Challenging moments that teach and inspire in York County, Pa.
York County is full of momentous sites and memorable people. We believe their stories, sometimes not well known or well considered, must be told. These stories often tell of struggle and the lengthy journey toward resolution.
By calling attention to our historically critical places and diverse people, past and present, we hope to inspire reflection, dialogue and action.
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Latest stories
- In the line of duty: York County police, fire deaths exceed 50 in past 120 years
The NeyChip History Center in York Haven curated an exhibit from the Police Heritage Museum early in 2025. - Children’s Home of York, Pa.: Orphanage symbol of a 19th-century community growing up
Children’s Home of York as created as an orphanage for children of Civil War soldiers in 1865. Today, it offers most vulnerable residents many services. - Hometown History, Season 5: Jamie and Domi’s YoCo Backstory
Historian Jamie Noerpel & Archivist Domi Miller were part of the York County History Storytellers evening, speaking on the Quaker meeting house and those of the Quaker faith in York. - Tramping York County’s streams and banks in quest of mills and millers
Farmers arrived at Manchester Township’s Bentzel’s Mill with wagon’s full of grain and departed with flour for their families and feed for their livestock. This mill and hundreds of its counterparts, thus, played a crucial role in York County’s story.