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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: Local landmarks
Can anyone ID these Scouts from York County in the photo? Linked in with neat history stuff, May 13, 2012
Stuff posted below: Eastern Market/Fluoridation/Continental Square John Orendorff of York was on vacation in Maine when he ran across an item from York County – a Shrewsbury Lion’s Club calendar with is photo smack in its center. The calendar’s date, … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Explanations/controversy, Farms & fields, For photo fans, History video channel, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, People, Uncategorized, Women's history, York celebrities
Tagged Continental Square, Dorothy Marks, Ed Kowalcyzk, fluoridation, Glen Theatre, Hartenstein Funeral Home, Hartenstein Furniture, New Eastern Market, New Freedom, Pinterest, rock band Live, Ruthe Craley, Shrewsbury Lions Club, Silbaugh Monuments
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When frogs and birds invaded a York history exhibit: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, May 12, 2012
Posted below: Detter’s Mill/Bill Simpson’s legacy/Camp Security The ‘Fanciful World of Adam Pfaltzgraff.’ Indeed. Where else but York County, Pa., would a menagerie of backyard animal sculptures with glass marble eyes be put on exhibit? York countians have long enjoyed … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Events, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, History video channel, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, People, Pets & animals, Uncategorized
Tagged Bill Simpson, Bud Blakey, Camp Security, Detter's Mill, Exit Strategy, First Presbyterian Church, Pfaltzgraff, potter, Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff
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4 images show the the rise and fall of venerable A.B. Farquhar Co.
The Gazette and Daily calendar for 1970 shows the the A.B. Farquhar Co.’s North George St., York, plant and part of its product line. ‘The A.B. Farquhar company plant as it appeared in 1904, when the now-abandoned factory was the … Continue reading
Posted in A.B. Farquhar, Archives, all posts, Explanations/controversy, Farms & fields, For photo fans, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, People, Uncategorized
Tagged A.B. Farquhar, A.B. Farquhar Co., Edward H. Fisher, North George Street, Oliver Corporation, The Gazette and Daily, William J. Fisher
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York County loses a chronicler of its history: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, May 10, 2012
Also below: Codorus fire pits/Lincoln painting/Bud Blakey The recent death of Roger E. Shaffer, a fan and student of Hanover Junction, placed a spotlight on his website hanoverjunction.net and in other publications. This Hanover Junction historian died on March 22. … Continue reading
Posted in Abe Lincoln was here, Archives, all posts, Civil War, Explanations/controversy, Famous York visitors, For photo fans, Genealogy/research, History video channel, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Nostalgia & memories, People, Uncategorized, War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Codorus Creek, First Presbyterian Church, Hanover Junction, Hellam Township, Roger E. Shaffer, Schwenk's Newstand, Walt Partymiller
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The name of Wills again connected with Abraham Lincoln: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, May 9, 2012
Also below: Microfilm this/World War II Museum/Rudy Park This video tells the story of a Hellam Township collector who believe he’s found an authentic painting of Abraham Lincoln. The jury is still out on it, but John Wills believes he’s … Continue reading
Posted in Abe Lincoln was here, Archives, all posts, Civil War, Genealogy/research, History video channel, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, People, Uncategorized, War, World War II
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Codorus Creek, David Wills House, Hellam Township, John Rudy Park, Luther B. Sowers, microfilm, National World War II Museum
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Super Moon over the Susquehanna: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, May 7, 2012
Also below: Russell Horn Sr.’s 100th/Old Eastern Market/Harley reprints There’s a lot going on in this weekend photograph by York Daily Record/Sunday News photographer Chris Dunn. Floats from a tea light benefit festival move down the Susquehanna River in the … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Events, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, People, Uncategorized, War, Wheels of York, World War II
Tagged Buchart-Horn, Clair Buchart, Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, Eastern Market, Russell Horn Jr., Russell Horn Sr., Super Moon, Susquehanna River
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Memories and musings about the old Eastern Market: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, May 6, 2012
Also below: Route 30 in film/Good, bad times at BAE/Civil War display The old Eastern Market, mostly shrouded by a garage from public view along East Market Street, was one of five covered markethouses operating for years in York. It … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Books & reading, Civil War, Farms & fields, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, Uncategorized, War, Wheels of York
Tagged Agricultural and Industrial Museum, AIM, BAE, Bair Station, Dan Meckley, Gettysburg, Gettysburg National Military Park, Hiestand School, Old East York, Route 30, York County Heritage Trust
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Part II: Once the biggest and most beautiful tree in York County. No more.
This is the stump of what was once called the biggest and most beautiful tree in York County – the Seidel Oak in the Bryansville area of southeastern York County. ‘The black object to the right is my hat – … Continue reading
Once the biggest and most beautiful tree in York County: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, May 2, 2012
This big oak – the Seidel Oak - stands as part of a tranquil scene in southeastern York County, captured in this Gazette and Daily calendar page for July 1969. This carefree scene contrasts with events elsewhere in York County. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Roth, big trees, Chambersburg, Gettysburg, Route 30, row homes, Spring Garden Township, Stephen H. Smith, Susquehanna River, York County Archives
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Part II: Baltimore screamed for York County ice cream
Carmen’s in Loganville is the closest ice cream maker to Seven Valleys, whose ice cream-making past is being celebrated with one of those large, noticeable Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission markers. Carmen’s Ice Cream is a third-generation business. Today, it … Continue reading
