Now-retired Pennsylvania State Archives Supervisor of Reference Services Jonathan Stayer gave Joan Concilio a tour of the Archives in December 2019. The Archives are a great resource for history aficionados!
Local memories Archives
Joan Concilio takes a look at York County’s shopping destinations through the years – from downtown to the suburbs and back again.
Only in York County readers share memories of Carl’s Newsstand, piano lessons and interesting Pennsylvania Dutch pronunciations. Plus, find out a bit about Swords Bros. photo studios.
York County centenarian Eugene “Bud” Wise recalls the Wizard Theater and other York County theaters in the 1920s and early 1930s.
John F.M. Wolfe, the author of “Profile of Aviation, York County, Pennsylvania,” shared information about York County’s airmail pickup and delivery service in the 1930s and 1940s.
Only in York County readers seek information on the White Rose Bottling Works of York, Pa., and share memories of shopping in downtown York in the past.
Jonathan Stayer, Supervisor of Reference Services for the Pennsylvania State Archives, helps to solve a handwriting mystery on a 1908 postcard sent to Swam, Pa.
Reader John Scheivert shared his memories of his time with the King Cobras of York, a soul cover band that played at parties in 1968, 1969 and into 1970.
Reader John N. Fishel shares some memories of Carl’s Newsstand and seeks information on local musician Philip Stinger, a drummer whose group was The Gaslight Trio.
Longtime Only in York County reader John N. Fishel shares some notes about Mort’s Newsstand, formerly on South George Street in York.