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Hillary Zimmerman Breaks Her Leg at Ku Klux Klan Demontration, 1924

| April 23, 2018

Imagine huge crowds gathering to participate in Ku Klux Klan demonstrations in rural areas of the Lykens Valley and beyond- and to observe out of curiosity what was going on and support neighbors and friends who were Klan members.  In the mid 1920s, crowd control and participant safety was not high on the list of […]

The Ku Klux Klan Funeral of Simon Nelson, Orwin, 1925

| April 20, 2018

Previously on this blog, the death and funeral of Simon Nelson was described: Simon Peter Nelson was born on 23 October 1878, in Orwin, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of John Nelson, an immigrant from Germany, and his wife, Rebecca [Heberling] Nelson, who was born in Pennsylvania.  He was a coal miner.  He […]

Obituary of Daniel Paul – 130th Pennsylvania Infantry

| April 18, 2018

The obituary of Daniel Paul appeared in the Lykens Standard, 28 April 1911.  During the Civil War, he served as a Private in the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H. DEATHS AND FUNERALS Daniel Paul, aged 67 years, died at the home of his niece, Mrs. Walter I. Bowman, on South Second Street [Lykens], shortly after […]

The Ku Klux Klan Funeral of Harry Lubold, Tower City, 1925

| April 16, 2018

In August 1925, Harry Lubold was buried at Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in what was said to be “one of the largest and most spectacular funerals ever held in the valley.”  The funeral featured the Ku Klux Klan in full regalia. This post is a continuation of the reporting on hate groups that were […]

Civil War Soldiers Buried at Lykens – The Claude Keiser List

| April 13, 2018

For the 17 May 1917 edition of the Lykens Standard, Claude Keiser, son of Civil War Veteran Henry Keiser and a member of the local Sons of Veterans, provided a list of soldiers of that war and other wars who were buried in the Lykens cemeteries. ____________________________ I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Lykens William P. Miller —–Jonathan Hoffman […]