Category Archives: Windsor Township

Benjamin Latrobe’s map of the lower Susquehanna River shows wild York and Lancaster county shores

Posted on April 28, 2011 by june lloyd

Latrobe thought the Turkey Hill rapids or falls “most formidible.” Benjamin Henry Latrobe has been called one of the fathers of American architecture, but his work surveying and mapping the Susquehanna River in 1801from Columbia, Pa. to Havre de Grace, … Continue reading →

Posted in 1800s, canals, Chanceford Twp., Columbia, PA, dams, ferries, Hellam Twp., Lancaster County, Long Level, Lower Windsor Twp., Maryland, Peach Bottom Twp., Safe Harbor, Susquehanna River, transportation, Universal York, water power, Windsor Township, York County | Leave a comment

Racehorses Always Popular in York County

Posted on November 19, 2010 by june lloyd

Lewis Miller drawing of 1804 York horserace I was intrigued to see that the famous stallion Smarty Jones will be staying just a couple of miles from me for a while. Ghost Ridge Farms, 860 Dietz Rd., York (between Longstown … Continue reading →

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Simon Einstein Celebrates Election Win with Cabbages

Posted on November 3, 2010 by june lloyd

Lewis Miller drawing of Einstein and his cabbages Yesterday’s post told how early York County Democrat Simon Einstein [Anstine] was successfully elected on his own ticket to the Pennsylvania General Assembly when fellow Democrats left him off the official slate. … Continue reading →

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Simon Einstein Splits York County Democratic Party

Posted on November 2, 2010 by june lloyd

Lewis Miller drawing of Windsor Democrat Simon Einstein Politics and politicians have been at the top of the news throughout the history of our country. York County was no different from any other area, with rampant mudslinging and infighting. Newspapers … Continue reading →

Posted in 1820s, 1830s, elections, politics, Universal York, Windsor Township, York County | 2 Comments

Museum Opened in Honor of York County Native

Posted on August 19, 2010 by june lloyd

Barn at Rock Ford, site of Henry Kauffman Museum A friend, who is active in the Lower Windsor Township Historical Society, called my attention to the reopening of the Henry Kauffman collection at Rock Ford Plantation in Lancaster. She pointed … Continue reading →

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Another York County History Clue

Posted on July 2, 2010 by june lloyd

Historical research is so intriguing because it is all about making discoveries and solving mysteries. You just never know when that ah-ha moment is going to happen. A friend showed me the watercolor portrait above recently. It is attributed to … Continue reading →

Posted in 1770s, 1810s, 1820s, agriculture, artists, Universal York, vineyards, Windsor Township, wine making, Wrightsville, York County | Leave a comment

Camp Meeting and Water for York Police

Posted on June 30, 2010 by june lloyd

I love old newspapers. Together with letters and diaries, newspapers really make the people who lived here before us come alive. Two news briefs from the York County Heritage Trust microfilm of the July 26, 1893 York Gazette caught my … Continue reading →

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Small Family Left a Large Mark on York County

Posted on June 21, 2010 by june lloyd

Philip A. Small examining Christian Roth’s wheat Whenever I start researching some York County history, it seems like someone from the Small family turns up. Pennsylvania German immigrant Lorentz Small settled in Windsor Township in 1743, but soon the family … 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 →

Posted in 1900s, organizations, parades, Secret Societies, Universal York, Windsor Township, York County, York Township | 2 Comments

You Could Get There From York County

Posted on June 9, 2008 by june lloyd

Dr. William Bigler stars in one of my favorite examples of how easy it was to get just about anywhere from here with the public transportation of over a century ago. At 2:30 p.m. February 5, 1890, Dr. Bigler simply … Continue reading →

Posted in 1870s, 1890s, doctors, Peach Bottom RR, Pennsylvania Railroad, railroads, trains, transportation, Universal York, Windsor Township, York County | 2 Comments