P.S. Weaver, a Hanover photographer, captured this scene of the exhumation of the bodies of Union soldiers who died in the Battle of Hanover. This scene comes from the German Reformed Church's cemetery. The worker in the vest is presumed to be freedman Basil Biggs, a noted Adams County veterinarian.
From left, Bobby Simpson. Ray Crenshaw and Dan Elby - three builders of Crispus Attucks Community Center, a York organization that is in the "character-building" business.
See a community need? Consider doing it yourself as YoKo and Robert Enomoto did in planting a community garden on a vacant lot near their home at South Penn Street and West College Avenue in York.
When Margaret Williams died - an infant from a poor family - no one was there at York's potter's field to dig her grave. A dispute erupted between the undertaker and the gravedigger.
Florence Gipe made a mark locally, moved to Maryland where she helped build nursing education nationally and returned to her home county to continue her contributions.
After a series of arsons by York's Black population reportedly in protest of a sentence of a Black woman, local authorities place restrictions on the travel of York's Black population. The document shows how they communicated those restrictions.
The Civil War came to York County, evoking wrenching decisions. Moments to stand or cave. Wrightsville was home to at least 3 heroic moments.
Victoria Close used to bullied for being a "commie." Now, she's a successful business owner. All because we learned how to let go of stereotypes.
Dr. Ellis saved the life of a woman in labor by successfully administering the first blood transfusion in York County. That transfusion procedure represented a pivotal moment in county medical history.
The story of Hellam Township's Horn Farm reflects the high and low points that are part of farming.