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Why York County doesn’t have a Carnegie library
A lot of towns have Carnegie public libraries, funded by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Did you ever wonder why York County doesn’t have a Carnegie funded library? Carnegie’s biographer credits him...
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Booklet covers 100 years of history of The Glen Theatre, Glen Rock Auditorium
In July of 1912, long before “talkies” came to Glen Rock, the Glen Rock Musical Association purchased a property on Manchester Street with the intention to build a theater. On Sunday, small ceremony...
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Scott Mingus Sr. to speak on Confederate general at York County Civil War...
Manchester Township historian and author Scott Mingus Sr. will be a presenter for this month’s York County Civil War Roundtable, to be held 7 p.m. Oct. 16 at the York County Heritage Trust Historical...
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New Civil War titles focus on Carlisle, immigrant soldiers
With the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address coming up on Tuesday, local historian Scott Mingus Sr. — an accomplished author in his own right — flagged a few new Civil War releases this month...
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Jim McClure, Scott Mingus Sr. to sign books at YWCA of Hanover
(SUBMITTED) York County historians and authors Scott Mingus Sr. and Jim McClure will sign copies of their 2013 book “Echoing Still: More Civil War Voices from York County, Pa.” and other titles from 5...
View ArticleJoin York County Heritage Trust for Lunch With the Librarians in February
The York County Heritage Trust’s monthly Lunch With the Librarians is a “free for all” in February. From 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb, 7, join YCHT at the Historical Society Museum, 250 E. Market St., for a...
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Stewartstown Historical Society to present ‘Letters from Home’
“Letters from Home,” by Springettsbury Township author Ronald L. Hershner, will be presented by the Stewartstown Historical Society at 7:30 April 2 at Stewartstown United Methodist Church, 26 S. Main...
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Book signing ‘Gettysburg: The Story of the Battle with Maps’ at Pages of the...
Editors M. David Detweiler and David Reisch will lecture and sign copies of their newest Gettysburg title at 6:30 p.m. July 1 at the Pages of the Past Bookstore, 13 Baltimore Street in Gettysburg,...
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Comic Book Wednesday: “Not the Israel my parents promised me”
Are you in need of a long summer read? Do you like history, but have a hard time concentrating while reading line after blurry black-and-white line? I have a great comic book for you to read: Harvey...
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Adams County author C. James Gilbert Jr. talks about creating characters for...
By Sarah Chain For the Daily Record/Sunday News If you asked C. James Gilbert Jr. what he likes best about writing, he’d tell you about his characters. Specifically, he might tell you about James...
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