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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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North Codorus Township’s Diehl’s one-room school, aka ‘Corn-Cob College,’ remembered
Diehl’s one-room school, located in North Codorus Township, York County, was one of 300 such schools that representated a way of life for generations. John ‘Otts’ Hufnagel of the Glen Rock Historic Preservation Society, sent this image along with a narrative of one-room school life by another local student of history, the late Roger E. Shaffer. One-room schools continue to fascinate folks, so yorktownsquare.com profiles them in an occasional series.
Posted in Archives, all posts, For photo fans, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Longtime York families, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, School days, The Pennsylvania Dutch, Uncategorized
Tagged Diehl's School, Glen Rock Historic Preservation Society, John 'Otts' Huffnagel, North Codorus Township, one-room schools, Roger Shaffer
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Award-winning York County artist: ‘If you’re going to do it, do it right’: Linked in to history, 1/15/13
Yorktownsquare covers the work of artist Leonard Giknis, Jimmy Stewart’s visit to the York Fair and the old Lincoln Highway.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Events, Explanations/controversy, Famous York visitors, Farms & fields, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, People, Small-town life, Uncategorized, Wheels of York
Tagged Jimmy Stewart, Leonard Giknis, Lincoln Highway, Lorann Jacobs, one-room schools, York Art Association
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Where is York County’s Bittersville, site of dispute over veterans memorial marker?
Yorktownsquare.com covers the debate over the permanent home of a memorial plaque to Bittersville-area veterans.
Posted in All politics is local, Archives, all posts, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Genealogy/research, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, People, School days, Small-town life, Uncategorized, Unsung/obscure sites, War, World War II
Tagged Bittersville, Hollis Bedell, Lower Windsor Township, Lower Windsor Township Historical Society, Martinsville Schoolhouse, one-room schools, St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, Windsor
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Muddy Creek Forks, Ma & Pa Railroad village, before and after: Linked in to York County history, Sept. 11, 2012
Yorktownsquare.com covers the preserved village at Muddy Creek Forks, one-room schools and another accomplished York Suburban grad, Jordan O’Reilly.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Events, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Nostalgia & memories, People, School days, Small-town life, Uncategorized, Unsung/obscure sites
Tagged A.M. Grove store, Jerry McCloskey, Jordan O'Reilly, Ma & Pa Railroad, Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroads, Muddy Creek Forks, one-room schools, Railroad Heritage Village, York Suburban High School
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You’d never know this West Manchester building was a one-room school: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, Sept. 1, 2012
Yorktownsquare.com covers roadside giants, what’s new in Gettysburg and the sale of Trinity United Methodist Church.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Civil War, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, School days, Uncategorized, Unsung/obscure sites, War
Tagged Gettysburg, Gettysburg National Military Park, Loucks School, NewsVroom, one-room schools, The NewsVroom, Then & Now, Trinity United Methodist Church, West Manchester Township
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Who can ID this mystery school in southeastern York County?: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, Aug. 3, 2012
Yorktownsquare.com blog covers Pinchot Roads, Central York High School from the air, the quest for family of a Medal of Honor winner and the identity of a one-room school.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Books & reading, Civil War, For photo fans, Genealogy/research, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, People, School days, Uncategorized, War, Wheels of York, York County aerial photos
Tagged Central York High School, Doug Winemiller, one-room schools, Pinchot Roads, Prospect Hill Cemetery, Sgt. J. Henry Denig, Stewartstown Historical Society
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York countians interested in JFK’s life, times and death – Linked in with neat York County history stuff, June 21, 2012
In the June 21, 2012, edition of York Town Square, Jim McClure addresses York County, Pa.’s, and John F. Kennedy, Tropical Storm Agnes, The Last Supper and the Civil War military hospital in York.
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Tagged Greatest Generation, John F. Kennedy, one-room schools, Richard Bono, Susquehanna Memorial Gardens, Tropical Storm Agnes, U.S. Army General Hospital
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Part II: York County one-room schools a graduate thesis waiting to happen
This portion of a topographical map from 1910 identifies Brenneman’s School in Lower Windsor Township. It is located northeast of Yorkana. The map shows Brenneman’s stood – and still stands today as a former one-room school, in Lower Windsor Township, … Continue reading
From dunce caps to diplomas: York County, Pa., exhibit ‘get to have fun with history’
Look closely and you’ll see a one-room school shape within this house. That’s Ebaugh’s school in the Spring Grove area. The shape might be there, but the school-turned-house has some features not enjoyed by school students: electricity, phones and a … Continue reading
