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Welcome to York Town Square, 8 years of daily posts about journalism and history, topics that can easily become plodding and self important. My goal is to keep this blog fun and accessible. And I try to say something in each post. I welcome your comments and respond to every one you write. Please contact me at jem@ydr.com.
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- Jim McClure on Yorkers are discovering Brigadoon-like Bedford, Pa.
- Jim McClure on Rocks in the Glen turns into town where things happen, Part III
- Jim McClure on York County’s Gravity Hill is where ‘down is up,’ and that’s no Halloween tale
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- Sue on York County’s Gravity Hill is where ‘down is up,’ and that’s no Halloween tale
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- Shrewsbury’s Amanda Berry Smith: ‘Our house was one of the mains stations of the Under Ground Railroad’
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St. Paul’s Church, aka Dub’s, last of York County’s union churches
St. Paul (Dub’s) Church is the last union church – in which two different congregations share of the same building – in York County
Posted in All politics is local, Archives, all posts, For photo fans, God & York County, Local landmarks, Longtime York families, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, People, Uncategorized
Tagged Bethany Chapel, Emigsville, J. Thomas Shelley, Manchester Township, Otterbein United Brethren, Otterbein United Methodist, St Paul (Dub's) Church, St. Mark Lutheran, Tom Shelley, Zion (Shaffer's) United Lutheran
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Manchester Township calendar dedicated to history ‘digger’: Linked in to history, Nov. 20, 2012
Yorktownsquare.com covers the death of noted organist Sam Keeney, a performance of former Live frontman Ed Kowalcyzk, a Pfaltzgraff moonshine jug and a new Manchester Township calendar.
Posted in Abe Lincoln was here, Archives, all posts, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Music and musicians, Nostalgia & memories, People, Small-town life, Uncategorized
Tagged Ed Kowalcyzk, Emigsville, Manchester Township, Normandie Ridge Retirement Community, Pftaltzgraff, Randy Drais, Sam Keeney, Steven Spielberg
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An accomplished woman’s ‘Random Musings’ about 20th-century York County
Book Blast produces another treasure, memories from one of York County’s leading women in the 20th century.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Books & reading, Events, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Longtime York families, Nostalgia & memories, People, Uncategorized, Women's history, York County's towns
Tagged ' Emigsville General Store, 'Legacies, Brillingers, Charles B. Wolf, Emigsville, Flinch Club, Frances Greenawalt Wolf, Mount Wolf, YMCA, York County Heritage Trust
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Part II: Using York County history to create community embodies a modern trend
Yorktownsquare.com previews the PreservingYork.com picnic, an event in which a virtual community is meeting to become an actual community.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Events, Farms & fields, For photo fans, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Nostalgia & memories, People, Small-town life, Uncategorized, Unsung/obscure sites
Tagged Blake Stough, Camp Security, cemeteries, Emig Mansion, Emigsville, Farm and Natural Lands Trust, Hake's distillery, Hanover, Heidelberg Township, Indian Rock Dam, Preserving York, Spring Grove, State Theater, Zion Lutheran Church
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People to talk most at this old-fashioned town hall meeting: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, July 12, 2012
James McClure’s yorktownsquare.com post includes stories about Haar’s Drive-in, coyotes in York County and the archaeological dig at Penn Park.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Civil War, Events, Linked in/neat stuff, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, Uncategorized, Unsung/obscure sites, War
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Cable House, cemetery vandalism, coyotes, Emig's Mansion, Emigsville, Gettysburg, Gettysburg National Military Park, Haar's Drive-in, Penn Common, Penn Park, town meeting, WGAL, York County Prison
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Using York County history to create community embodies a modern trend
Preservingyork.com is sponsoring a picnic to benefit two local charities.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Events, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Local landmarks, Longtime York families, Nostalgia & memories, People, Small-town life, Uncategorized, Unsung/obscure sites
Tagged Blake Stough, Emigsville, Farm and Natural Lands Trust, Friends of Camp Security, Manchester, Preserving York, preservingyork.com
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Fill ‘er up at Naugle’s in Springetts and receive a free plane ride: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, June 17, 2012
Neat stuff, below: Red Lion’s Red Zone/Stewartstown Railroad/Brookside Park The Stony Brook area of Springettsbury Township was home to one of the earliest airstrips in York County, according to John F.M. Wolfe in his ‘Profile of Aviation.’ It was built … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Books & reading, Events, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Nostalgia & memories, People, Uncategorized, Unsung/obscure sites, Wheels of York, York County aerial photos
Tagged American flag, carousel building, Dover Township, Emigsville, John Fea, Manchester, Messiah College, North George Street, Red Lion, Springettsburg Township, Stewartstown, Stewartstown Railroad, Stony Brook, Susquehanna Trail, YDR data center
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Missourian interested in the Emig Mansion, that engaging Emigsville landmark
The Emig Mansion is, yes, in Emigsville, one of those York County, Pa., landmarks that make you think: I wish I could see its inside. Here’s one interior photo and check out others at Emigsville.org. Or you can actually stay … Continue reading
Aerial view shows great size of Central York High School: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, March 6, 2011
When you’re on the ground, the size and scale of Central York High School is hard to take in. When you’re about 2,000 feet above sea level, the complex in the Pleasureville/Emigsville area is immense. York, Pa., Daily Record/Sunday News … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Bad weather, Black history, For photo fans, Genealogy/research, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, School days, Wheels of York
Tagged aerial photography, Central York High School, Church Street, eBay, Emigsville, Joan Concilio, North Hills Road, Pleasureville, Rathroad, Shiloh, York County Archives
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