York Civil War Roundtable
York Civil War Roundtable
History Center team members will be at the 50th Annual Antique Fire Apparatus Show and Muster in Harrisburg on the morning of July 11. As a result, the Fire Museum will open at 12:30 p.m. If you are planning a visit to the Fire Museum, please do so between 12:30 and 4 p.m.
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York Civil War Roundtable
Tours have shifted for the day, please consider visiting us for Colonial Complex tour at 2 pm.
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"
One of the most popular community events returns when the Friends present the 2026 Book Blast.
One of the most popular community events returns when the Friends present the 2026 Book Blast.
See our friends at the front desk to sign in and admission will be pay what you wish. Admission can be paid in cash, or card. Suggested donation of $10 in cash, or card. Explore the History Center Museum galleries during First Friday for a donation.
One of the most popular community events returns when the Friends present the 2026 Book Blast.
We are excited to welcome author and historian Dr. Emily Sneff to the History Center Museum! She will be presenting about her book "When the Declaration of Independence Was News." Dr. Sneff is an early American historian and leading expert on the Declaration of Independence. She earned her Ph.D. in history from William & Mary.Continue reading "Second Saturday – June"
Many of the buildings that existed during the Confederate invasion of York still stand on Market Street. This tour leaves from the History Center Museum, where guides will describe whatContinue reading "Civil War Walking Tour"
Join The Spark team for a preview screening and panel discussion of the documentary "After Ike: A Journey that Changed America"
The Agricultural & Industrial Museum will be closed July 3, as our team prepares for the opening of Revolutionary York at the History Center Museum. The museum will re-open at its normal time, 10 a.m. Friday, July 10.
When British forces seized Philadelphia in 1777, America's leaders fled to York — and a frontier town of 1,800 became the seat of a revolution. This is that story.