Category Archives: exhibits

York Christmas Fair Inspires Winterthur Exhibit

Posted on December 13, 2011 by june lloyd

Touring the wonderful Christmas displays at Winterthur Museum has become part of my annual holiday celebration. I was thrilled Sunday to hear the Winterthur guide tell us that the very first area we were touring this year was based on … Continue reading →

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Whale Sighted in York

Posted on October 13, 2009 by june lloyd

As I have pointed out before, York County, Pennsylvania wasn’t as isolated a century or two ago as some might imagine. Early roads, and then railroads, made travel relatively easy to Baltimore, Philadelphia and beyond. York County people go where … Continue reading →

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York County Had Brief Glimpse of 1976 Freedom Train

Posted on October 2, 2009 by june lloyd

York Daily Record image of 1976 Freedom Train in York In my recent York Sunday News column and blog post on the very successful visit of the 1948 Freedom Train, I said that the 1976 Freedom Train didn’t stop here. … Continue reading →

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York Welcomes the Freedom Train

Posted on September 8, 2009 by june lloyd

York Welcomes the Freedom Train–that’s the title of the 40 page narrative report written for York’s 1948 Freedom Train Committee by Anna Lynch Morris. The cover above shows the streamlined train that carried precious documents of freedom on a nationwide … Continue reading →

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The Freedom Train and Liberty Bell in York, 1948

Posted on July 17, 2009 by june lloyd

York’s Liberty Bell at the Freedom Train Stop The other evening I was talking to a childhood friend who now lives in California. She said that her son and his family, who have just moved to Pennsylvania, recently visited the … Continue reading →

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Little People Big in York

Posted on October 13, 2008 by june lloyd

Tom Thumb ad illustration makes him look really small. I recently noted that people in York County have always seemed to turn out in droves for whatever entertainment came to town. In May 1849 the biggest little sensation to hit … Continue reading →

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York People Fascinated by “Different” People

Posted on September 10, 2008 by june lloyd

York Fair week brings back memories of the midway when I was a child. Even though I never spent the money to go see them, I remember the hawkers and big tacky painted banners inviting fairgoers to step in and … Continue reading →

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Huge Bones Displayed in York, PA

Posted on April 14, 2008 by june lloyd

What do you think they were? I just ran across an advertisement for an exhibition of really, really big bones in York in 1828. One bone was said to be 20 feet long. See below for the whole ad, quoted … Continue reading →

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