Alpacas and an expanded Kids Corral. A large vendor marketplace. Live music. Maryland crab soup, pulled pork, oysters and cold beer. It’s all at the York County History Center’s Fall Oyster Festival, presented by White Rose Bar & Grill, Sunday, Oct. 18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Colonial Complex in downtown York.
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Between Fort Sumter and Appomattox, Confederates bought and sold thousands of men, women, and children through a persistence trade in enslaved people. These transactions had profound impacts on the enslaved, their lives and families, and the ways in which they pursued — or did not pursue — freedom during the war. Robert K. D. Colby,Continue reading "Civil War Roundtable, February"
Dominish Marie Miller will present “The Not So Invisible Women: The Daughters of Charity: Contributions during and after the Battle of Gettysburg.”
Jim McClure - How the American Revolution Intersected with the Civil War in York County
York was caught in the crossfire of the war and even surrendered to the Confederates in the Summer of 1863. Our Civil War Day showcases the stories Yorkers, people of the Susquehanna Valley and beyond. Event schedule below.
Living the Experience joins us to highlight their interactive historical reenactment of the Underground Railroad. This Underground Railroad living history program is presented interactively in first-person interpretation in an effort to bring alive the people, places, and events of Lancaster. The program actively engages its audiences in the learning of Lancaster’s involvement in the UndergroundContinue reading "Second Saturday- August"
York Civil War Roundtable
Many of the buildings that existed during the Confederate invasion of York still stand on Market Street. This tour leaves from the History Center Museum, where guides will describe whatContinue reading "Civil War Walking Tour"
We are excited to welcome authors Michael Shupp and Scott Mingus on August 8th to speak about "Fearless Sons of War" The 200th Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Civil War. AboutContinue reading "Second Saturday – August"
York Civil War Roundtable
Take a two-hour bus ride and immerse yourself in one of the most significant battles of the Civil War.