Monthly Archives: December 2010

Public Records or Private Records–Legally Bought and Sold?

Posted on December 31, 2010 by june lloyd

Was this ledger legally sold? Can you legally buy that document or ledger advertised at a public sale or online auction? More to the point–can it legally be sold? It is sometimes difficult to determine is a document is a … Continue reading →

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York Whip Factory Burns

Posted on December 29, 2010 by june lloyd

Site of Wellensiek whip factory York County had several whip factories in the 19th century, the days of horse-drawn wagons and buggies, including a large factory in Wellsville. German immigrant John Wellensiek opened a sizable factory for whip manufacturing on … Continue reading →

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York Y’s Camp Cann-Edi-On Preserved

Posted on December 26, 2010 by june lloyd

Camp Cann-Edi-On in 1947 by Margaret Sarah Lewis I’m sure that the girls who attended the YWCA York’s Camp Cann-Edi-On have many memories of their camping days, but so do some local boys. A reader shared his story: “I really … Continue reading →

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Part of Camp Security area to be preserved

Posted on December 23, 2010 by june lloyd

A few days ago, around dusk, I saw a small herd of about eight deer in this field. I was extremely pleased today to read the news today that the funds have been secured to purchase this property, 116 acres … Continue reading →

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Windmills Used Early in York County

Posted on December 17, 2010 by june lloyd

Windmills–we might think of the sleek white blades of giant windmills generating electricity or those with huge canvas sails that we associate with Holland. Some of you might remember the iron frame windmills once used on many farms to pump … Continue reading →

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Red Lion Native Developed 3-D Video System

Posted on December 15, 2010 by june lloyd

3-D seems to be all the rage with movies again; maybe it will become common on TV before long. Did you know that York County native Glen Akins (1916-2003) and two fellow engineers, Alex Quiroga and Cameron Pierce, at ABC … Continue reading →

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Flying Saucers Over York County

Posted on December 11, 2010 by june lloyd

Flying saucer? It seems like you hardly ever hear about flying saucers these days. The local papers used to report that local citizens saw some every now and then. Either they aren’t visiting south-central Pennsylvania anymore or people aren’t letting … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania German Poet and York Artist Team Up

Posted on December 8, 2010 by june lloyd

Pennsylvania German poet Henry L. Fisher at his attic writing desk Some of my posts earlier this year on York County agriculture drew on the books written around 1880 by Henry Lee Fisher, York attorney and Pennsylvania German (Pennsylvania Dutch) … Continue reading →

Posted in 1830s, 1880s, agriculture, artists, authors, farm machinery, German language, Pennsylvania Dutch, Pennsylvania Germans, Universal York, York County | 2 Comments

York Police First in Pennsylvania with Drunk-o-meter

Posted on December 4, 2010 by june lloyd

According to a Gazette and Daily clipping I found in the files at York County Heritage Trust, in 1948 the York Police department was the first in Pennsylvania to acquire a Drunk-o-meter, a predecessor to the Breathalyzer. In 1948 there … Continue reading →

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York Opens Arms to British Guests in 1927

Posted on December 1, 2010 by june lloyd

Browns of York, England welcomed to Pennsylvania You just never know when new information comes to light. Just recently the York County Heritage Trust Library/Archives was contacted by a descendant Henry Rhodes Brown, twice Lord Mayor of York, England. The … Continue reading →

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