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.
Learn about the people, places and things connected to local agriculture. Our March session will focus on the 4-H program, its origins, impact, and more.
Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation Amanda Owen joins us to highlight Pennsylvania women's contribution to the cause of voting rights. The Justice Bell Foundation will show their 19-minute documentary followed by Q&A with Amanda Owen.
Dominish Marie Miller will present “The Not So Invisible Women: The Daughters of Charity: Contributions during and after the Battle of Gettysburg.”
Join us as we celebrate Women’s History with a focus on female bartenders, their cocktails and more!
Due to planned maintenance the History Center will be closed to the general public. Group tours and meetings that were previously booked will be on as scheduled, however the museum and library/archives are not available. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you at our sites again soon.
Sign in at the front desk for free entry and take an adventure through 300+ year of York County History as you explore the museum during First Friday.
Joan Mummert, the longtime president and CEO of the York County History Center, will retire from the History Center at the end of April. Joan has led the History Center for 18 years, a period that included a major rebranding, a strategic repositioning and ultimately the construction of the state-of-the-art $30 million History Center MuseumContinue reading "Retirement Reception for Joan Mummert"
Support the History Center during this year's Give Local York and join us in the work of collecting and sharing the stories of York County's history.
Speakers will include Richard Robinson, Tina Charles, and WW2 Veteran Frank Cohn.
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.
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.
Jim McClure - How the American Revolution Intersected with the Civil War in York County
