSimpkins #art #portrait #sketch

May 23, 1910: Gerald Gardner was initiated an Entered Apprentice in Sphinx Lodge No. 107, Irish Constitution, in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Portrait by Travis Simpkins #GeraldGardner #Gardnerian #Wicca #BookOfShadows #Occult #Freemasons #Witchcraft #OTO #TravisSimpkins #sketch

Happy Birthday to Douglas Fairbanks, born on this day in 1883. (May 23, 1883 - December 12, 1939) Portrait by Travis Simpkins #DouglasFairbanks #actor #silentfilm #silentfilmstar #film #hollywood #swashbuckler #MaryPickford #goldenageofhollywood #Freemasons #TravisSimpkins #art

Happy Birthday to singer-songwriter Jewel. Portrait by Travis Simpkins #Jewel #JewelKilcher #singersongwriter #folkmusic #countrymusic #music #album #record #recording #poet #beauty #poetry #SonglinesByJewel #OnThisDay #otd #TravisSimpkins #art #portrait #sketch

May 23, 1879: Helena Petrovna Blavatsky outlined and began work on a manuscript, which would later become “The Secret Doctrine.” Portrait by Travis Simpkins #HelenaPetrovnaBlavatsky #Blavatsky #TheosophicalSociety #Theosophy #TheSecretDoctrine #Occult #TravisSimpkins #HPBlavatsky

May 22, 1861: Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, was initiated an Entered Apprentice in Polar Star Lodge No. 79 in St. Louis, Missouri. Portrait by Travis Simpkins #MarkTwain #author #literature #satire #humorist #TomSawyer #HuckleberryFinn #Freemasons #TravisSimpkins

Happy Birthday to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, born on this day in 1859. (May 22, 1859 - July 7, 1930) Portrait by Travis Simpkins #ArthurConanDoyle #SherlockHolmes #Sherlock #Sherlockian #Freemasons #TravisSimpkins #portrait #sketch #221B #221bbakerstreet

Happy Birthday to Alexander Pope, born on this day in 1688. (May 21, 1688 - May 30, 1744) Portrait by Travis Simpkins #alexanderpope #elightenment #poet #poetry #Freemasons #freemasonry #Masonic #TravisSimpkins #art #portrait #sketch

Travis Simpkins: Wally Schirra. NASA Astronaut. Apollo 7. Freemason... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/wally-…

Travis Simpkins: Gus Grissom. NASA Astronaut. Apollo 1. Freemason. ... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/gus-gr…

Travis Simpkins: James Watt. Inventor, Engineer and Chemist. Freema... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/james-…

Travis Simpkins: Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Baerenz. Pillars of Charity... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/mr-and…

Travis Simpkins: Simon Lake. Mechanical Engineer and Naval Architec... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/simon-…

Travis Simpkins: Charles Erwin Wilson. CEO of General Motors. US Se... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/charle…

Travis Simpkins: Vannevar Bush. Engineer, Inventor and Administrato... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/vannev…