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Black History Month

graphic image showing three programs at the York County History Center in February for Black History Month

February programs celebrate Black History

Mark you calendars for these programs as we celebrate Black History Month throughout February!

The York County History Center offers a collection of digital Black History resources provided below:

  • View our Virtual Exhibits– Essential Pieces and Following Freedom.
  • Read through our annual Journal of York County Heritage that highlight local history makers.
  • Looking to learn more about our library and archives collection? Visit our digital collections listing for African Americans here.
  • Plan a visit to History Center Museum and take in our Black History scavenger hunt through the galleries beginning February 2.
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery: An African-American Cemetery in Wrightsville

    South Central PA Genealogical Society

    When and why was it formed? What member of the 6888 Division of WW II is buried there? Ambrose Shief was a ranking lawyer in Washington, D.C. What is his connection to Mt. Pisgah? The Bares and the Bartons: Who were these Civil War veterans who also worked on the Tidewater Canal? Dr. Jamison’s family came from Lancaster County: Why are his daughter and a son buried in the Indian Mission cemetery in Delaware? Why are there so many connections to Lancaster County? Who is the oldest person buried in the cemetery? Who was the woman who helped runaway slaves, fought Indians, knew General Custer, and was in Wrightsville when the Confederates attacked? Learn the answers at our February meeting!

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  • Family Day highlighting Black History

    Second Saturday

    Take part in a day of family fun and learning with our quarterly Second Saturday Family Day! The History Center Museum holds many stories and artifacts, Family Day-Black History Month will allow attendees a chance to explore York’s Black history through hands on activities in our lobby and galleries.

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  • Play Reading

    Miss Lydia's Church

    In January 1924, in the middle of a snowstorm, in the middle of the night, four people, two sets of strangers, came together. Two were White; two were Black. Two were female; two were male. Two were steeped in religion; two were centered in astronomy. All were wishing for better relations between the races. What brought these strangers together? Was it a moon phase or a planetary shift or something deeper and farther away?

     

     

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