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| + | Miss Mabel Gardenier of Albany was the guest of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Merritt M. Zeh, during the New Year vacation. | ||
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| + | Merritt M. Zen wishes to thank his many friends of the '''Ku Klux Klan''' for the basket of fruit presented to him Christmas eve. | ||
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KLAN MEETING AT WESTERLO | 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 | + | 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. |
| − | 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 | :[[Altamont Enterprise]] - September 14, 1928 | ||
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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 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
