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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.
Tag Archives: Red Lion
What is the story of the Midway Motel in Loganville? Linked in with neat York County history stuff, April 24, 2012
Topics below: Pinterest interest/Local histories/Gettysburg hunting? Twenty people were evacuated from this Loganville motel, the Midway, on Monday after a fire at this North Main Street lodging place. This view helps place the motel because it captures its distinctive sign. … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Books & reading, Civil War, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, People, War, Wheels of York, York celebrities, York sports
Tagged Blake Stough, Charles H. Glatfelter, Eugene Segro, Gettysburg, Gettysburgh National Military Park, Loganville, Preserving York, Red Lion, Susquehanna Trail, YAIAA, York County Library System
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Can anyone ID the young woman in the picture? Linked in with neat York County history stuff, April 23, 2012
Topics below: Emig Mansion for sale/Phillie pool closes/Thaddeus Stevens’ York ties Tom Waters of Lively, Va., purchased this photograph on eBay recently. He’s looking to solve a history mystery. Who is this young woman? Can anyone help him? (Click to … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Black history, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Made in York, Mail bag, People, School days, Uncategorized, Women's history, York celebrities
Tagged American Pickers, Eleanor Johnson, Phillie Pool, Red Lion, Thaddeus Stevens, Weekly Reader, York County Heritage Trust, York Y
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Shady Dell has always been the Shady Dell: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, April 22, 2012
Topics in this post: Shady Dell, Arthur Miller’s X-country bike ride, Finding their way out Part of the grounds of Spring Garden Township’s Shady Dell was devoted to selling cars. George A. Brown sold REO and Cadillac cars about 1920 … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Music and musicians, Nostalgia & memories, People, Uncategorized, Wheels of York
Tagged George Brown, Mike Argento, Red Lion, Shady Dell, Violet Hill Spring Garden Township
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School violence in Red Lion: When bad things happen to good towns
Handprints cover the Red Lion Area Junior High School cafeteria honoring Principal Eugene Segro. For junior high students Josh Campbell, left, and Chad Waltemyer were in the lunchroom in 2003, when classmate Jimmy Sheets shot and killed Principal Eugene Segro. … Continue reading
Wacky weather in 2011? Yes, but that’s not new. Linked in with neat history stuff, Jan. 7, 2012
Can you believe it’s been 15 years since that nasty Blizzard of 1996? The York Daily Record/Sunday News is collecting memories of that powerful storm.The anniversary reminds us that such bad weather events have been with us forever, despite what … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Bad weather, Events, For photo fans, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, People, The Pennsylvania Dutch, Women's history
Tagged Bad weather, Blizzard of 1996, Catharine Meyer, Catherine Meyer, Joan Concilio, John F.M. Wolfe, Red Lion, Springettsbury Township, Valley Canvas, York County airports, York Whitehull Airport
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Family member would like Boring Furniture Co. of North York, Pa., to be remembered
Employees and owners of the Boring Furniture Co., Laurel and Court streets, North York, pose for he photographer. The table-maker has long been out of business but a family member is hoping that its work is long remembered. Also of … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Genealogy/research, Local journalism & Web, Made in York, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, People
Tagged Boring Furniture Co., Ebert Furniture Co., Gordon Freireich, North York, Pennsylvania Furniture Co., Red Lion, York County Heritage Trust
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