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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: Music and musicians
Part II, Good night in Glen Rock: Dinner and a movie and the American dream
The Glen Theatre in Glen Rock was built as a band hall 99 years ago. That was the day that many towns in York County, Pa., sported community bands, since replaced for parades and community concerts by high school bands. … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, For photo fans, Genealogy/research, Local landmarks, Music and musicians, Nostalgia & memories, People, Small-town life, Uncategorized, Unsung/obscure sites, York celebrities, YorkEats: Hogmaw & such
Tagged Conewago Township, Glen Rock, Glen Rock Historic Preservation Society, Zion View, Zion View Band Hall
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Good night in Glen Rock: Dinner and a movie and the American dream, Part I
The Glen Theatre in Glen Rock, Pa., will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2013. It is the last operating movie theater outside of York City. This photograph, courtesy of the Glen Rock Historic Preservation Society, was taken circa 1940. (Click … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, For photo fans, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Music and musicians, People, Small-town life, Unsung/obscure sites, York celebrities, YorkEats: Hogmaw & such
Tagged Glen Rock, Glen Rock Historic Preservation, Glen Rock Music Association, Roland F. Seitz
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Part II, Parade Music Prince Roland Seitz: From Glen Rock to Friday Night Lights
Conductor Roland F. Seitz is seen on the curb outside the Glen Rock Musical Association on 3 Main Street, then the Cramer building, in that southern York County borough in 1908. Seitz, a younger contemporary of ‘The March King’ John … Continue reading
Old plow aids in planting of new Glen Rock museum: Linked in with neat history stuff, Feb. 1, 2012
Here’s the history of the recently opened historical museum in southern York County’s Glen Rock, according to borough historian John Huffnagel: ‘During the Sesquicentennial, Harold Fritz brought a plow made in Glen Rock in the 1880s into Sesquicentennial Headquarters for … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Bad weather, Civil War, For photo fans, Harley-Davidson, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Made in York, Music and musicians, Nostalgia & memories, People, Small-town life, Uncategorized, War, York Safe & Lock
Tagged Glen Rock, Haines Shoe House, Harley-Davidson, Joan Concilio, Joe Paterno, Scott Mingus, Shoe House, York Safe & Lock
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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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A hot York County news cycle that will live long in memory
Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, and Chad Taylor, right, members of the band Live, are seen with York City Councilman Michael Helfrich in the former Maple Press/Bi-Comp building in York this week. The trio, performing as Gracious Few, purchased the old … Continue reading
Clang, clang, clang went the trolley. Linked in with neat history stuff, Jan. 13, 2012
Postcards and souvenir photos, such as this one provided by York countian Larry Good, covered a variety of topics, even routine and everyday community sites. This is the trolley station in Mount Wolf. ‘… I don’t know what year,’ … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Black history, Books & reading, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Mail bag, Music and musicians, N.Y. Wire/Whistle, Nostalgia & memories, People, The Pennsylvania Dutch, Wheels of York
Tagged George Trout, Joan Concilio, Mennonites, Mount Wolf, New York Wire factory whistle, Penn State, trolleys
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In York, Pa., it was a musical night in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
Chris Bacas takes his turn in the ‘duel’ with Tim Warfield in performing Duke Ellington’s/John Coltrane’s ‘C. Jam Blues/Mr. P.C.’ at the 14th Annual Jazz Vespers on Saturday. The two widely known and respected musicians met in their hometowns for … Continue reading
Furniture making in York County fascinates folks: Linked in with neat history stuff, Jan. 5, 2012
York, Pa., rallied with the rest of the world when World War I, the Great War, ended. This Ready for Peace Parade photograph is dated, Nov. 11, 1918 – Armistice Day. It shows Home Furniture Company employees outside their plant … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Civil War, For photo fans, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Made in York, Mail bag, Music and musicians, Nostalgia & memories, People, The Pennsylvania Dutch, War, YorkEats: Hogmaw & such
Tagged Boring Furniture Co., Gordon Freireich, hog maw, Home Furniture Company, Preserving York
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Part III: Transportation-oriented Emigsville a walkable York-area community with lots of community
The Emigsville Band spreads Christmas cheer around the Manchester Township village of Emigsville. Its house-to-house performance is an annual rite of the holiday season. (See additional York, Pa., Daily Record/Sunday News photo below.) Also of interest: Part I: Transportation-oriented Emigsville … Continue reading
