CURWENSVILLE – Imagine going through some of your grandfather’s items and finding a strange ceremonial robe hidden in the back of his closet indicating he was a member of a secret society. This has ...

I n the late 1800s, 20 Irish-American coal miners were executed after being found guilty of murder, arson, and violent assault at the conclusion of a series of sensational trials. They were hanged at ...

The society uses rituals with Masonic nuances even today. Members meet every Thursday and Sunday in a building they call "The Tomb". According to Judy Schiff, archivist at the Yale University Library, ...

Extra History. Secret Societies in America: The Knights of the Golden Circle. Posted: January 20, 2025 | Last updated: March 6, 2025. Who were the Knights of the Golden Circle, and what were their ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Secret Societies Among College Students ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 29 No. 18 (November 1873), p. 272 doi:10.1038 ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Quakers and Secret Societies ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 5 No. 2 (September 1849), p. 10 doi:10.1038 ...

Reveals the enormous influence secret societies still have on contemporary American life. Shows how the secret Masonic cells that smuggled in the democratic ideals inspiring the American Revolution ...

All episodes of Inside Secret Societies TV series. Trending 'Wicked: For Good' Trailer ... We meet real members and look at the impact of the group has had on America. 3. The Yakuza.

Eight Secret Societies You Probably Haven’t Heard Of. ... Adolf Hitler dissolved it, but the order re-emerged after World War II, and an American chapter was founded in the late 1960s.

A men-only, Christian-only, right-wing secret society with the aim of installing certain kinds of Christians in a future U.S. government does not want to be called Christian nationalist.

It used to be that Christian denominations, especially Holy Mother Church, were very much not down with secret societies. Admittedly, this had a lot to do with some weird paranoia about the ...