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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.

  • 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"

  • Writers’ Roundtable

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

    Writers' Roundtable

    Free

  • Second Saturday – June

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

    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"

  • Articles of Confederation Day

    Colonial Complex 157 W. Market St., York, PA, United States

    This year kicks off 250th anniversary celebrations throughout the United States. Join us in November to continue the year of celebrations as we highlight the Articles of Confederation, one of America's first founding documents. The event will take place on November 14, 2026 from 10 am until 3 pm. We are welcoming in a rangeContinue reading "Articles of Confederation Day"