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Significant Stories 2020-2021
Jim McClure: Five takeaways from diversity educator’s visit to York County
Robert Simpson: Bobby Simpson offers advice to young BLM protesters
Jim McClure: 15 women from York County’s past who inspired and created change.
Jasmine Vaughn-Hall: Saying “Blue Lives Matter,” doesn’t honor police. It divides us all.
Jasmine Vaughn-Hall: Black Lives Matter movement has impact on artists – and they have our attention
Jamie Kinsley & Jim McClure: A look at accomplished York County women in the 21st century.
Jamie Kinsley & Jim McClure: The Green Book – Struggling to find a place to stay while on family vacation
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From Jamie Kinsley
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Wandering in York County blog
- A copy of her dissertation, “The Garden in the Machine: Homesteading, Local Foodways, and Agriculture in York, Pennsylvania,” is in the York County History Center archives and York County Library System.
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From Jim McClure
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YDR.com columns, York Town Square blog, York Town Square York Black history page and York Town Square York Latino history page.
- Also, “Almost Forgotten: A Glimpse at Black History in York County, Pa.“
- Resources to learn about black history, culture in York County, Pa.
- Recorded local history presentation on various York County topics.
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Write-thrus about significant York County topics
The Susquehannocks: Susquehannock Native American culture and Conestoga Massacre.
American Revolution: Drama plays out in York as America fought for its life
American Revolution: Is York the first capital of the United States?
American Civil War: This series of quotes explains York County in the Civil War.
American Civil War: York’s surrender in the Civil War: Should we have caved?
World War II: What was the York Plan, one of York County’s finest moments?
World War II: Photos – York, Pa., in World War II and the York Plan that helped win it.
Hex Murder: Murder and witchcraft: The incredible story of York County’s Hex Murder
York Race Riots: Revolts were a war that left dozens injured and two people dead
York Race Riots: 30 powerful quotes that help explain the York revolts and the aftermath
Riots and Charrette: 50 years ago: First summer of rioting erupted in York, Pa.
York Charrette: It was no charade, but a time of community character building
Witman fratricide case: Mysteries — like the timeline and knife — still surround Witman murder case 20 years later
Dover Intelligent Design case: 15-years-ago, Dover ID case roiled our community.
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Sites of Conscience
International Coalition of Sites of Conscience
Facing History and Ourselves
Messiah's University Digital Harrisburg: Exploring the history, society and culture of Pennsylvania’s Capital City.
(This site inspired Witnessing York’s Documents page.)
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Keystones Oral History
Keystones Oral History, recently featuring York County military veterans
Documentary video.
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Books, online or in library
The Story of Civil Rights in York County, Pa., Jim Kalish.
Legacies: Remembrances of York County women, AAUW.
Charrette of York, Pa., Part I. Part II, George Shumway.
Youth Dignity from the Grass Roots, Matt Jackson.
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Question-and-answer stories with York County, regional leaders
Codie Eash: All roads lead to York at Gettysburg’s Seminary Ridge Museum (ydr.com)
Silas Chamberlin: Q & A on the $75 million Codorus Creek Beautification Initiative (ydr.com)
Mark Platts: Highpoint, Native Lands parks teach downstream lessons (ydr.com)
Neil King Jr.: Neil King is taking in York County, a founding slice of America (ydr.com)
Bryan Wade: Oral history project will reflect history of local African American community (ydr.com).
*A write-thru is a journalistic term for a summary pulling together noteworthy pieces of a major story. Witnessing York stories are short write-thrus. The stories above are longer.