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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: Events
How a bird saw prime York County farmland in 1970: Linked in with neat history stuff, April 11, 2012
For years, The Gazette and Daily produced annual calendars with interesting photographs from around York County, Pa. This aerial scene from the calendar’s November 1970 entry shows a photograph overlooking the J.C. Johnson farm in Hopewell Township, east of Stewartstown … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Books & reading, Events, For photo fans, Heroes, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, People, Uncategorized, War, York County aerial photos
Tagged Hopewell Township, June Lloyd, Maryland Migration, York County Academy, York Little Theatre
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Nine publishers have sat in top chair at York Daily Record/The Gazette and Daily in past 100 years
During the Snowpocalypse in February 2010, the York Daily Record/Sunday News did not follow its customary digital first strategy. In fact, it was digital only. With no power at its company offices, the York Daily Record/Sunday News newsroom staff gathered … Continue reading
What is the highest peak in York County?: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, April 6, 2012
There was snow on the slopes of Roundtop Mountain Resort when York, Pa., Daily Record/Sunday News photographer Chris Dunn captured this aerial photograph in early February. Fortunately, the resort, formerly known as Ski Roundtop, offers a host of other recreational … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Events, Farms & fields, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, People, Small-town life, Uncategorized, York County aerial photos, YorkEats: Hogmaw & such
Tagged Glen Rock, outhouses, Round Top Mountain Resort, Ski Roundtop, Spring Grove, Warrington Township, York Fur Company
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The tale of two big birds: The eagles of Lake Marburg v. the vultures of Glen Rock
A bald eagle is seen in flight near Lake Marburg in Codorus State Park recently. The pair of eagles nesting there have created a saga. ‘It’s like a soap opera,’ one expert said. ‘Now, I think they are finally on … Continue reading
Hanover exhibit links to Titanic sinking anniversary and Warehime-Myers Mansion birthday
Karin J. Bohleke is director of Shippensburg University’s Fashion Archives and Museum. She transferred her skills 50 miles west, where she curated an exhibit for the Hanover Area Historical Society. The exhibit, ‘Titanic Fashions: High Style in the 1910s,’ is … Continue reading
How a bird sees the original hub of York College: Linked in with neat history stuff, March 27, 2012
York College of Pennsylvania now sprawls all the way to Richland Avenue. This aerial photograph shows the eastern part of the campus, the hub from which the campus grew. This part of campus sits on York’s first golf course, later … Continue reading
Posted in 1st Moravian, Archives, all posts, Events, For photo fans, God & York County, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Made in York, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, People, York celebrities, York County aerial photos
Tagged candymaking, Dogtown, June Lloyd, S. Morgan Smith, Smoketown, Steve Zirnkilton, York College of Pennsylvania
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The showdown in Vulture Gulch and other stories about Glen Rock, Pa.
A Glen Rock resident captured these vultures with his camera from his back deck. A camera is about the only way to capture these dirty birds, a protected species. (Click on this image to enlarge. Other photos below.) Also … Continue reading
In this day of mergers, Hanover plans opening of not 1, but 2 museums: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, March 20, 2012
The other day, Hanover unveiled plans for an expanded and relocated fire museum. Now comes 75th-anniversary plans by R.H. Sheppard Co. to develop a museum on the 500 block of Broadway in Hanover. The Hanover Evening Sun reports that … Continue reading
Posted in American Revolution, Archives, all posts, Books & reading, Events, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Made in York, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, Small-town life, The Pennsylvania Dutch, Uncategorized, War, YorkEats: Hogmaw & such
Tagged Glen Rock, Hanover, Hanover Fire Museum, James Smith, Jefferson, June Lloyd, Kentucky long rifle, Lancaster Long Rifle, Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, Pennsylvania Dutch, Pennsylvania long rifle, R.H. Sheppard, Scott Mingus, vultures, York Civil War Roundtable
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Ben and Jerry came here in 1995 to promote Chubby Hubby and its cosmic connection to York
The Brazil nut, right, is an ingredient in Ben & Jerry’s Rainforest Crunch ice cream.That flavor played a role in the creation of Ben & Jerry’s Chubby Hubby brand, ice cream made of pretzels and chocolate and who knows what … Continue reading
