Readers of the USA Today voted the History Center one of the USA’s 10Best New Museums. We ranked third out of 16 nominated museums. We are grateful for the many York County readers who helped make this happen! See the results here. And read the York Daily Record story here.
Dominish Marie Miller will present “The Not So Invisible Women: The Daughters of Charity: Contributions during and after the Battle of Gettysburg.”
Join us as we celebrate Women’s History with a focus on female bartenders, their cocktails and more!
Join the Friends of the York County History Center for their annual spring luncheon "If These Walls Could Talk." This year's event features a presentation of the history of the Valencia Ballroom with speakers Jamie Noerpel and Domi Miller, co-host of York's "Hometown History," along with music from the Generations Big Band (formerly Gettysburg BigContinue reading "If These Walls Could Talk"
Sign in at the front desk for free entry and take an adventure through 300+ year of York County History as you explore the museum during First Friday.
Tyler Stump, Farview State Hospital
Joan Mummert, the longtime president and CEO of the York County History Center, will retire from the History Center at the end of April. Joan has led the History Center for 18 years, a period that included a major rebranding, a strategic repositioning and ultimately the construction of the state-of-the-art $30 million History Center MuseumContinue reading "Retirement Reception for Joan Mummert"
Speakers will include Richard Robinson, Tina Charles, and WW2 Veteran Frank Cohn.
Associate Professor of History, Dr. Joy Giguere of Penn State York will join us to discuss her book Pleasure Grounds of Death: The Rural Cemetery in Nineteenth-Century America.
Shippensburg University Professor Dr. Allen Dieterich-Ward with a specialization in environmental history joins us August 25. Join the discussion of his new book Cradle of Conservation: An Environmental History of Pennsylvania.
Author of seven books, Jack Burbaker has written a variety of history focused books. His book Massacre of the Conestogas: On the Trail of the Paxton Boys in Lancaster County recalls the brutal attack on peaceful Conestoga Indians. Burbaker wrote the Scribbler for 44 years at LNP. Find his book through the County Libraries here.Continue reading "Bookmarked"
