More News Briefs About the Ku Klux Klan, 1927
In 1927, the Ku Klux Klan was very active in the Lykens Valley area, and historians could say with confidence that this was zenith year of their influence. Additional news […]
K. K. K. Burns Cross at Lykens, 1923
At the height of the Christmas shopping season in 1923, a load blast was heard in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, followed by a large cross burning on the culm bank […]
More News Briefs About the Ku Klux Klan, 1926
In 1926, the Ku Klux Klan was very active in the Lykens Valley area. Additional news briefs have been located about those activities and are given here in this blog […]
Tremont – St. John’s Lutheran Church Anniversary
A pendant or charm issued in 2003 in commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. An image of the church appears on the […]
Another Photo of a Ku Klux Klan Funeral, 1925
A photograph from the Lykens Standard, April 10, 1925, of the funeral of Jennie Kissinger, which was conducted at her grave in Penbrook Cemetery, Harrisburg. The caption reads: According to […]
Halifax – White Horses
A representation of the White Horses, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, produced on a wood block by Hometowne Collectibles for the Halifax Area Historical Society. On the back of the block is the following […]
Lykens – K. K. K. In Charge of Funeral of Miner, 1925
In what was probably the biggest Ku Klux Klan demonstration up to this time in the Lykens Valley area, hundreds of hooded members of that order took charge of the […]
More News Briefs About the Ku Klux Klan, 1925
In 1925, the Ku Klux Klan was very active in the Lykens Valley area. Additional news briefs have been located about those activities and are given here in this blog […]