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  • Adjusted Tour Schedule

    Tours have shifted for the day, please consider visiting us for Colonial Complex tour at 2 pm.

  • Manufacturing York

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

    Why did a gifted man of the cloth leave the ministry to manufacture washing machines? How did an ex preacher, so poor at one time he could not afford to fix the roof on his house, become a wealthy man and the leading industrialist in the history of York? How did five exiting companies employingContinue reading "Manufacturing York"

  • Adjusted Tour Schedule

    Tours have shifted for the day, please consider visiting us for Colonial Complex tour at 2 pm.

  • Adjusted Tour Schedule

    Tours have shifted for the day, please consider visiting us for Colonial Complex tour at 2 pm.

  • World War II Briefings

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

    Our World War II Briefings program is biannual. The program dates fall closely with Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) and Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) in May and August. York has a rich history connected to World War II. For May's session, we will welcome in Steven Smith, Richard Robinson and Mike SigginsContinue reading "World War II Briefings"

  • Adjusted Tour Schedule

    Tours have shifted for the day, please consider visiting us for Colonial Complex tour at 2 pm.

  • Adjusted Tour Schedule

    Tours have shifted for the day, please consider visiting us for Colonial Complex tour at 2 pm.

  • Ag & Industrial Museum will be closed May 15

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

    The Agricultural & Industrial Museum will be closed Friday, May 15, to accommodate a large field trip. The museum will re-open at its normal time, 10 a.m. Saturday, May 16. Thinking about celebrating America’s 250th birthday with a visit to the History Center? Find details on our website. Plan your visit

  • 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

  • Manufacturing York

    Dive into the history of the P. H. Glatfelter Company with Scott L. Mingus Sr. during June's Manufacturing York session. Scott L. Mingus, a retired scientist and executive in the global pulp & paper industry, holds patents in self-adhesive postage stamps and bar code labels. He was part of the research team that developed theContinue reading "Manufacturing York"

  • 2026 Book Blast marketing image with dates and location, next to a photo of books on sale

    2026 Friends Book Blast

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

    One of the most popular community events returns when the Friends present the 2026 Book Blast.

    Free
  • Graphic image promoting Writers' Roundtable June meeting showing a photo of the Mifflin Farm, the Susquehanna River and a head shot of Peter Miele

    Writers’ Roundtable

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

    Writers' Roundtable - Revolutionaries on the River: The Mifflins, the Wrights, and the Legacy of the American Revolution

    Free