History Center building to close Friday morning

The History Center Museum building will be closed Friday morning, Aug. 29, as T-Mobile conducts emergency repairs to its equipment on the smokestack. The work will require closing Pershing Avenue in front of our building starting at 7 a.m. Colonial Complex tours are available at 1 and 3 p.m. only, and the Agricultural and Industrial Museum will open normally at 10 a.m. The History Center Museum will re-open no later than noon. Thank you for your patience.

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Public Tour Cancelation

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

We have a private group visiting, please consider visiting us for Colonial Complex tour at 11am.

Public Tour Cancelation

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

We have a private group visiting, please consider visiting us for Colonial Complex tour at 11am.

York Revolution Game

Thursday, August 21 find the York County History Center on the concourse at WellSpan Park. The York Revolution faces off against Flying Boxcars at 6:30 pm that evening. More details about the game can be found on the York Revolution website.

Spirits of the Past

Drink your way through the history of prohibition with 1 batched cocktail and 1 cocktail class attendees will make. Cocktail selection Honolulu Lulu & Twelve Mile Limit This program is for individuals 21 and older. Ticket sales have closed!  

$35

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

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.

Free

Public Tour Cancelation

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

We are opening the History Center Museum at noon due to emergency repairs to the T-Mobile equipment on the smokestack. There will be no 11 am Colonial Complex tour due to opening the museum at noon, please consider visiting us for Colonial Complex tours at 1 pm or 3 pm. Thank you for your patience.

August Walking Tour

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

When the British captured Philadelphia in the fall of 1777, the Continental Congress made York the capital from which it would conduct the war, and take the first step toward creating the United States as we know it.

$10

Public Tour Cancelation

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

We do not have any public tours on August 30 due to Yorkfest. More Yorkfest event details can be found here.

Yorkfest Courthouse Open House

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

In between shopping at artisan stalls during Yorkfest stop by the Colonial Courthouse to learn about York's connection to the American Revolution. The open house will only be Saturday, August 30 of Yorkfest.

Public Tour Cancelation

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

We do not have any public tours on August 30 due to Yorkfest. More Yorkfest event details can be found here.

Public Tour Cancelation

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

We do not have any public tours on August 30 due to Yorkfest. More Yorkfest event details can be found here.