Tag Archives: Articles of Confederation

Henry Laurens in the Tower of London: Casting a dragnet for this American revolutionary

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Jim McClure

Who was Henry Laurens? The York Daily Record/Sunday News’ Deb Hummel wrote this in 2001: ‘Henry Laurens. Born in 1724 in Charleston, S.C. Successful merchant and planter. A delegate from that southern colony to the Continental Congress. President of the congressional delegates for much of the group’s 1777-1778 stay in York Town, Pa. Signer of the Articles of Confederation. Captured by a British man-of-war while on a diplomatic mission to Holland in 1780. Imprisoned in the Tower of London as a traitor.’

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York County photography calendar captures scenes with calligraphy flourish: Linked in to history, Dec.10, 2012

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com contains links to ‘Civil War Journalism,’ a calendar featuring York’s Colonial Courthouse, ‘Civil War Voices’ booksigning, and Articles of Confederation digital contest winners

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Hand-written Articles of Confederation, adopted in York, presented digitally 235 years later

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Jim McClure

The Articles of Confederation Day Media Contest attracted deftly constructed projects telling about this key moment in American – and York County – history.

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Thaddeus Stevens’ first Pennsylvania stop came at the York County Academy: Linked in to history, Nov. 18, 2012

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers the rediscovery of Thaddeus Stevens, news about the Stewartstown Railroad and a video about the Articles of Confederation.

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Part II: What’s with this odd, lonely York County tower? Linked in to history, Nov. 8, 2012

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers a creepy memory of York, a Landis Valley award, York County’s new statewide officeholder Eugene DePasquale and an odd, solitary York County tower.

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These old York County steps, Part II: Where did they lead? Linked in to York County history, Nov. 5, 2012

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com provides links to improvements to Penn Park, an exploration of Baumgartner’s Woods and a preview of Articles of Confederation Day.

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American Revolution contest prompts York County elementary class to do its homework

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Jim McClure

The Revolutionary War, specifically York’s role in that conflict, is highlighted in a York County Heritage Trust/York Daily Record digital contest.

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Statesman Nathaniel Scudder, after serving in Continental Congress in York, lost his life in battle

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Jim McClure

Nathaniel Scudder was one of 56 statesmen to service in Continental Congress when it met in York Town in 1777-78

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Furniture making in York County, again, fascinates folks: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, July 7, 2012

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Jim McClure

Today’s Yorktownsquare.com post covers Boring Furniture Co. tables, ‘Nine Months in York Town’, Conowingo Dam, and Gettysburg reenactment.

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Use these stories to show off your York smarts

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Jim McClure

‘Sometimes even wisemen have to do grunt work.’ So says a caption in this 2003 photograph showing Larry Gross moving a garbage can to make way for the parade near St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in York. St. Paul’s, York’s first … Continue reading →

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