Category Archives: fruit

More on Crider’s Patent Adjustable Fruit-Picker

Posted on November 21, 2011 by june lloyd

I was intrigued by the strong advertising and testimonials lauding H. M. Crider’s 1881 fruit-picker (see previous post), so I stopped by York County Heritage Trust’s Agricultural and Industrial Museum to see one of these wonderful inventions in person. It … Continue reading →

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York Inventor Crider’s Fruit-Picker “Best in the World!”

Posted on November 18, 2011 by june lloyd

The Crider brothers are perhaps best known for their late 19th century marriage certificate forms, especially the ones with cutouts for individual photos of the couple, and, sometimes, also of the officiating minister. (More on the certificates later.) This time … Continue reading →

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Yorkers Liked to Drink Their Fruit

Posted on September 8, 2010 by june lloyd

As I mentioned in a recent post, I’ve come across some interesting items while doing research for my presentation on York County agricultural history at York County Heritage Trust on Saturday, such as the Lewis Miller drawing above of Colonel … Continue reading →

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York County Crazy over Fruit

Posted on September 4, 2009 by june lloyd

Apple developed by James Hersh of neighboring Adams County, c.1880 Over the years, York area people have taken pride in their fruit and vegetables, growing gigantic specimens or even developing new strains. Click on these links for previous posts on … Continue reading →

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York Man Grows Figs

Posted on August 20, 2009 by june lloyd

Fig orchard on East King Street I came across the striking photo above while looking for something else on the database at the York County Heritage Trust Library/Archives. Volunteers are loading images from the vast photo collection into the database … Continue reading →

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There Was a York Imperial Cherry Too

Posted on January 9, 2009 by june lloyd

York Imperial Cherries I keep coming across references to fruit with York County origins, which I don’t mind. I like fruit and this is a good place to grow fruit as well as enjoy eating it. The climate and soil … Continue reading →

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Confederate Soldiers Visit York’s Springwood Farm in 1863

Posted on January 1, 2009 by june lloyd

In my recent post on Jonathan Jessop and his York Imperial apple I mentioned that his son Edward raised a large family at Springwood farm. In 1930, one of those children, Little Rock, Arkansas businessman Alfred Jessop, wrote back to … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Jessop and the York Imperial Apple

Posted on December 26, 2008 by june lloyd

York Imperial from USDA Bulletin The York Imperial apple won’t win any beauty contests. I have several in my fruit bowl right now and they all look different. They come in various shadings of red and green with brown freckles. … Continue reading →

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