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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: June 2006
What if you were on the wrong end of 6,000 well-aimed Confederate rifles?
Reminder that this upcoming weekend marks perhaps the most aggressive York-area celebration of the Civil War since the Confederate invasion of York County on June 28, 1863. Jubal Early’s rebels left York on June 30 and made it to Gettysburg … Continue reading
And now starring actor … Jakie Devers?
I was checking the Web to write the previous “York Town Square” post about actor John Baer, when a surprise actor’s name popped up: York County’s Jacob Loucks Devers. He’s better known as Gen. Jacob Loucks Devers, the highest ranking … Continue reading
Actor John Baer among achievers in York High’s Class of 1941
Class President Dan Meckley’s York Sunday News piece takes note that actor John W. Baer graduated in the William Penn High School Class of 1941. http://www.ydr.com/search/ci_3898204 Baer, off the screen in the 1970s, had a long list of screen credits … Continue reading
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Voith turbine runner legacy of former pastor/entrepreneur
This turbine, also known as a runner, was manufactured at Voith Siemens Hydro’s West Manchester Township plant in 2006. (See related photo below.) Background posts: Glatfelter, Smith top industrial legacy list, How come few in York know about S. Morgan … Continue reading
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York native Jacob L. Devers’ name still in service at Fort Knox, Ky.
York County connections run deep. Vacationing in my Brandenburg, Ky., hometown recently, I ran across a Devers Youth Center advertisement in a newspaper from nearby Fort Knox. The ad flagged a number of summer camps at the center: Wilderness enrichment, … Continue reading
York County villages bear memorable names
The village of Sticks is York County’s Podunk, but it’s not the only community in the county with a colorful name. (See previous post: “Vermont promotes Podunk, but York County has its Sticks.”) Consider the following from “Never to be … Continue reading
York County communities jointly observing Civil War past
York County is, indeed, changing. Notice all the Civil War activities planned for the June 23-25 weekend at www.patriotdays.net. Consider these advancements: First, a lot of these activities center around the city of York. This is the third year for … Continue reading
Vermont promotes Podunk, but York County has its Sticks
The Washington Post profiled Podunk, Vt., this week. As our headline said: “It’s a real place. And it’s really in the middle of nowhere — or, at least, it used to be.” http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/05/AR2006060501174.html York County has its share of wonderful … Continue reading
The Murals of York, Pa., revisited
For years, the the York (Pa.) Daily Record/Sunday News Web history section, ydr.com/history has been the go-to place to see the Murals of York on-line, with descriptions and walking tour. If you want to go there directly, try the following … Continue reading
