Category Archives: Yoe

News from Yoe

Posted on May 2, 2012 by june lloyd

In the late 19th century and well into the 20th century, York newspapers had stringers in just about every small community throughout the county. These local people reported on church, school and social happenings. I mentioned before that my aunt … Continue reading →

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Lots of York County Bakeries

Posted on February 17, 2010 by june lloyd

Bakery ad from 1916 York Hospital Auxiliary Cookbook We tend to romanticize “the good old days” when Mom, or Grandma, or Great-grandma, lovingly baked wonderful breads and cakes, all from scratch. If those fine ladies were doing all the baking, … Continue reading →

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Safe Crackers in Red Lion and Dallastown

Posted on December 6, 2007 by june lloyd

One hundred and ten years ago an article on the front page of the Gazette starts out: “A gang of burglars raided the post offices at Dallastown and Red Lion sometime Monday night and succeeded in making a fairly good … Continue reading →

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Heydey of Cigars, When York County Was King

Posted on November 30, 2007 by june lloyd

We didn’t know how bad smoking was for our health 90 years ago, when cigar factories were springing up everywhere. In York County, we knew cigars were very good for our economy. For well over 150 years, processing tobacco into … Continue reading →

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