Category Archives: organizations

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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York U.S.O. Served Members of Our Armed Forces

Posted on August 28, 2011 by june lloyd

While researching an upcoming York Sunday News column on Walter Ziegler, a Yorker who was a World War II POW, I came across a leaflet about York USO (United Service Organizations) activities during September 1943. (Click here for fellow blogger … Continue reading →

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Wrapping up Connecting Links

Posted on June 14, 2011 by june lloyd

First peacetime issue of Connecting Links In recent posts, I have been transcribing some World War I news from the American Chain Company’s newsletter/magazine Connecting Links. Here are a few more connections: I was struck by the emphasis on patriotism … Continue reading →

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More on York County Horse Thieves

Posted on October 20, 2010 by june lloyd

Recently I quoted the notice for the 1858 annual meeting of the York County Horse Thief Detecting Society. Since the by-laws required that all members be present at the meeting, I am listing the names below. Perhaps one of your … Continue reading →

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York County Horse Thief Detecting Society

Posted on October 19, 2010 by june lloyd

Western movies show us that horse thieves were taken seriously in the old West. Well, they were a pretty big deal in the old East too. Steal a person’s horse and you take away their means of transportation, as well … Continue reading →

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Mystery Baton/Cane/Walking Stick and Derby Hat from York County

Posted on January 19, 2010 by june lloyd

Does anyone know what H&B could stand for on this cane? Last Saturday a gentleman brought it into the York County Heritage Trust Library/Archives to see if he could figure it out, perhaps by finding an organization with those initials. … Continue reading →

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York County Had Foresters and Wood Choppers

Posted on March 24, 2009 by june lloyd

Illustration from York Wood Choppers charter, 1898. I was recently asked about an 1899 York Press reference to Foresters and Wood Choppers. Sound like people connected to lumbering, right? Not when you consider the popularity of fraternal organizations in that … Continue reading →

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York, PA Had Its Own Wall Street

Posted on July 15, 2008 by june lloyd

Wall Street, 1903 A colleague recently asked me where Wall Street used to be in York. It doesn’t appear on present-day maps. A search through old maps with a magnifying glass located a tiny little Wall Street in the 1903 … Continue reading →

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100 Men with Torches at Red Lion

Posted on November 10, 2007 by june lloyd

One hundred twenty-five years ago people were a lot more passionate about their politics. A November 1882 Gazette article recounts a “DEMOCRATIC DEMONSTRATION AT RED LION.” Imagine the following spectacle today:

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York County’s Road of Remembrance

Posted on October 17, 2007 by june lloyd

The Tribute Tree Committee appealed to the patriotism and generosity of York County citizens in this December 1919 York Gazette ad. A neighbor recently asked if I knew anything about the rows of sycamore trees still standing in places on … Continue reading →

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