You know how when it is really windy we sometimes exaggerate and say we were almost blown over. According to the York Dispatch of April 26, 1928, Rev. Dr. Milton K. Foster didn't have to exaggerate:
The Rev. Dr. Milton K. Foster, retired Methodist Episcopal minister of Williamsport, who is well known in this city, is seriously ill in a Williamsport hospital, suffering with a broken hip and other injuries. The Rev. Dr. Foster, who is 91 years old and has been retired for the past 17 years, was blown over by a heavy wind last Thursday while walking on a street in Williamsport. He struck a curb in his fall and was knocked unconscious. It was reported at first that he was dead.
Dr. Foster is a native of Lewisberry, this county. He has several relatives living there now."
I hope Dr. Foster recovered to walk out another day, one when the wind was calm.
i am interested in any and all regional - especially york county - events, classes, groups, societies etc. which offer anything related to archeology, anthropology, area history, area Indian history, area Jewish history, paranormal subjects, astronomy, the manner in which york county got its borough, village, township and street names, victorian era york and regional victorian history, the railroads, seven valleys, jacobus and glen rock in particular and the history and origins of local church bells. i know this is an overwhelming range of interests, and i have hardly the foggiest notion where to begin. is there anywhere, anyone, any groups you can steer me to?
Mickie,
You'll find just about everything you mention and much, much more in the Library/Archives of York County Heritage Trust at 250 East Market St. in York. www.yorkheritage.org
The mission of the Trust has always been to collect, preserve and interpret the history of York County and its people, and it has been doing that for well over a hundred years. The information in the collections covers the 250+ years that York County has been in existence.
They are open from 9 to 5 Tuesday through Saturday. There is a reasonable daily fee, but anyone, like you, with wide ranging interests will probably want to become a member so that you can go in and research as often as you can.
thank you, june, for your reply. i will certainly take your advice. i am very interested not only in a number of subjects but in teaching, especially teaching in continuing education, and in developing more hands-on, "in -the-shoes" classes and events for adults. i will send you a letter i sent to a number of folks who might want to get involved. i will also send it to you. if you know of anyone who would like to know my thoughts, please let me know. in the meantime, i have learned that elizabethtown college allows seniors to take any of their courses, not just the continuing ed. ones, for twenty dollars. it makes me salivate hoping that one of our local colleges would follow suit. any thoughts on that?hear
Mickie--Good luck on your venture. I think the local colleges do allow you to audit classes at a reduced fee, but I don't know how low it is. When I was completing my under graduate degree at York College in history, I took enough classes to also receive a minor in German. I know there was at least one person auditing the German classes to keep up their language skills. It looked like fun--learning the same things we were, but without the exams.
I understand the Olli program at Penn State York is quite successful. I haven't had time to take any of the classes, but friends have, and they enjoyed them.