Category Archives: cemeteries

What is wrong with this York tombstone?

Posted on April 21, 2012 by june lloyd

Dr. Benjamin Hoover and his committee have been very busy researching all aspects of the history of York’s First Presbyterian Church in celebration of the congregation’s 250th anniversary. They have made some interesting finds, such as the unusual date on … Continue reading →

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Where is James Smith’s original gravestone?

Posted on March 12, 2012 by june lloyd

Does anyone know what happened to the original tombstone of James Smith, York’s Signer of the Declaration of Independence? Not the fancy one shown above, which was put up in 1850. It replaced an earlier stone, which was last seen … Continue reading →

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Garden cemeteries come to York County

Posted on December 4, 2011 by june lloyd

Why aren’t some of the gravestones in the cemetery between Canadochly Lutheran Church and Canadochly Reformed Church in Lower Windsor Township lined up in straight rows like those in the rest of the cemetery? The answer seems to be connected … Continue reading →

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Heritage of York County African American Cemeteries

Posted on February 22, 2011 by june lloyd

Settlement patterns can be determined by what those who went before us left behind. Cemeteries offer many clues. The surnames on the headstones and the denomination of the churches with which the graveyards were affiliated point to the ethnic background … Continue reading →

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York County Cemetery Records Go Back to the 18th Century

Posted on February 1, 2011 by june lloyd

St. Luke Lutheran cemetery ca.1900 I’m on the Cemetery Committee at my church, St. Luke’s Lutheran in Chanceford Township, where both my husband’s family and mine go back over 200 years. The cemetery was one of about 500 cemeteries in … Continue reading →

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More on Disappearing York County Cemeteries

Posted on August 9, 2009 by june lloyd

Subscribers for a cemetery fence in Spring Garden Township Blake Stough recently shared the above image of a document he had purchased on eBay some time ago. It lists subscribers for a fence to be built around “the old burial … Continue reading →

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Your Final Resting Place Might Not Be Final

Posted on June 8, 2009 by june lloyd

Over the years quite a few cemeteries in York County have been built over, paved over or plowed over. Sometimes the inhabitants have been moved to another cemetery, sometimes not. There have been various laws passed over the years in … Continue reading →

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Another Clue to York’s Camp Security

Posted on October 25, 2008 by june lloyd

Researching history is like putting a jigsaw puzzle together. You take little odd-shaped pieces and try to fit them together to create a complete picture. Along with others, I have been gathering information for years on Camp Security, where British … Continue reading →

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York County Courthouse Spouting Stolen, Sold for Scrap

Posted on January 8, 2008 by june lloyd

This map, from the 1876 Pomeroy, Whitman Atlas of York County shows the location of the Lutheran Burial Ground. Sounds like familiar headlines from today’s papers, doesn’t it? Unfortunately stealing for the salvage value is nothing new. In fact, the … Continue reading →

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