…it were better to die freemen than to live slaves,” Barnitz said. Lewis Miller, folk artist, draws the scene and writes: “All the old 76. What was left of them…
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…Name of our God we will set up our banners.” (For more on the note among the roses, see http://www.ydr.com/historicalperspective/ci_5056238.) Lewis Miller drawing courtesy of the York County Heritage Trust…
…close in 1849. Remnants of the canal are clearly visible in the lower reaches. A Lewis Miller sketch shows a horse pulling a raft through what appears to be a…
…pieces of documentary art create a record of York County life, specifically in the 1950s through 1970s. Similarly, the county is fortunate to have the documentary work of carpenter/artist Lewis…
Baron de Beelen travels to church in York. Years later, the Belgium businessman was buried in Adams County’s Conewago Chapel. (Lewis Miller drawing courtesy, York County Heritage Trust.) Conewago Chapel…
…structure of perhaps nine stories, making it one of York’s tallest buildings. – Open to displaying historical art from York’s masters – Lewis Miller, William Wagner, Horace Bonham Horace Bonham…
…the houses he paints. (See another example of his work below.) Also of interest: Obscure F.O.E. building to become colorful beacon of York, Pa.’s renaissance and William Wagner, Lewis Miller…
…County in the late 20th and early 21st century in the way that Lewis Miller and William Wagner did in the 19th century. (Another talented York Daily Record/Sunday News photographer…
Artist Lewis Miller captures members of the black community celebrating after receiving news of the Emancipation Proclamation. (Courtesy, York County Heritage Trust.) Underground Railroad enthusiasts will have two opportunities to…
…trees. The Dorcas Society, a women’s benevolence group, held a fundraiser in 1830. Artist Lewis Miller drew a Christmas tree, dated 1809, probably drawing on a memories from his youth….