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.

Information and tickets here.

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Second Saturday

Due to his love of history Michael Maloney started writing books. His latest book Rattlesnake Colonel: Thomas Cresap An American Paradox will be the focus of our Second Saturday program in May. Rattlesnake Colonel covers the contradictory and often controversial life of Thomas Cresap. 

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

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.

Free

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

Book Blast 2025, Member Night

Agricultural & Industrial Museum 217 W. Princess St, York, PA, United States

Book Blast, a used book sale and one of the Friends' most popular fundraisers, returns June 5-7 at the Agricultural & Industrial Museum.

Free

Book Blast 2025

Agricultural & Industrial Museum 217 W. Princess St, York, PA, United States

Book Blast, a used book sale and one of the Friends' most popular fundraisers, continues June 6-7 at the Agricultural & Industrial Museum.

Free

First Friday-June

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

Sign in at the front desk for free entry and take an adventure through more than 300 years of York County History as you explore the museum during First Friday.

First Friday-Walking Tours

Beaver St Sandwich Board 32 N Beaver St, York, PA, United States

First Friday Walking Tours return on June 6! Stop by our Sandwich board on the corner of W. Clarke Ave and N. Beaver St for 30 minute Civil War Walking Tours at 6 pm and 6:45.

Book Blast 2025

Agricultural & Industrial Museum 217 W. Princess St, York, PA, United States

The Friends used book sale benefitting the History Center.

June Walking Tour

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

Explore the rich history York has to offer as you see the city from a new perspective. In June attendees will learn about the churches and cemeteries tied to downtown York. These places of worship and burial tell a deeper story when our guides highlight the people connected to these places.

$10

Second Saturday: June

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

Step into the rich history of Hanover — a town born in 1745 with just 241 acres and a vision. Learn how founder Richard McAllister transformed this budding settlement into a thriving hub for German immigrants, craftsmen, and pioneers. Hanover would evolve over time through agriculture, industry and more. Don’t miss this captivating presentation that brings the past to life and celebrates the legacy of Hanover.

York Civil War Roundtable for June

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

Scott Mingus Sr. digs into the fascinating Civil War stories of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad

Free