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CALLING ALL VENDORS AND ARTISANS!

This year’s Fall Oyster Festival is Oct. 18. Apply NOW to join us as a vendor or artisan and showcase your wares for up to 3,000 attendees. Proceeds benefit the History Center.

Learn more or submit your free application.

Webquests

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What is a WebQuest? A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. We have organized several WebQuest offerings highlighting our collections and York’s stories.
Use our digital exhibits to dive deeper into our local history. Themes include World War II, the Underground Railroad, and much more.

Answer sheets are available by email to schools@yorkhistorycenter.org

  • The Underground Railroad in York County

    Following Freedom

    Explore the routes freedom seekers may have traveled to through York.

  • Unpublished

    Lewis Miller

    View some of Lewis Miller’s never before seen drawings and their connections to York’s history.

  • Trailblazers

    The Hively Sister and their friend took off on a remarkable journey, follow the path they traveled.

  • Murals of York

    A rich history and creativity can be found within the Murals of York, explore the murals that have historic ties.

  • The York Plan

    1940s York, Pennsylvania is at the heart of a plan to aid in the war effort.