Join us for Lafayette's Bicentennial Ball: June 21

Live Auction • 50/50 Raffle • Elegant Fare • Regency-Era Entertainment
You won’t believe this auction! Paris, New Orleans, stunning jewelry, chef’s table at Bloom, wine tasting at The Handsome Cab, and other unforgettable experiences throughout York and beyond. Maybe you’ll win the 50/50? Take it from the Marquis de Lafayette: Anything’s possible on this special night.

Can’t attend? You can still enter the 50/50 raffle — the winner need not be present at the drawing.

A Civil War story: Michael Heiman

January 1, 1970

The History Center made live last month the new and improved version of our Civil War soldiers database. Thanks to decades of research by Dennis Brandt, we are able to provide information on thousands of soldiers from central Pennsylvania who fought in the Civil War.

Dennis’s work in this area started with his efforts to learn about an ancestor who, according to family legend, fought during the Civil War. He learned about the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry, which drew its soldiers primarily from York and Adams counties.

To help you understand the rich information that Dennis uncovered, we will occasionally spotlight a few of the soldiers who spent part of their lives fighting in the most wrenching war in our history.

Today, our Civil War stories begins with Michael Heiman.