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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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Trees, trains and chainsaws merge in Stewartstown, Pa.
Volunteers often work on historic Stewartstown Railroad’s station and rail line on weekends in this southeastern York County town. So in the aftermath of last week’s ice storm, they saw up branches that came down atop the station. It was just a different way of working on the railroad,
Posted in Archives, all posts, Bad weather, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Music and musicians, Nostalgia & memories, Wheels of York
Tagged Besser's, Dominick Argento, Elm Beach, Lancaster County, Lancaster County Postcard Club, Stewartstown Railroad
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York County’s 3 rail excursion experiences: Can we sustain them?
The Stewartstown Railroad opened its station and offered motorcar rides earlier this month. The railroad will do so gain today, weather permitting. It is one of three railroads in York County to offer excursion rides of some type.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Events, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, History video channel, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Nostalgia & memories, Wheels of York
Tagged Ma & Pa Railroad, Muddy Creek Forks, Northern Central Railway, Steam into History, Stewartstown Railroad
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When a York, Pa., Santa smelled like Noxema and witch hazel
This photo is framed and hangs in the homes of York County, Pa., sisters Joan Bitzer and Carolyn Fink Mosser. It is part of a story that crosses several icons from York County’s past – the Christmas shopping season, Santa’s arrival in York via airplane and his climb up the ladder to Bon-Ton.
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Tagged Bon-Ton, Jeff Koons, Maxine Swann, Robin Spielberg, Stewartstown Railroad
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Fifty years ago, York, Pa., group headed to Freedom Day in Washington, D.C.
Voni B Grimes brought by this photograph showing Freedom Day bus captains from York, Pa., going to the March on Washington for Freedom and Jobs in August 1963. The bus captains going to what became that famous day 50 years ago, from left: Raymond Ritter, Ivan Reeves, Grimes, Roger Tyler and Richard Boyer.
Posted in All politics is local, Archives, all posts, Black history, Books & reading, Events, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, School days, Wheels of York, YorkEats: Hogmaw & such
Tagged 'I Have a Dream Speech', Brushtown, City Island, Freedom Day, Harrisburg, March on Washington, Stewartstown Railroad, The Little Red School, Voni B.Grimes
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Gettysburg 150th – Can you locate this unsung Civil War monument in York County, Pa.? Linked in with neat history stuff, May 15, 2012
*A photograph captures the Civil War statue at Salem Square in the western part of York City. It honors the York Rifles, a local unit that responded early in both the Civil War and American Revolution.
Posted in All politics is local, Archives, all posts, Civil War, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local landmarks, Underground Railroad, Unsung/obscure sites, War
Tagged George Leader, Salem Square, Steam into History, Stewartstown Railroad, Tom Ridge, York Rifles
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Steam into History Inc.’s locomotive is steaming into York County’s story
Construction of a locomotive that will give the steam for Steam into History’s excursion service will be finished in time for the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg in mid-2013.
Posted in Abe Lincoln was here, Archives, all posts, Civil War, Events, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, History video channel, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Nostalgia & memories, Small-town life, Uncategorized, Unsung/obscure sites, War, Wheels of York
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Bill Simpson, Hanover Junction, Kloke Locomotive Works, New Freedom, Steam into History, Stewartstown Railroad, William Simpson
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1 more quick fact about East Market Street’s Welcome to York sign: Linked in to history, Nov. 25, 2012
Yorktownsquare.com covers Market Street Welcome to York signs, Stewartstown Railroad open houses, Hearts and Minds’ Bookstore 30th anniversary and a visit with departing Congressman Todd Platts.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Books & reading, Events, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Genealogy/research, God & York County, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Longtime York families, Mail bag, People, Uncategorized, Unsung/obscure sites, Wheels of York
Tagged Byron Borger, Charlie Robertson, East Market Street, Hanover, Hearts & Minds, John Brenner, Lincoln Highway Garage, Stewartstown Railroad, Todd Platts
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Thaddeus Stevens’ first Pennsylvania stop came at the York County Academy: Linked in to history, Nov. 18, 2012
Yorktownsquare.com covers the rediscovery of Thaddeus Stevens, news about the Stewartstown Railroad and a video about the Articles of Confederation.
Posted in All politics is local, American Revolution, Archives, all posts, Civil War, Events, Famous York visitors, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, People, Uncategorized, War, York celebrities
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Articles of Confederation, Elizabeth L. Stein, Lincoln, Steven Spielberg, Stewartstown Railroad, Thaddeus Stevens, York County Academy
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Fitz family no longer ‘standing’ at Eastern Market, Springwood Road – Linked in to York County history, Oct. 27, 2012
Yorktownsquare.com cover Tropical Storm/Hurrican Sandy, Stewartstown Railroad and the Susquehannocks.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Bad weather, Civil War, Farms & fields, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Longtime York families, Nostalgia & memories, People, Small-town life, The Pennsylvania Dutch, Uncategorized, Unsung/obscure sites, War, Women's history, YorkEats: Hogmaw & such
Tagged Eastern Market, Fitz Bros. Farm, Hurricane Sandy, Pumpkin Snow, Springwood Road, Stewartstown Railroad, Susquehannocks, Tropical Storm Sandy, York Township
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