Category Archives: Virginia

Did York’s Camp Security Look Like This?

Posted on March 21, 2012 by june lloyd

The public is invited by the Red Lion Area Historical Society to attend Jonathan Stayer’s program on Camp Security at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 22, 2012. It is at St. John’s UCC, 161 N. Main St., Red Lion (rear entrance). … Continue reading →

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York County’s Colonel Thomas Hartley had a hard time arming his troops.

Posted on October 31, 2011 by june lloyd

I found this 1777 letter last week while looking through the microfilms of the Papers of the Continental Congress at the National Archives. It seems that Colonel Thomas Hartley of York was trying to arm his regiment. He thought the … Continue reading →

Posted in 1770s, Army, Continental Congress, gunsmiths, Lancaster County, military units, money, Pennsylvania, Revolutionary War, soldiers, Uncategorized, Universal York, Virginia, York County | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Images of York Folk Artist Lewis Miller

Posted on November 28, 2009 by june lloyd

Lewis Miller self-portrait as a young man. My recent post pointed out that we don’t know a lot about Lewis Miller. We know of very few existing letters, and the captions on his many drawings mostly describe the other people … Continue reading →

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York Folk Artist Lewis Miller Elusive Character

Posted on November 25, 2009 by june lloyd

Miller drawing of himself at his carpenter’s bench Lewis Miller’s drawings are widely known, but not a lot is known about the man himself. The drawings of nineteenth century life have been used widely to illustrate books, including textbooks, and … Continue reading →

Posted in 1790s, 1850s, 1870s, 1880s, artists, carpenters, Lewis Miller, Universal York, Virginia, York County | 10 Comments

Pennsylvania Man Leaves Wife and Children, Runs Off with Another Woman

Posted on April 23, 2008 by june lloyd

We tend to think of our ancestors and their contemporaries as very strait-laced. Sometimes nothing can be farther from the truth. That’s what is so fascinating about using original documents as historical sources. Those letters, diaries, and newspapers they left … Continue reading →

Posted in 1770s, Chester Co., PA, clothing, genealogy, migration, military uniforms, Pennsylvania Germans, soldiers, Universal York, Virginia | Leave a comment

How Did They Get There from York?

Posted on March 2, 2008 by june lloyd

Click here for the Library of Congress zoomable 1751 Fry-Jefferson map. I recently wrote about York County residents being recruited to move to Virginia in the 1870s. Click here to read that post. There were several paths, following very early … Continue reading →

Posted in 1700s, 1800s, Adams County, Cumberland Valley, Frederick Co., MD, genealogy, maps, Marsh Creek, migration, Monaghan Twp., Pennsylvania Germans, roads, Scots-Irish, Universal York, Virginia, York County | Leave a comment

Yorkers Invited to Move to Virginia

Posted on February 22, 2008 by june lloyd

Did you know people from this area were actively recruited to move to Virginia? I knew that as the families of Pennsylvania German and Scots-Irish of South Central Pennsylvania grew, parts of those families migrated down through Western Maryland and … Continue reading →

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