Category Archives: recreation

York World War II USO—Part Two

Posted on August 28, 2011 by june lloyd

Here’s more from the 1943 York USO flier I mentioned in my last post. The statistics of services the York USO had provided, just up to September 1943, are pretty impressive. See below: 7,400 Service Men Guests at YORK USO … 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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York Y’s Camp Cann-Edi-On Preserved

Posted on December 26, 2010 by june lloyd

Camp Cann-Edi-On in 1947 by Margaret Sarah Lewis I’m sure that the girls who attended the YWCA York’s Camp Cann-Edi-On have many memories of their camping days, but so do some local boys. A reader shared his story: “I really … Continue reading →

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More Photos of White Rose Amusement Park and Pool

Posted on March 28, 2009 by june lloyd

Probably White Rose Amusement Park in the 1920s Another view of the park. Pool at White Rose Park. Closer view of the pool. Reading Jim McClure’s recent post on the White Rose Amusement Park and its huge swimming pool near … Continue reading →

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1908 Hanover Trolley Line Comes Back to Life in 2008

Posted on May 29, 2008 by june lloyd

York Railways #234 at Martin’s Substation on the Hanover Line in 1927 Sometimes history repeats itself in some really nifty ways. In February 1908 local newspapers were announcing that the York Railways Company’s new Hanover Interurban line was open through … Continue reading →

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