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Local history
Updated: November 16, 2009 7:52:06 AM EST
Paul Kuehnel
York County Bar Association lawyers sported shiny white wigs and other Revolution-era garb Sunday to celebrate the Articles of Confederation, adopted in York 232 years ago to the day.   Full Story

 
MENTION OF THE SUSQUEHANNA TRAIL often brings to mind images of South George Street extended between York and the Maryland line. They think of it as a Sunday afternoon ride to Brown's, with maybe a side trip to Nixon Park to the west or even the Hex murder house to the east or other such excursions.   Full Story

 
The rich history of York County, Pa., is preserved and documented by numerous local organizations and Web sites. If you have a historical group or Web site you'd like us to list in this directory, e-mail the York Daily Record/Sunday News Web site staff at web@ydr.com.   Full Story

 
Evening Sun Photo by Shane Dunlap
Propped up against the skull of what probably was once an animal, a child's rusted toy truck sits covered in mud at the bottom of a cardboard box.   Full Story

 
DAILY RECORD / SUNDAY NEWS -- PAUL KUEHNEL
Thirty years ago today, on March 29, 1979, Sheryll Ewell gave birth to a baby girl at York Hospital while newscasters warned of impending danger from the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant.   Full Story

 
 
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.


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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Updated: November 20, 2009 9:40:09 AM EST
A mixed bag of posts adapted from my yorktownsquare.com blog exploring the military and those who served.   Full Story

 
Most of you are probably familiar with his drawings. Yorker Lewis Miller (1796-1882) was a most prolific American folk artist.   Full Story

 
In his recently published book on the Louisiana Tigers, Scott Mingus tells the wonderful story of Confederate Gen.   Full Story

 
 

SPECIAL SECTIONS
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.


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.

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.


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


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