Category Archives: Spring Grove

Best Selling Authors Sell War Bonds in York–Part 2

Posted on March 31, 2012 by june lloyd

In my last post I introduced four noted writers: Edna Ferber, Ogden Nash, Vincent McHugh and John Roy Carlson. They were in York on June 22, 1944 on behalf of the World War II Fifth War Loan Drive. The authors … Continue reading →

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York Progressive Dinner Progressed Along Tracks

Posted on January 14, 2009 by june lloyd

The March 18, 1908 York Gazette shows that Yorkers could eat with the best of them, traveling from one menu to another by trolley. Progressive dinners were evidently in vogue at that time. The article relates that 12 couples thought … 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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