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Opening to Members on June 28 and to the Public on June 29, 2013, The Trust's newest exhibit: The Fiery Trial: York County's Civil War Experience will highlight York County's and the South Central Pennsylvania Region's national role in perhaps the United States' greatest conflict, from its beginnings in the 1820s to its enduring legacy.
Coinciding with the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War:
- DISCOVER - The community's connection to national people and events:
“Father, I never want to get into another battle it is terrible, persons falling all around me if I ever trusted in God, I did that time.” – James A. Carman letter about the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 17, 1862
- EXPLORE - An array of period artifacts, objects, and unique papers, documents, and printed items:
“Yes, our unhappy condition we must ascribe to our own follies and wickedness, which has kindled the wrath of God, and caused Him to send this bloody strife upon us as a just punishment.” – The Present Conflict of our Country by Rachel Bahn of Hellam, September 1861
- EXPERIENCE - The fears, sacrifice, and loss as well as the joy, pride, and beliefs of a community and its' citizens who witnessed the war first hand. FEEL the uncertainty of a community invaded by a enemy army Before, the Battle of Gettysburg:
“Sunday morning Mother, Mary and I, dressed for church; all the rest expected to stay at home. Just as the bells rang, the cry was heard, ‘They are coming!’ Oh, Lissy, what did we feel like? Humiliated! Disgraced! Men who don’t often weep, wept then.” – Cassandra Morris Small letter to her cousin about the Confederate occupation in York, June 30, 1863
Find out more in June 2013
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