Adjusted Schedule
The Fire Museum is closed September 5. Please consider visiting the Fire Museum the following Saturday. Learn more about visiting our sites here.
Alpacas and an expanded Kids Corral. A large vendor marketplace. Live music. Maryland crab soup, pulled pork, oysters and cold beer. It’s all at the York County History Center’s Fall Oyster Festival, presented by White Rose Bar & Grill, Sunday, Oct. 18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Colonial Complex in downtown York.
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The Fire Museum is closed September 5. Please consider visiting the Fire Museum the following Saturday. Learn more about visiting our sites here.
The History Center Museum is closing at noon on Saturday, September 12, in preparation for a private event. Please consider visiting the History Center Museum and Colonial Complex before noon and continue your visit at the Agricultural and Industrial Museum or Fire Museum. Due to the early closure, we will only have an 11 a.m.Continue reading "Closing Early"
Scattered amongst the walls of York’s fabulous architecture, 18 murals depict scenes of the county’s proudest moments and people. Leaving from the Colonial Complex, guides will describe the background of 10 of them as you stroll down Market Street, George, and return via Philadelphia Street. All York walking tours will start and end at theContinue reading "Murals Walking Tour -SOLD OUT"
The Fire Museum is will open at noon on Saturday, September 26. Learn more about visiting our sites here.
Join the Friends of the History Center for the Liber-tea Luncheon and the latest in the If These Walls Could Talk series. For this year's luncheon, experience a presentation by Brandon Hufnagel on the history of the Glen Rock Mill Inn, along with Revolutionary York history and trivia by Rob McCann and a tour offeredContinue reading "If These Walls Could Talk: Glen Rock Mill Inn"
Library & Archives opens at 12:30 pm on September 29. The Library & Archives is opening later to accommodate a York College class coming to use the library Tuesday morning
First Friday Octobers 2 you can stop in for our extended evening hours from 4-7 p.m. Our First Friday hours have shifted for October to align with the timing of Explore York's Cultural Fair. Tickets to visit the museum are $10 per person. This is your chance to explore some of the cool interactive elementsContinue reading "First Friday – October"
Before the painting of Lafayette's toast could hang in our new "Revolutionary York" exhibit, it needed rescuing. Conservator Kenya Brown Feeser spent countless hours bringing the portrait back to life. At October's Second Saturday, she'll take you behind the scenes of that painstaking work and the career that prepared her for it. Reserve your spotContinue reading "Second Saturday – October"
Jay Davidson - Young Lewis Miller - a presentation and book signing
Crisp autumn air, vibrant colors, live music, amazing food, and fun for the whole family: The Fall Oyster Festival is back, and this year it’s bigger and better than ever. Join us in the heart of historic downtown York for a perfect fall Sunday you won’t want to miss. There’s no better way to celebrate the seasonContinue reading "52nd Fall Oyster Festival"
York Civil War Roundtable
Take a two-hour bus ride and immerse yourself in one of the most significant battles of the Civil War.