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: September 30, 2008
PS Harrisburg grad school: ‘Set my feet even more firmly on the path into the world of Fraktur’
June Lloyd’s “Faith and Famiy,” informed readers about a type of Fraktur known as Taufscheine, ornately drawn Pennsylvania Dutch certificates of birth and baptism. The York County Heritage Trust converted her master’s thesis at Penn State Harrisburg into this colorful … Continue reading
Yet another Bury’s hamburger recipe drops into the cooker
She looked skeptically at the best, publicly known recipe for Bury’s hamburger sauce – a recipe that reportedly passed muster with Joe Bury himself. I’ll get the real recipe, she said, one that appeared in your newspaper… .
