Category Archives: merchants

Hanover Furniture Company Has Roots in Haiti

Posted on March 30, 2011 by june lloyd

A.L. Benford at J.A. Renaut Furniture, c.1914 I recently came across two April 1982 newspaper clippings at York County Heritage Trust on Benford’s Furniture in Hanover. The articles were from the Hanover Evening Sun and the York Sunday News. Benford’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 1830s, 1980s, cabinetmakers, furniture, Hanover, merchants, occupations, retail stores, Universal York, York County | 2 Comments

Yorker Hides Goods from Confederates, Bribes Servant

Posted on October 24, 2010 by june lloyd

Lewis Miller drawing of Confederates arriving in York In a September 1905 newspaper item, York County historian George R. Prowell relates storekeeper Isaac Runk’s dealings with the Confederates during the June 28-30, 1863 occupation of York. Runk’s store was in … Continue reading →

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Mt. Wolf Merchant Shows His Musical Side

Posted on June 13, 2010 by june lloyd

With a name like Benjamin Franklin Crumling, perhaps a Mt. Wolf merchant with musical talent was destined to compose patriotic songs. Crumling was born in Hellam Township in 1869. He grew up there, marrying Anna Mary Frey. He was a … Continue reading →

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York Bakers offer Dyspepsia

Posted on November 18, 2009 by june lloyd

I came across the two ads above in an 1856 York Gazetteer and City Directory. I understood the wheat and rye bread and the rolls and cakes. I wasn’t sure about the rusks and the Dyspepsia completely stumped me. I … Continue reading →

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Goodridge Advertises Gifts for York Shoppers

Posted on December 23, 2008 by june lloyd

We are bombarded with ads today for Christmas gifts, in print, on television and online. In 1840 York county residents managed to get their shopping, which was much sparser than ours, done with few ads to entice them. Still, York … Continue reading →

Posted in 1840s, advertising, African Americans, books, Christmas, confectionary, merchants, retail stores, shopping, Universal York, York | Leave a comment

Any Old Union Pacific Railroad Bonds Around?

Posted on January 9, 2008 by june lloyd

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that, judging by the ads from real estate agents in other areas trying to entice York County buyers, this area must have been quite prosperous in the late 1860s. Merchants and other entrepreneurs … Continue reading →

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Local Capitalists Wanted to Invest in York and Adams Counties and Maryland Real Estate

Posted on December 17, 2007 by june lloyd

Prosperity seems to have come to the York County of 140 years ago, if the ads in the December 31, 1867 issue of the York Gazette are any indication. Entrepreneurs and agents from New York, Philadelphia, Maryland, and Adams County … Continue reading →

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