Norman Gasbarro | 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 […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 4, 2018
A report on the attendance of more than a thousand persons for the first Lykens Valley Ku Klux Klan Field Day appeared in the Lykens Standard in 1926. This post is a continuation of the reporting on hate groups that were active in the Lykens Valley area in the years following the Civil War. It […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 23, 2018
In mid-October 1924, Lykens residents were alerted by three blasts of the colliery horn to the igniting of a cross on the culm banks north of the town. This, along with the flaming “J” alongside the cross indicated that a junior Ku Klux Klan had been formed at Lykens. This post is a continuation of […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 19, 2018
Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, held its first Ku Klux Klan Day in 1926. A comprehensive, descriptive report was published on what transpired. This post is a continuation of the reporting on hate groups that were active in the Lykens Valley area in the years following the Civil War. It was a widely known fact that the […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 26, 2018
A letter sent to the editor of the Lykens Standard by the Ku Klux Klan, dated 20 October 1930, decried those who supported competitive sports events on Sundays, and urged “law abiding citizens” to help in “putting an end to this evil.” At this writing, it is not known how widespread was the practice of […]
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