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These York Countians had their opinions count
Skilled Worker Jacob Swemley, 51; Tenant Farmer, Harry E. Sprenkle, 39; Housewilfe Mrs. Myra M. Parks, 38; Farm Wife Mrs. Erwin E. Myers, 51; Executive W. S. Shipley, 65. Clerk Horace Brillinger, 79;...
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Modern nursing education owes much to rural York County’s Florence Gipe
Dr. Florence Meda Gipe Dr. Florence Gipe was a very interesting woman. She was a pioneer in modern nursing education and also deeply interested in York County History and Civil War history. I only met...
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York blacksmith offers sizable award for return of apprentice
It is obvious that I find old newspapers fascinating. The items serve as snapshots of the time, giving a picture of what was then happening in the same spaces we occupy today. In addition, the...
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William Wagner seal dug up in West Virginia
Wagner seal, courtesy of Greenbrier Historical Society In 2010 a Greenbrier County, West Virginia resident was plowing his garden and unearthed a round metal object, probably brass. It was somewhat...
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Ringing off at Stewartstown
Stewartstown telephone operators retired when this hand-operated magneto switchboard went out of service and an automatic exchange began operating yesterday at 3:01 a.m. The three operators pictured...
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1824 ads paint a picture of York
Advertisements in old newspapers give us a glimpse into the lives of our ancestors. Here is a sampling from the December 21, 1824 York Recorder, on microfilm at the York County History Center: FRESH...
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You might have an “Hessian” ancestor too
Our area has a high concentration of descendants of so called “Hessians.” This general term was applied to those soldiers from German-speaking regions whose rulers hired out their regiments to fight...
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Lewis Miller lists York County cooks in the early 1800s: “No Better”
Taverns were the place to go for a good meal 200 years ago. This Lewis Miller drawings shows Mrs. Hersh at the family tavern with her open hearth and squirrel tail oven. Most importantly it gives a...
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Basket making thrived on York’s Bullfrog Alley
York’s Bullfrog Alley (part of East King Street) had a distinct personality over the years. It was famed as the home of “gypsies” who went out traveling each summer and for basket making, some of...
View ArticleMigrant labor essential for decades of York County harvest
I started working on my April York Sunday News column, which you can read below, about two months ago. We were just starting to hear more about COVID-19 then. By the time it was finished and...
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