York County/regional history resources
The rich history of York County, Pa., is preserved and documented by numerous local organizations and Web sites (which often point to their museums). Check out this list.
If you have a historical group or Web site you’d like us to list in this directory, e-mail the York Daily Record/Sunday News Web site staff at web@ydr.com.
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would love to see more pics if southern york co. re: Delta, airville, peach bottom, Cardiff Md.. please share.. thanks!
Can you tell em when the under ground rest rooms were built in York City Square
Robert,
I’m telling ‘em here: http://www.yorkblog.com/yorktownsquare/2008/06/28/centre-squre-restroos/Jim
Hello, I am seeking information on 19th-century physician-politician Dr. William McIlvain(e) and his family. Any help would be much appreciated.
Lisa, You either need to email or call the York County Heritage Trust to see what is in its archives. There might be a McIlvain family file, for example. Or city directories showing where he resided or practices. That’s where I’d start: http://www.yorkheritage.org. I’ll also put your query on this blog./Jim
Dear Mr. McClure, I was a resident of the Children’s Home at the corner of Pine and Philadelphia streets during the 1960′s. After 47 years, I am blessed to re-connect with three ladies who were my room mates and honorary Sisters during troubled times. On a recent reunion we reminisced about an Easter Seals drive in which we all participated. All of the children housed in the Children’s Home at that time were assembled on the front steps of the “Big House”, as we called it, and our picture was taken and published in the paper, announcing our pending door-to-door charity drive. Would you please consider helping me with direction as to how I can get a copy of that picture! I promised my Big House Sisters that I would try to obtain a copy for them. Thank you ever so kindly, Angelee Crouse Zech
Angelee, Your story is so good, I’ve made sure our city desk knows about it. There are really only two routes to take to retrieve that photograph. One is to check out the Children’s Home file at the York County Heritage Trust archives. There might also be an accompanying photo file. The other is to scroll through microfilm of The Gazette and Daily and the York Dispatch at the Trust’s archives. If you can narrow down the date, there would be less scrolling! That’s what I would do. Happy hunting./Jim