Category Archives: New Freedom

Two Baseball Rookies–One from York, One from Baltimore

Posted on November 14, 2011 by june lloyd

It was March 7, 1914. The scene was Fayetteville, N.C., where Baltimore Orioles pitchers and catchers had been sent for “pre-spring training drills.” One of the rookies was the “brash left-handed pitcher, George Herman Ruth, fresh from St. Mary’s Industrial … Continue reading →

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Lots of York County Bakeries

Posted on February 17, 2010 by june lloyd

Bakery ad from 1916 York Hospital Auxiliary Cookbook We tend to romanticize “the good old days” when Mom, or Grandma, or Great-grandma, lovingly baked wonderful breads and cakes, all from scratch. If those fine ladies were doing all the baking, … Continue reading →

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