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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.
Category Archives: Cops & courts
Black Widow shoots old Alcazar Ballroom into the news: Linked in with neat history stuff, Jan. 27, 2012
A packed crowd at Cobblestone’s watched Pro billiards player Jeanette Lee’s game as part of the American Poolplayers Association’s Black Widow Tour. The evening was hardly historical, but it gives us a chance to spotlight the interior of the old … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Cops & courts, Events, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Music and musicians, Nostalgia & memories, People, School days, York sports
Tagged Beaver Stadium, June Lloyd, Lee Wolovsky, Penn State University, Treasure Hunter's Road Show, York Water Company
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Check out the top 10 York Town Square posts in 2011
A post about the Warehime-Myers Mansion, now in the hands of the Hanover (Pa.) Area Historical Society, scored number seven on the most-viewed list on yorktownsquare.com blog in 2011. People must have loved the stories and photographs of this richly … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Cops & courts, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Made in York, Pain & trauma, War, Women's history, World War II, York Revs/pros, York sports
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Ebert Furniture, Hanover Shoe, John Kuhn, KKK, Klan, Ku Klux, Neil C. Roberts, New Oxfords
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Crash taking lives of 5 New Oxford High School students among worst mass casualty events in York/Adams history
Five New Oxford, Pa., High School students in this Saturn died in a head-on collision earlier this week. The accident occurred on Adams County’s Route 94, north of Cross Keys. It is the highest toll in York/Adams’ traffic accidents in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adams County, Cross Keys, Flood of 1817, Hanover Evening Sun, New Oxford, Route 94, Tropical Storm Agnes, York Rolling Mills
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Follow these links to learn more about civil rights pioneer Daisy Myers of York, Pa.
Daisy Myers, right, and George Leader addressed a session of the 25th annual conference on Black History in Pennsylvania at York College in 2002. A York Daily Record editorial granted roses to the meeting of Myers and Leader: ‘To the … Continue reading
The day the Ku Klux Klan cried discrimination in York, Pa.
This clip from the York, Pa., Daily Record tells about an ill-fated attempt by the Ku Klux Klan to meet at the Yorktowne Hotel in 1987. Also of interest: Finder of KKK certificate: ‘My first thought was fear … the … Continue reading
Emailer from Holland: In search of the family of Amos Palmer from York, Pa.
York City Policeman Amos Palmer poses for a photograph, part of a cache found on eBay by a resident of The Netherlands. The photo’s owner is looking for Palmer’s family members, particularly the Jackson family from York. Also of interest: … Continue reading
Famous and infamous crimes – in one book: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, Aug. 8, 2011
York countian Joseph David Cress’ ‘Murder & Mayhem in York County,’ tells about famous and infamous crimes in York County’s past. “I’m hoping people read these cases and become fascinated with history,” Cress told the York, Pa., Daily Record/Sunday News. … Continue reading
Amish kindness after Nickel Mines influenced York County principal to offer forgiveness to machete-wielding assailant
Norina Bentzel, principal of North Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School, talks about her encounter with the machete-wielding man 10 years ago. William Michael Stankewicz wounded Bentzel and 13 others before the principal and others subdued him before police arrived. Also of interest: … Continue reading
York County, Pa.’s, old Chestnut Street jail: ‘York has a treasure in it’
The old York County, Pa., jail on Chestnut Street appears fortress-like on the outside, but the elements are at work on the inside, which probably never was that spiffy. The York, Pa., Daily Record/Sunday News photo shows artwork from prisoners … Continue reading
Part II: York, Pa.: ‘It’s a midsize city with an interesting history’
In a case that has captured national attention, York, Pa., City Police said Sinhue Johnson and Luann E. Bowers lived at 734 S. Duke St., with their five children in the end home pictured here. Law enforcement officials said the … Continue reading
