Category Archives: Chanceford Twp.

York County native went down the Susquehanna to make his millions

Posted on January 9, 2013 by june lloyd

What do Cecil County, Maryland’s first millionaire; the 1871 candidate for Governor of Maryland and the founder of several steamship companies have to do with a York County native? They are just a few accomplishments of Jacob Tome, born in … Continue reading →

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Scots-Irish Presbyterians settled in southeastern York County.

Posted on January 7, 2013 by june lloyd

Friends Bob and Jean Robinson recently shared these photos of New Harmony Presbyterian Church. I grew up at this church at the Brogue, and it doesn’t look a whole lot different today than it does in these views. The “lower … Continue reading →

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Federal Taxes Paid by York Countians in 1815

Posted on December 16, 2012 by june lloyd

It’s soon income tax time again. There was no federal income tax 200 years ago, but that doesn’t mean that you didn’t have to pay taxes to support the United States government. Not having strong taxing ability was one of … Continue reading →

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How did they get across the wide Susquehanna when there were no bridges?

Posted on November 7, 2012 by june lloyd

I have had several comments and questions already about my recent York Sunday News column on the 15 or more ferries that crossed the Susquehanna River at one time or another between York County and Lancaster County. Since there were … Continue reading →

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York County Civil War Veterans Had to Persevere to Collect Pensions

Posted on October 22, 2012 by june lloyd

After the Civil War ended, the battle often still wasn’t over for the soldiers or their survivors. It wasn’t easy to get the pensions they were due, and they usually had to rely on the assistance of attorneys who could … Continue reading →

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Adventures of a York County native

Posted on August 7, 2012 by june lloyd

A few months ago I did a post on Henry Smeych, who claimed to have captured John Wilkes Booth’s horse on which Booth escaped after assassinating President Lincoln. At 87, Smeych, born in Chanceford Township in October 1837, talked at … Continue reading →

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News from Yoe

Posted on May 2, 2012 by june lloyd

In the late 19th century and well into the 20th century, York newspapers had stringers in just about every small community throughout the county. These local people reported on church, school and social happenings. I mentioned before that my aunt … Continue reading →

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York’s Bee Hive for style in the nineteen-teens

Posted on April 29, 2012 by june lloyd

In my York Sunday News column few months ago I wrote about the wealth of local history you can find in City Directory Collection at York County Heritage Trust. The advertisements alone paint a picture of how our families lived … Continue reading →

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Bands Play on at St. Luke’s Picnic at New Bridgeville

Posted on August 1, 2011 by june lloyd

Front row: Robert Haugh, Claude Gemmill, Elmer Conrad, Howard Haugh, Daniel Douglas. Middle row: Luther Keeports, Curvin Markel, Frank Hake, James Thompson, William Conrad, Henry Shewell, Ed Shelley, Joseph Stermer. Back row: Roy Gemmill, L.D. Sangrey, Emory Beck, Ernest “Tom” … Continue reading →

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Union Troops near Brogue Probably Independent Militia Company

Posted on July 30, 2011 by june lloyd

As I related in a recent post, I was puzzled by an account in the July 7, 1863 York Gazette, first reported in the York Pennsylvanian. It said that “last Sunday” there was quite a scare at the Brogue when … Continue reading →

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