Norman Gasbarro | November 12, 2018
The above 1931 photograph appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 30 May 1941: The above photograph, taken about ten years ago, and published at that time in the Herald shows veterans of three wars. Of the four shown, three have since died. In the forefront is William H. Long, […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 1, 2018
The post today includes a number of brief articles or news reports on the activities of the Ku Klux Klan, most too short for a post of their own. All of the following are from the West Schuylkill Herald, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania: ___________________________________ From the West Schuylkill Herald, 15 September 1922: General Pershing […]
Norman Gasbarro | 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 […]
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 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 […]
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