Historical sketch of the Barton Lodge No. 6
Subtitle: G.R.C., A.F. and A.M. : compiled by authority of the lodge, in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of its formation .
Contributors: Gibson, William, 1849-1914; Mason, G. E.
Publisher: G.E. Mason
Published: 1895
Place of publication: Hamilton, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
Subjects: Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario. Barton Lodge No. 6, Hamilton, Ont
Notes: Compiled by W. Gibson.

The lodge was warranted in 1795 by the first Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper Canada (Ancients) under the name of No. 11 Township of Barton, County of Wentworth. It was dormant from 1810 to 1836. In 1844, it was warranted by the Provincial G.L. of Canada West and renumbered No. 10. It became one of the founding lodges of the G.L. of Canada in 1855 and was renamed and renumbered Barton No. 3. It was renumbered No. 6 in 1858. The G.L. of Canada was renamed the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario in 1874.