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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: May 2008
Who were York County’s most influential citizens? – Part I
William C. Goodridge, a former slave who became a respected York businessman, was an influential 19th-century figure in York County. He is on a short list of top newsmakers in York County in the past 250 years. Background posts: List … Continue reading
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Of local Jewish WW II group: ‘It’s a skeleton post. I’m it.’
Youth group members and others from Jewish Family Services helped veteran Jerry Cohen plant flags on vets’ graves at the Jewish cemetery, south of York, before Memorial Day this week. The passing of time has left Cohen as the lone … Continue reading
Can you identify this mystery school, believed to be in York County?
Notice the stained glass window in this photo of what is believed to be a one-room school. Perhaps that will aid in the identity of this unknown school. Background posts: No church/school conflict here: Manchester church to shore up deteriorating … Continue reading
War memorials stand proudly in towns throughout York County
The sparkling, renovated war memorial in Hallam reflects George Eyler, past commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 390, dedication services on Monday. Such monuments dot small towns across York County. Background posts: York County Vietnam marker … Continue reading
York County native Jeff Koons’ work raises question: But is it art?
Twenty members of YorkArts visited visit the studio of Dover native and internationally known artist Jeff Koons in early 2007. Koons, sometimes called the “Bad Boy of Art,” center, lead the group on a two-hour tour. Background posts: Jeff Koons’ … Continue reading
Othmar Carli: ‘Restoration is much better than selling shoes to make a living’
Renowned artisan Othmar Carli, a York, Pa. resident, talks with a student about holiday cards she is seeking to design in this 2005 photo. Background posts: Women’s Club of York, Pa.: ‘No one knew it really looked like this’ , … Continue reading
York Daily Record columnist Jim Hubley’s last piece: ‘Good luck weeding out tobacco’
Proprietor Charles H. Seiker, right hand in his pocket, stands in the doorway of Young and Busser’s Cigar Store, Continental Square, circa 1920. That’s store mascot Punch on the ledge. This photo, with accompanying column on the popularity of the … Continue reading
Spring Garden Band: ‘It’s like being in the room with history’
The York, Pa.-based Spring Garden Band plays here at the rehabbed Farquhar Park bandstand in York. The 153-year-old group, with roots as a regimental band during the Civil War, will play at the bandstand again on Sept. 7. For a … Continue reading
