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Trolley ran both ways between Manchester and Mount Wolf
This map from York County Heritage Trust archives shows a branch of the main trolley line between York and York Haven ran from Manchester to Mount Wolf. Bradley Rentzel writes in his “History of Mount...
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Mount Wolf’s Centennial Summer calls for 3-month party in that northeastern...
Lester Hagelgans was among the Mount Wolf, Pa., VFW post members who participated in Memorial Day activities in 2008. Such ongoing participation in community life maintain a strong sense of community...
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Yeggmen hit old-time York County bank. But what are yeggmen?
The Gazette and Daily reports on a bank robbery in 1920s Mount Wolf. As residents slept, the robbers did their work and made a clean getaway. Also of interest: Conewago Creek from the air and...
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Funeral home/museum attracts hundreds to Mount Wolf centennial
This undated photo of Civil War vets from the Mount Wolf and Manchester area is on display at a temporary museum in Mount Wolf. The days and hours for the museum, put together to celebrate Mount...
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New Mount Wolf, Pa., book, CD play on theme: ‘A small town in a wider world’
Mount Wolf, Pa., history has been compiled into a new book and DVD in conjunction with the borough’s 100th anniversary this year. The book contains 80 pages from the 1977 book that was written by Brad...
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How an old York County community theater became the Mount Wolf Community Church
Linked in/Neat stuff: Brits visit Carolers in Glen Rock/Edwin Greiman remembered The YDR’s Sonya Paclob was looking for stories in Mount Wolf, Pa., the other day. She saw the always interesting Mount...
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Where does this York County history mystery wood carving sit?
Linked in/Neat stuff: Phone booths and pay phones/Where’s Mulberry, York County? Here’s a mystery photo to locate. It’s a carving of a wolf, and it sits on public display in a York County, Pa., town....
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‘Hot blobs of mint’ and other memories from Manchester and Mount Wolf
This little park is on the square of this neat York County, Pa. town. You might drive by it every day without thinking much about it. But it shows efforts to maintain community in a constantly...
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Wolfs of Mount Wolf and Wiests of Dover linked by founding year, York building
Wiest’s Department Store was one of the big three such York, Pa., stores in its day. The Bon-Ton and Bear’s were the other two. Today, the Bon-Ton operates in many states, and the other two only exist...
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Getting to know Mount Wolf, Tom Wolf’s hometown, in 10 easy links
Mount Wolf borough sits in the center of this undated picture. That road running diagonally starting at about 7 o’clock gives it away – the longtime main connector between Mount Wolf and its...
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Mount Wolf landmark coming down: Linked in with neat York County history...
A Mount Wolf, Pa., community landmark, the old wire cloth factory, is coming down. The demolition is fascinating townspeople as a recent York Daily Record/Sunday News story reports. Interesting that...
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History doesn’t stink: Check out these photos of York County, Pa., outhouses
Linked in/Neat stuff: Bradnick kidnapping recalled/In the Roosevelt White House Mount Wolf’s Charlie Stambaugh has designed a regional plumbing business’s website, and to draw attention, he’s...
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George Leader became Pa.’s first governor from York, Pa., 60 years ago
This is one of a series of photographs from York, Pa., Daily Record files showing moments surrounding George Leader’s swearing in as Pennsylvania’s governor. The longshot candidate was top vote-getter...
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Gov. Tom Wolf: Photographs, videos give colorful picture of historic day
Kate Penn’s photograph was one of hundreds captured by York, Pa., Daily Record/Sunday News photographers on an Election Day in which Pennsylvania elected York County’s own Tom Wolf as governor. As...
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York County’s long meet up with Jeeps: From a World War II prototype to Tom...
On the eve of the inauguration of Tom Wolf as governor of Pennsylvania, it’s an appropriate time to bring up a vehicle that helped him gain the driver’s seat of state governor. That would be Tom...
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These 10 stories, photographs tell about buildup to the Wolf Inauguration
This neat image came from a Tom Wolf Inauguration email. That’s the future governor at left. ‘While we would love Tom to show us his musical skills at the inaugural party on Tuesday,’ the newsletter...
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10 links and pictures that tell the story about Tom Wolf’s inauguration
York, Pa., Daily Record/Sunday News photographers captured a bunch of compelling photographs and videos at the inauguration and post-event party. Editors judged this pictured by Paul Kuehnel as the...
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A big week for York County, Pa., sports: Ron Wolf, Bruce Arians and John Kuhn...
New Freedom, Pa.’s Ron Wolf is seen with new Green Bay Packers head coach Mike Sherman in 2000. Wolf has gained a spot in the NFL Hall of Fame, the second person with York County roots to do so. York...
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Off-year, off-season election musings: Leader and Wolf families have impact...
Front of The Gazette and Daily, November 3, 1954.Submitted This is a story of two front pages and two venerable York, Pa., families. Next to the York Daily Record copy machine the other day, I ran...
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See new York Town Square stories and photos at this link
Remember this new link to YorkTownSquare.com: York Town Square. Folks, On our 10th-year anniversary of blogging, York Town Square is moving to another platform on the York Daily Record’s brand new...
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