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  • York Civil War Roundtable

    York County History Center Museum 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, United States

    Jim McClure - How the American Revolution Intersected with the Civil War in York County

    Free

  • Image showing a re-enactor. a speaker and a demonstration during Civil War Day.

    Civil War Day

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    Colonial Complex 157 W. Market St., York, PA, United States

    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.

  • Graphic image showing figures and historical actors from Underground Railroad

    Second Saturday- August

    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"

  • Graphic to promote Civil War Roundtable for May using cannons at Gettysburg as the background

    York Civil War Roundtable

    York County History Center Museum 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, United States

    York Civil War Roundtable

    Free

  • Civil War Walking Tour

    York County History Center Museum 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, United States

    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"

  • graphic showing details of bus trip to Antietam, with a bus and a photo of the battlefield sign

    Friends Fall Bus Trip: Antietam

    Antietam National Battlefield 5831 Dunker Church Road, Sharpsburg, MD, United States

    Take a two-hour bus ride and immerse yourself in one of the most significant battles of the Civil War.

    $100 – $110

  • York Civil War Roundtable

    York County History Center Museum 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, United States

    York Civil War Roundtable

    Free