The York County History Center Board of Directors approved the appointment of Benjamin Neely as the organization’s new President and Chief Executive Officer. The board made the decision during its June 18 meeting, following the recommendation of the search committee that has been evaluating candidates since March.
Ron Kirkwood, author of two books on Gettysburg's George Spangler farm, visits the Roundtable in January to talk about his most recent book on the Spangler Farm, "Tell Mother Not to Worry." Ron will discuss the stories of the battle's aftermath, many of them previously untold, that shaped the lives of soldiers, surgeons and theContinue reading "Civil War Roundtable"
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
