York County's Manufacturing past and present
Manufacturers have flourished and shifted as times change to fit the needs of their community and the world. Through this program series, it is our intention to inform the public about the impact these businesses have and the unique stories that showcase the innovative spirit.
Each session would highlight a company (present or historical) or a panel of companies. This series would be once a month from the month of April through June, in a similar three-month format to our Agricultural York series. These sessions would allow the public, members of the company, and others to learn. At the end of each session there would be a question-and-answer period.
Series Dates
- April 7: Caroline Travers, Manager of Public Programs gives manufacturing focused tour of the History Center Museum
- May 5: Stephen Nicholas presents The Incredible Story of S. Morgan Smith
- June 2: Historian, Scott L. Mingus Sr. presents A History of Papermaking in York County
Upcoming Sessions
Our Presenters
Learn a bit more about our presenters for each Manufacturing York session.
Caroline Travers
Presented by Manager of Public Programs, Caroline Travers. Ms. Travers has a B.A. in Public History from Stevenson University and has been with the York County History Center for over five years. This session is an opportunity to learn a bit more about the stories highlighted in at the History Center Museum.
Register HereRev. Dr. Stephen Nicholas
The Rev. Dr. Stephen Nicholas served in the ministry of the Moravian Church for forty-one years before he retired and returned to his hometown of York. He and his friend, Terry Downs, have presented this program more than forty times to varied audiences in York, Adams, Lancaster and Lehigh Counties. Rev. Nicholas and Terry Downs completed a biography of Smith in 2017 titled, “Reinventing the Wheel, the Incredible Story of S. Morgan Smith, Minister, Inventor, Industrialist.
Scott L. Mingus Sr.
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 the first commercially successful self-adhesive U.S. postage stamps. He has written 28 Civil War and Underground Railroad books. His biography of Confederate General William “Extra Billy” Smith was nominated for or won multiple awards, including the Dr. James I. Robertson, Jr. Literary Prize. He also wrote several articles for Gettysburg Magazine and other journals. Scott maintains a blog on the Civil War history of York County PA and received the Heritage Profile Award from the York County History Center for his many contributions to local Civil War history.