Smallpox Feared in York’s Past
Lewis Miller drawing–Dr. Kennedy waxenate (vaccinate) 1799. Concern about the recent “Swine” N1H1 flu, and the precautions taken against it remind us of the days before many once virulent diseases were...
View ArticleYork County Public Sales Dangerous to Health?
When I was a child my mother always made sure I was dressed for the weather. In winter my coat was buttoned, a hat or scarf covered my head, mittens were on my little hands and my shod feet stuffed...
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Guards at Camp Security: Andrew Anderson, Part 2
My last post included an excerpt from the April 1834 Revolutionary War pension application supplement of Andrew Anderson. Anderson was part of the militia guard at Camp Security near York in late...
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York County jail empty and other news.
News from the York Recorder, June 9, 1829: This didn’t happen very often: “The jail of this county is at present empty—not an individual being confined therein for crime or debt. The like has not...
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Nineteenth century poultry woes
A friend recently donated some old photos to the York County Heritage Trust Library/Archives. The family farmed in Chanceford Township for generations, and there were a few things mixed in pertaining...
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York County Commissioners blamed for 1940s lack of isolation unit
Those of us who were born in the first half of the 20th century remember what a big deal polio, measles, diphtheria, whooping cough and other communicable diseases were, before effective preventative...
View ArticleYork County History Center announces 2018 journal with local history articles
The 2018 Journal of York County Heritage has been sent to all members of YCHC as a benefit of membership. Additional copies of the 2018 edition of the Journal are now available for $6.95 in both the...
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Dr. Martha Bailey was another pioneering York County woman physician
Suppose you were ready to spread your toast and the margarine was white instead of yellow. It is not very appealing, is it? Some of you might remember when margarine came packaged with a capsule of...
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