Norman Gasbarro | February 19, 2018
Sarah Jane [Zerby] Machamer died on 16 Jul 1926 in Williamstown, Dauphin County. Her parents were Henry Zerby (1829-1922) and Sarah S. [Wolf] Zerby (1833-1906). Her husband was Charles Machamer. Her funeral was largely attended by members of Ku Klux Klan of Williamstown, of which she and her husband were leaders. This post is a […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 14, 2018
On Labor Day, 1925, about 30,000 Ku Klux Klan members thronged into the city of Harrisburg for what was described as a the largest Klan demonstration ever held in Central Pennsylvania. This post is a continuation of the reporting on hate groups that were active in the Lykens Valley area in the years following the […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 29, 2018
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 died on 26 February 1925, killed accidentally by a crush of falling coal. […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 26, 2018
Today’s post presents some events involving the Ku Klux Klan that were reported in the Lykens Standard. Each event needs further research. The above photograph was published in the Lykens Standard on 31 July 1925 along with three other photographs of the funeral of James Spangler, all showing hooded Klansmen marching in Lykens Borough in […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 17, 2018
Although no actual attendance count was given, a news report praised the Ku Klux Klan demonstration that was held in Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in late June 1927. The anti-immigrant stance of the Klan was evident in the speech by a representative from the National Headquarters who decried the large number of immigrants who were […]
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