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.
Daily Archives: December 18, 2006
Henry Laurens kept Congress together in Valley Forge winter
Unsung Revolutionary War hero Henry Laurens was reportedly the first American to be cremated. Southern Carolinian Henry Laurens was not one of the younger men to serve in the Continental Congress during its nine-month stay in York County. (See discussion … Continue reading
American Revolution was a young man’s fight
Lorann Jacobs uses a wire brush to brighten a statue of Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette, to be unveiled in January. Lafayette, 20, visited York in 1778. http://www.ydr.com/search/ci_4509641 In his book “1776,” David McCullough accurately points out that the … Continue reading
