About this blog
I've been editor of the York (Pa.) Daily Record/Sunday News for 8 years and managing editor of the newspaper for 15 years before that. So, York Town Square explores the rapidly changing world of journalism. And I studied York/Adams' history in graduate school, have written six books about these fascinating southcentral Pennsylvania counties and serve on the York County (Pa.) Heritage Trust board. So, this blog deals with regional history. Often, journalism and history meet here. They're part of a continuum anyway. My hope is that this site intrigues readers on both accounts in giving a daily dose of journalism/history. Or history/journalism. Contact me at jem@ydr.com or become friends on Facebook or follower on Twitter, @JamesMcClure.
Monthly Archives: October 2005
York’s American War Mothers’ monument overlooked
The Prospect Hill Cemetery, vandalized last week, is just one of York County’s unsung treasures… .
Posted in Archives, all posts, Civil War, Events, People, Unsung/obscure sites, War, World War II
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A researcher’s roll through the microfilm
Think newspapers did a better job with spelling, punctuation and grammar in the old days? Read on.
President Abraham Lincoln’s, Yorker Adam King’s ‘melancholy’
October’s “Atlantic Monthly” contains an intriguing story on Abraham Lincoln’s struggles with mental illness. The cross Abe bore was depression — then called melancholy — and he often contemplated suicide, the article stated. “Lincoln didn’t do great work because he … Continue reading
Native West Yorker turns Civil War diary, letters into book
Richard T. Gillespie came across a secret treasure and … Well, we’ll let him tell the story, sent to us via email:
Gettysburg’s Ike and Manchester’s Henry
Manchester Township resident Henry Pettit served under famed World War II Gen. Terry Allen in Europe. He fought in a machine gun outfit. He saw the Dachau concentration camp after it was liberated. He was there to meet up with … Continue reading
Interstate 83, completed in 1959, plugged missing link in York County
In remarks at this week’s banquet to honor George M. Leader, someone — I think it was a banker — opined about one of the former Pennsylvania governor’s most significant accomplishments. It was during his four-year term, starting in 1955, … Continue reading
Opposing political pairings could help raise funds in York
The ode to former governor George M. Leader banquet Monday night raised $64,000 to start a foundation to educate county students on local history. A good lesson emerged… .
