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Updated: October 15, 2009 8:39:33 AM EDT

Keeping York County's softball history alive

Daily Record/Sunday News - Bil Bowden

When the thought popped into Don Runkle's head, he wasn't completely sold on it. Years had gone by, many more years than some would care to acknowledge. Full Story

Historic school bell discovered

While cleaning this summer, students and parents at St. Patrick Catholic School in York found a wooden crate hidden in a dusty corner of the basement. Full Story

On the Trail of local road's storied history

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

York County and regional history resources

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

Items unearthed at Gettysburg farm

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

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: October 30, 2009 3:03:04 PM EDT

York ballplayer made history -- but there's a catch

When York-born major leaguer Vic Wertz did not make the short list of 20th-century York County sports heroes, one fan posed a revealing question: "How could you leave off Vic Wertz?" Wertz, indeed, was one of York County's most accomplished professional athletes. Full Story

Silos were part of agribusiness past

Demolition of those towering, blue Ohio Blenders silos on the Codorus Creek's east bank is an example of a high-profile change in York that tells an easily overlooked story. Full Story

Fox baseball reporter Ken Rosenthal got his start in York

File photo

Ken Rosenthal is the man holding the microphone, the man with all the questions. Every night, it seems, he talks to another baseball hero. But way before covering the Yankees and Red Sox, it was the Central York Panthers and Dallastown Wildcats that Rosenthal was reporting on. Full Story

Intriguing family business histories

A better way to market York: Victoriana

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

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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