Transformation complete!

Our vision for the new York County History Center is to offer a campus that serves as a major cultural anchor and community space in downtown York. This former electricity-generating plant transformed York County 150 years ago. Our new museum is doing the same thing today!
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History Center Museum

Located at 121 N. Pershing Avenue, the new museum features some of the History Center’s diverse exhibits housed in a building that is itself a historical artifact.

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Agricultural & Industrial Museum

Explore York County’s vast contributions to the progress of agricultural and industry at the History Center’s Agricultural & Industrial Museum. The museum highlights over 300 years of transportation and agriculture.

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Seasonal Sites

The Golden Plough Tavern, the General Horatio Gates House, the Colonial Courthouse, and the Fire Museum are all located along West Market Street and are open seasonally April through November.

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Library & Archives

The Library & Archives, located in the new History Center building on North Pershing, houses an extensive collection, including genealogy and family history, decorative arts, community organizations, and more.

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Blog: History Uncovered

In our History Uncovered blog, we make the past come alive by telling stories about the people, places and things that shaped the York County of yesterday and help us understand who we are today..

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History Center Museum

Located at 121 N. Pershing Avenue is the headquarters of the History Center. The museum features some of the History Center’s diverse exhibits housed in a building that is itself a historical artifact.

More Info >

Agricultural & Industrial Museum

Explore York County’s vast contributions to the progress of agricultural and industry at the History Center’s Agricultural & Industrial Museum. The museum highlights over 300 years of transportation and agriculture.

More Info >

Seasonal Sites

The Golden Plough Tavern, the General Horatio Gates House, the Colonial Courthouse, and the Fire Museum are all located along West Market Street and are open seasonally April through November.

More Info >

Library & Archives

The Library & Archives, located in the new History Center building on North Pershing, houses an extensive collection, including genealogy and family history, decorative arts, community organizations, and more.

More Info >

Blog: History Uncovered

In our History Uncovered blog, we make the past come alive by telling stories about the people, places and things that shaped the York County of yesterday and help us understand who we are today.

More Info >

The difference YOU make

The York County History Center is grateful for your support and commitment to this very special place. As a member, supporter or volunteer, you make history come alive.

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The difference YOU make

The York County History Center is grateful for your support and commitment to this very special place. As a member, supporter or volunteer, you make history come alive.

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Events & Programs


York County History Storytellers

12-04-2024

Presented by York County History Center at York County History Center Museum, Library, and Archives, York
Upcoming Dates: Wed, Dec 04 @ 6:30 pm

York County History Storytellers are on a quest to help make sense of York County’s long, complex and compelling story. We’d love for you to join a type of evening campfire under the York County History Center’s stack that is full of...

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York County History Storytellers are on a quest to help make sense of York County’s long, complex and compelling story. We’d love for you to join a type of evening campfire under the York County History Center’s stack that is full of revealing tales that are compelling and painful and funny and truthful.

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Writers' Roundtable

12-05-2024

Presented by York County History Center at York County History Center Museum, Library, and Archives, York
Upcoming Dates: Thu, Dec 05 @ 7:00 pm

The next Writers’ Roundtable meeting will be December 5 at 7:00 pm.  Dr. Peter Levy will present a reading from his historical play “43 Deepgreen Lane” about the experience of the Myers family in Levittown.

This program will be held...

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The next Writers’ Roundtable meeting will be December 5 at 7:00 pm.  Dr. Peter Levy will present a reading from his historical play “43 Deepgreen Lane” about the experience of the Myers family in Levittown.

This program will be held in-person, online on Zoom, and streamed on Facebook.

For more than 30 years, Peter B. Levy, retired professor of history at York College of Pennsylvania, taught courses on the Civil Rights Movement, Environmental History, and Race and Justice.  He has written more than a dozen books, including The Great Uprising: Race Riots in Urban America during the 1960s; Civil War on Race Street: The Civil Rights Movement in Cambridge, Maryland; and The New Left and Labor. Since retiring, he has spent much of his time writing historical dramas for the theater.

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York County History Storytellers

12-04-2024

Presented by York County History Center at York County History Center Museum, Library, and Archives, York
Upcoming Dates: Wed, Dec 04 @ 6:30 pm

York County History Storytellers are on a quest to help make sense of York County’s long, complex and compelling story. We’d love for you to join a type of evening campfire under the York County History Center’s stack that is full of...

[more+]

York County History Storytellers are on a quest to help make sense of York County’s long, complex and compelling story. We’d love for you to join a type of evening campfire under the York County History Center’s stack that is full of revealing tales that are compelling and painful and funny and truthful.

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Tags:   History & HeritageCommunity

Writers' Roundtable

12-05-2024

Presented by York County History Center at York County History Center Museum, Library, and Archives, York
Upcoming Dates: Thu, Dec 05 @ 7:00 pm

The next Writers’ Roundtable meeting will be December 5 at 7:00 pm.  Dr. Peter Levy will present a reading from his historical play “43 Deepgreen Lane” about the experience of the Myers family in Levittown.

This program will be held...

[more+]

The next Writers’ Roundtable meeting will be December 5 at 7:00 pm.  Dr. Peter Levy will present a reading from his historical play “43 Deepgreen Lane” about the experience of the Myers family in Levittown.

This program will be held in-person, online on Zoom, and streamed on Facebook.

For more than 30 years, Peter B. Levy, retired professor of history at York College of Pennsylvania, taught courses on the Civil Rights Movement, Environmental History, and Race and Justice.  He has written more than a dozen books, including The Great Uprising: Race Riots in Urban America during the 1960s; Civil War on Race Street: The Civil Rights Movement in Cambridge, Maryland; and The New Left and Labor. Since retiring, he has spent much of his time writing historical dramas for the theater.

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Tags:   History & HeritageFree Events

December 4, 2024

History Storytellers

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December 5, 2024

Writers’ Roundtable

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December 6, 2024

Homeschool Days

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December 6, 2024

First Friday

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