Hi All Does anyone know if there was a military school, or private school with a military type program in Lackawanna, Wayne Co. area at the turn of the century? I have a photo of my Great grandfather in a military style uniform. Navy/dark blue, shoulder tabs/epaulettes, collar tabs, cap with emblem, sword . The cap badge appears to have a crest in front of drapped flags/banners. I can forward this photo to someone interested. Thanks Paul P.S. He was of German descent, not a Knight of Columbus!

Our German ancestors often organized themselves into musical or marching groups such as the "Knights of the Mystic Chain" and competed against each other, often with elaborate uniforms. Perhaps this is a photograph of one such unit. In the collection of the Lackawanna Historical Society, there is a photo book on the history of the Petersburg section of Scranton [ "Petersburg on the Hill" - Charles Mayer ] which contains some information on these activities. Ocassionally photographs of these units appeared in the local newspapers ( Scranton Times, Tribune, Truth or Republican ) but their activities almost always made the local news columns of that era. Also the city directories of that time period would list most of these groups under the heading of Fraternal Orginizations. ----- Original Message ----- From: "P&D Harmon" <donnapaul48@cox.net> To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 3:10 PM Subject: [PALACKAW] military schools & military uniform question : Hi All : : Does anyone know if there was a military school, or private school with a military type program in Lackawanna, Wayne Co. area at the turn of the century? : : I have a photo of my Great grandfather in a military style uniform. Navy/dark blue, shoulder tabs/epaulettes, collar tabs, cap with emblem, sword . The cap badge appears to have a crest in front of drapped flags/banners. : : I can forward this photo to someone interested. : : Thanks : Paul : P.S. He was of German descent, not a Knight of Columbus! : : ------------------------------- : To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALACKAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message :