Williamstown – St. David’s Society & Improved Order of Red Men
An undated badge for the St. David’s Society of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Affixed to the badge is a pin for the Improved Order of Red Men. It is not […]
An undated badge for the St. David’s Society of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Affixed to the badge is a pin for the Improved Order of Red Men. It is not […]
Both sides of a membership application card for Tahoe Tribe, No. 432, Improved Order of Red Men, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The date, to be filled in, includes “190” for […]
An ornate membership certificate for the Improved Order of Red Men, a racist, whites-only organization with a “tribe” in Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. According to Wikipedia: The group’s ritual terminology […]
A portrait of Fred Gump Jr., who was alleged to have been kidnapped and sexually assaulted by Harry Thaw. The caption for the photo, when it appeared in the Harrisburg […]
The tragic death of David Reese which occurred on January 3, 1906, at Short Mountain Colliery near Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was reported in an obituary that appeared in the […]
Above is an undated colorized post card view of a model of Fort Augusta on River Front Drive, Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Also above is a drawing of Fort Halifax, […]
The first of four pages of the Charter issued to William Penn in 1681 for the Colony of Pennsylvania. The portrait (or cartouche) in the upper left corner is of […]
In 1912, five young Pottsville girls accused a prominent 65-year-old Pottsville Civil War veteran, Charles A. Kershner [or Kerschner] of assaulting and raping them. The alleged crime took place in […]