Ku Klux Klan

KLAN MEETING HELD WEST OF QUAKER STREET

It would appear that quite a number of Altamont men received invitations to attend a Ku Klux Klan meeting, that too place on the farm of Miss Merle Sheldon west of Quaker Street, Thursday night of last week. From conversations heard during the last few days, but yet we have not met any who attended from this village. The meeting was held and three burning crosses illumined the scene. It is reported that fully 1,500 people came in automobiles from far and near and a very interesting session was held. Just what took place will have to be told by someone who had the good fortune to be present during the meeting. Altamont with the big fair and consequently did not enthuse over the prospect of the Klan meeting.

Altamont Enterprise - September 26, 1924

Delanson

Miss Mabel Gardenier of Albany was the guest of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Merritt M. Zeh, during the New Year vacation.

Merritt M. Zen wishes to thank his many friends of the Ku Klux Klan for the basket of fruit presented to him Christmas eve.

Altamont Enterprise - January 6, 1928

KLAN MEET AT GALLUPVILLE

There will be a meeting of Ku Klux Klan at the public school grounds in Gallupville, on Friday evening, Sept. 7th. (1928) The meeting will be addressed by J. Forrest Cain and John Lyons. A large attendance is looked for.

Altamont Enterprise - August 31, 1928

KLAN MEETING AT WESTERLO

A Klan meeting will be held at Westerlo, September 9th, at 2 p. m. (rain or shine.) The speakers will be Dr. Hartranft of Pennsylvania and J. Forrest Cain.

Altamont Enterprise - September 7, 1928

KLAN MEETING AT WESTERLO

There will be a meeting of the Ku Klux Klan at Westerlo on Sunday, Sept. 23rd, (1928) at 2 p. m., standard time, rain or shine. Klan meetings held recently at Gallupville and West Township were well attended. They were estimated to have been the largest meetings ever held in this section. Dr. Hartranft, J. Forrest Cain and John Lyons spoke at Gallupville, and John Lyons at West Township. An illustrated lecture at Gallupville was given by Mr. Lyons.

Altamont Enterprise - September 14, 1928

Gateway to the Altamont Fair

By Melissa Hale-Spencer

As with any historical collection, (Jerry) Oliver's reflects the good and the bad in a community. Among the ephemera are records from the Altamont Ku Klux Klan, most of it from the 1920's, Oliver said. The white supremacist group reached its highest membership in that decade, sweeping post-war Middle America with about 4 million members.

Altamont Enterprise - September 8, 2002

Old-time history comes to life as students peruse documents

By Melissa Hale-Spencer

ALTAMONT — Guilderland students are learning history not through someone else's analysis in a textbook or lecture, but through their own discovery. Their teachers are bringing "artificial artifacts" — that is, copies of old documents and photos of historic objects — into fourth-, seventh-, and eighth grade classrooms, so students can learn hands-on history, piecing out the solutions to questions the way real historians do.

She said the "artifacts" included an early 1900's geography book, local Ku Klux Klan records, a description of a horse carcass rotting on a village street, the diary of a Civil War soldier, and area maps dating back to the 17th century. "The kids are fascinated,"

Altamont Enterprise - October 10, 1996