About this blog
York Sunday News columnist Gordon Freireich has been observing, commenting and remem- bering York for 30 years. “York at Heart’’ continues those observations on life and family in York – then and now.
Monthly Archives: May 2011
York’s efforts on behalf of a Goode cause
York Countians are promoting a monument to Rabbi Alexander D. Goode and 13 other Jewish military chaplains who died in the line of duty. It would be constructed at Arlington National Cemetery. Allan Dameshek — a founder, co-chair, and active … Continue reading
Rosies winners: behind-the-scenes winners
A trend of noted developed at Sunday night’s “Rosies,” the York County high school musical theater awards presented at the Strand. With more than 1,100 people in attendance, 14 public high schools presented segments of this year’s spring musicals. The … Continue reading
Where did all the trolley cars go?
With the introduction of a rubber-wheeled trolley car in downtown York to help move people from place to place, a question arises: what became of the electric trolley cars that crisscrossed York for so many years? The York Street Railway … Continue reading
A sign of how rural this area is
I had occasion to travel to a very rural portion of southeastern York County this week. We’re talking way below Brogue and way east of Airville, near the Susquehanna River. With written directions and detailed maps in hand (old-fashioned GPS … Continue reading
