Abraham Lincoln disappointed a large crowd in York PA on Feb. 23, 1861, when assassination rumors changed his planned route to Baltimore.
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York County PA author Scott Mingus has several of his popular local history talks available on YouTube or Vimeo. Here are links to them.
In Nov. 1864, Maryland photographer Theophilus Munder took over the space in York’s Centre Hall vacated by Glenalvin Goodridge.
The Civil War increased the calls for a public library in York PA, as an alternative to less reputable entertainment for the youth.
Louisa Ann (Wirt) Johnston was from a prominent Hanover PA family. She and her husband, Dr. Wm. F. Johnston, were leading citizens of York.
I collect photos of 19th-century, Civil War-era residents of York County, PA. My latest acquistion is this unidentified family grouping.
Here are ten misconceptions about York County, PA, during the Civil War. Author and lecturer Scott Mingus answers readers’ questions.
Two major traveling circuses came to York PA in the spring of 1865 at the close of the American Civil War. Children got in for a quarter.
Many accounts exist as to the fate of York’s massive flag hauled down by the Rebels during the Gettysburg Campaign. Here’s one eyewitness’s reminiscences.
In 1892, York historian George R. Prowell interviewed ex-Confederate General Jubal A. Early at his house in Lynchburg, VA, to discuss the ransom of York PA.