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Tom Thumb ad illustration makes him look really small.

I recently noted that people in York County have always seemed to turn out in droves for whatever entertainment came to town.

In May 1849 the biggest little sensation to hit the circuit appeared at the York County courthouse. He was none other than Tom Thumb, nicknamed "The Little General," and being promoted by the fantastic showman P.T. Barnum.

The lengthy ad in the York Gazette described the little man as one "Who has been received with the highest marks of ROYAL favor by Queen Victoria, and all the principal Crowned Heads of Europe, and who has performed before 6,000,000 or persons during the last six years..."

Photo from 1928 York Gazette & Daily microfilm at York County Heritage Trust.

O.K., so maybe a lot of moms don’t bake apple pie anymore, but baseball is still big in York County, PA.

Glen Rock native Cliff Heathcote, who played in the major league from 1918 to 1932, shows up in a lot of the record books. In fact, one of his records may never be broken.

Weaver Factory on Broad Street

Renowned composer and orchestra leader Victor Herbert was in the prime of his career when he came to York in May of 1908.