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September 4, 2008

York County People Didn't Always Speak English

 — June Lloyd (12:34 AM)

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Welsh's Store in 1902 With Dollar Bible Sign.

I still don't understand why some people get upset when notices are published or signs posted in English and another language, usually Spanish nowadays. They seem to think that English is the only language all of us should use. If public notices hadn't been bilingual in Pennsylvania in the past, the ancestors of a great many of the people complaining wouldn't have known what was going on.

A few months ago I listed the publishers of York newspapers in 1837, with more German than English editions. Click here to read that post.

Below are a few more examples, illustrating the prevalence of the German language in York County for over 150 years.

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Posted in 1700s 1830s 1840s 1870s 1900s Bibles German language Manheim Twp. Spanish Universal York York County education schools
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January 26, 2008

Huge Snakes in Hanover Area

 — June Lloyd ( 9:15 PM)

A while ago I wrote about how we like to impress others with what we have--the biggest and best.

Click here to read about giant pumpkins and corn.

The Hanover newspapers reported on the really big black snakes seen in that part of the county in May of 1878.

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Posted in 1870s Hanover Manheim Twp. Penn Township Universal York dams snakes
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December 10, 2007

The Biggest & the Best of York County

 — June Lloyd ( 5:40 PM)

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I guess it is human nature to want to have the biggest and the best. We are always impressed by the tallest buildings and the most gigantic pumpkins.

Our forebears were no different, as we can see by the Lewis Miller drawing above of a huge pumpkin. Miller captioned it: “1809. Christian Leaman, big and large pumpkin grown in his garden. It was as large as a barrel and more in circumference around. Old Dr. John Fisher bought it and sent it to Baltimore to let them see what old York can raise and examine it. No man could lift it from the ground.”

The citizens often made sure the local newspapers knew about their accomplishments. Short items from all over the county in the York Gazette in the autumn of 1877 list several examples:

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Posted in 1800s 1870s Baltimore Chanceford Twp. Hanover Hopewell Twp. Lewis Miller Manheim Twp. Spring Garden Twp. Universal York W. Manheim Twp. York York Township agriculture animals contests farming food history hunting prices railroads transportation
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