Of York County elections of years past, Bury burgers and Goodling apples
Bill Goodling, with his father, longtime U.S. Congressman George Goodling, readies a mobile marketing campaign for his first federal political bid in 1974. Bill Goodling went on to a long tenure in...
View Article10 stories capture the lives and times of U.S. congressmen from York County, Pa.
York County Congressman Todd Platts is retiring from Congress after six terms in office. He says he has backed termed limits after six terms and is only following his own lead. He will serve out his...
View ArticleLegacy of M.D. Martin, of library fame, living on in West York. Linked in...
That’s about right. The red-brick industrial complex, home of M.D. Martin’s Carriage Works and later Keystone Weaving Mills, provided employment for people who worked with their hands for more than...
View ArticleYork County has experienced hope, disappointment, hope in past dozen years
This West Market Street mural, part of the Murals of York, shows the myriad of activities from York County’s 250th Anniversary celebration in 1999. That moment gave York County a spurt of optimism,...
View ArticleGov. George Leader: Led successful bi-partisan campaign to update...
Former Pennsylvania Governor and York County native George Leader, who died this week, also had another important item on his resume: He was part of the distinguished Glattfelder family. Here, he’s...
View ArticleWhen the waters of the Codorus challenged the Rocks of the Glen, Part 2
The high waters spawned by Tropical Storm Agnes struck Glen Rock in 1972. Here, high water covers Hanover Street. The southern York County, Pa., borough’s position in a valley carved by the Codorus...
View ArticleHistory doesn’t stink: Check out these photos of York County, Pa., outhouses
Linked in/Neat stuff: Bradnick kidnapping recalled/In the Roosevelt White House Mount Wolf’s Charlie Stambaugh has designed a regional plumbing business’s website, and to draw attention, he’s...
View ArticleYork, Pa., author portrays OK Corral gunfight: Linked in with neat history...
A news release explaining York County, Pa., resident Scott Butcher’s new book “Tombstone: Relive the Gunfight at the OK Corral” makes you want to know more: “Though the gunfight has been celebrated in...
View ArticleMechanical York Factory Whistle, through digital technology, to gain...
Linked in/Neat stuff: Buddy King-Diane Susek concert/Think Loud’s state-of-the-art studio The York Factory Whistle is a low-tech, mechanical device. But the factory whistle’s annual concert will be...
View ArticleWilliam J. Walters’ scrapbooks tell about a long career in York County’s...
These three bulging scrapbooks detail the long life of William J. Walters – Bill Walters – in private and public sector service in York County, Pa. Also of interest: 50 years ago in York, Pa.: AMF...
View ArticleHow do you move a gallows? York, Pa.’s relocating Police Heritage Museum will...
Linked in/Neat stuff, below: Dan Connolly’s O’s book/York Jeopardy game will challenge you York, Pa.’s Police Heritage Museum’s collections go beyond the many artifacts from its law enforcement past on...
View ArticlePrimary Day History Mystery: This elected official, with a common touch, knew...
History Mystery, Pennsylvania Primary Election Day style: This York countian, right, has been a leader in his home county and a friend of U.S. presidents for decades. At the same time, this former...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....