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Updated: July 06, 2009 6:22:25 AM EDT

Mill 'friends' want to know more about owner

Daily Record/Sunday News -- Paul Kuehnel

The Friends of Wallace-Cross Mill want to learn more about the mill's last owner. Harry Cross gave his East Hopewell Township mill to York County 30 years ago Sunday. Full Story

At Confederate camp, Stinky feeds the troops

Daily Record/Sunday News - Meghan Gauriloff

The mistake happened 26 years ago, and it haunts Ralph Vannoy to this day. Unaware of the impending consequences, the rookie Confederate re-enactor packed his bags with the usual supplies in preparation for his first Civil War re-enactment event. Full Story

Great-great-great-grandson follows in Confederate major's footsteps

DAILY RECORD / SUNDAY NEWS -- KATE PENN

First Sgt. Rusty Racer gave the order to unload the truck at 9:35 a.m. Racer, dressed in a Confederate field uniform, tossed canvas tents off the tailgate to the members of Dearing's Battalion, all still in their modern civilian clothes. Full Story

Battle of Hanover: A key to victory at Gettysburg

DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS -- MEGHAN GAURILOFF

Joyce Linkey said her grandmother used to tell the story of how her family, which lived outside McSherrystown in the early 1860s, would post a young boy high in a tree to keep watch for coming Union or Confederate troops. Full Story

Lighter doors make library access easier

Daily Record/Sunday News - Paul Kuehnel

Getting into Martin Library just got a little easier. The library's notoriously heavy front doors were recently replaced, and the library's still trying to decide what to do with the old ones. Full Story

In 1863, Jefferson became a plundered crossroads

Dig to provide 'windows' into the past at Camp Security

Heritage region group changes its name

Hopewell native has little-known renown

On the Trail of local road's storied history

York County and regional history resources

Items unearthed at Gettysburg farm

Born in crisis: TMI prompted many concerns

Growing up in the shadows of TMI

'I do it because I enjoy it'

Chainsaw artist carves out a niche

Abe Lincoln a little too tall?

Test your presidential smarts

Noted pastor, historian dies

Churches restore works by painter-pastor

Camp Security marked again

Searching for authentic experiences in Gettysburg and Lancaster County

Gettysburg and Lancaster County: Traveling down different roads

How much does it cost to be a Civil War re-enactor?

Test your York smarts

Handing over history

York-area baseball through the years

Presidents have stepped on York County's soil for many reasons

Lights are going out

Gettysburg: A new home for history

'Ghost Hunters' comes to town

Wonder women

Getting back to history

Copper topper

Piece of New Oxford history coming down

Date stone a mystery

Small pieces of history disappearing

The scene of the crime

History bonds vets, students

York/Adams residents contributed to 'The War'

Handful of Mudders return

Passion for petroglyphs

Getting a handle on history

One-room school is now history

Sparking interest in site

The quest to learn more

First steps in genealogy

Elmwood's extra residents

Salem Square statue rededicated

One of cyclorama's siblings finds a home

Friendship over hatred

Gettysburg monuments' battle scars

Records give way to hidden history

Family to visit ancestor's home

Finding freedom

Channeling the Grants

Echoes of a Navy SEAL's death, five years past

A tiny bite of history

The tracks of history

Sharing a diverse circle

Professor wants to share heritage

Goodwin to speak about history, help students

Decorating the city

Discovery suggests York's rebel helper

Pecs, pink pills and power

History revisited

Metal 'mystique' of the smithy

History in the making

Milk truck revival

The YAIAA through the years

The Susquehanna River runs near it

Slate clock turning 100 this year

Glatfelter honored at 101st reunion

Restoring 1863 vista at Gettysburg

Science backs battle legend

Honoring Pinchot's roads

Six top the list of York's fading history

Tour visits history

Emigsville rekindles heritage

East of Gettysburg by James McClure focuses on York County's role in the Civil War.

Nine Months in York Town by James McClure focuses on York County's role in the Revolutionary War.

Updated: July 06, 2009 8:06:58 AM EDT

Civil War now a hot topic in York

I was sitting around at some public event a couple of years ago when a man came up and introduced himself. His name was Gerald Austin Robison Jr. I bolted upright and extended my hand. Full Story

Amish, Mennonites took pacifist stand

When my wife Debi and I moved to this area in 2001, one of the more familiar aspects of the York-Lancaster region was the Amish and their communities. Full Story

Smithsonian to open Earl Shaffer exhibition

Photo courtesy of Earl Shaffer Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., will open a new exhibition on York County native Earl Shaffer next month.

Full Story

Daily Record/Sunday News gets a makeover

Lively history of Center Square

Yorkers seek California gold, see the elephant

Place names important links to the past

I-83: The road to historical scholarship

Adams liked York better

Murals give overview of York history

Debate over rebel occupation healthy, overdue

25 influential people from York County history

York County: A model of moderation?

Presidents have stepped on York County's soil for many reasons

Bush mentioned Articles in speech

20 questions on York County history

Reprise Hex trial re-enactment

Gitt's motto was to keep it simple

A hands-on visit to the past

Stadium now part of June mystique

'The dogs of war in our midst'

Blood ran in local streets in 1863

A Sunday drive through York's past

Soldiers' tombs - both known and unknown

America's first iron steamboat

Virtual historical community on the Web

York history book fills in some personal blanks

York's words of wisdom

Codorus narrows area soaked with history

Smith one of York's stars

Black and White

Share your memoirs like Voni Grimes is doing

York County's connection to the French Quarter

Historians, journalists draw on work of forbears

Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and history

Smith brought declaration to York

Patriot days

Murals give an updated view of York

Durangs brought anthem to York

A 'commie newspaper'? FBI didn't think so

J.W. Gitt spoke up about nuclear power

York County Profiles in Heritage

February was Black History Month, and in honor, the York Daily Record/Sunday News looked at local African-Americans who've made in a difference.

The Public and Private Art of Walt Partymiller

Watercolorist and Gazette & Daily editorial cartoonist Walt Partymiller's work was brought to light again during a 2001 exhibit at the York County Heritage Trust.

Women's History in York

March was Women's History Month, and in honor, the York Daily Record/Sunday News looked at local women who've made in a difference.

Murals of York

Take a walking tour of downtown York's historic murals, and learn more about what the paintings symbolize about our past.

All in One Room

Readers of the York Daily Record/Sunday News shared their memories of the days of one-room schools in the county and beyond.

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