First Friday- August
First Friday is a celebration of our downtown! Each month the York County History Center offers activities to highlight history and fun.
See our friends at the front desk to sign in and admission will be pay what you wish.
12 events found.
Revolutionary Thinkers Summer Camp
York County History Center Museum 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, United StatesCalling all 4th – 6th graders who love history! The York County History Center is proud to offer a brand-new day camp this summer!
In advance of America’s 250th celebration next year, the History Center’s Revolutionary Thinkers Summer Camp will explore how the core founding documents of the Articles of Confederation, the US Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence helped shape the nation we know today.
$20.00
Second Saturday- August
Living the Experience joins us to highlight their interactive historical reenactment of the Underground Railroad. This Underground Railroad living history program is presented interactively in first-person interpretation in an effortContinue reading "Second Saturday- August"
August Walking Tour
York County History Center Museum 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, United StatesWhen 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
World War II Briefings, August 2025
York County History Center Museum 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, United StatesThe World War II Briefings program for August coincides with the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender and the end of World War II. Featured speakers include Stephen H. Smith, aContinue reading "World War II Briefings, August 2025"
$10 – $15
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 will be shared soon. This program is for individualsContinue reading "Spirits of the Past"
$35
Bookmarked
York County History Center Museum 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, United StatesShippensburg 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
August Walking Tour
York County History Center Museum 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, United StatesWhen 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
Writers’ Roundtable
York County History Center Museum 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, United StatesWriters' Roundtable
Free
York Civil War Roundtable
York County History Center Museum 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, United StatesYork Civil War Roundtable
Free
Featured
Distinguished Speaker Series
The York County History Center is proud to welcome acclaimed constitutional scholar and author Jeffrey Rosen as the featured guest in this year’s Distinguished Speaker Series, Friday, November 14 atContinue reading "Distinguished Speaker Series"
$55 – $85