Hometown History: Jamie And Domi's Yoco Backstory

By Dominish Miller

Historian Jamie Noerpel and archivist Domi Miller explore York County people, places and issues in this series: ‘Hometown History.’... more

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The podcast currently has 99 episodes available.

Hometown History: Jamie And Domi's Yoco Backstory episodes:

April 21, 2025 Hometown History: Part 1: When LBJ came to Dallastown and York County, 5.2
With Jimmy Carter’s recent death, some people wondered whether he ever visited York County. Of course he did, as a candidate in 1975. York County is the place to visit, as more than 30 other presidents, ex-presidents or presidential hopefuls can attest. The county sits in the middle of things - close to Washington, D.C., and Gettysburg and its national park and cemetery. And Harley-Davidson has beckoned U.S. presidents to get on the bike. So our presidents have come and gone. Jamie Noerpel and Dominish Marie Miller will talk about these presidential visits from Dallastown, the town that hosted sitting president Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966
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17min
April 21, 2025 Hometown History EXTRA with Tom Davidson and Winnie Mundis Fickes, 5.1
Ms Mundis shares stories and first-hand accounts about the Modernaire Motel
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30min
April 21, 2025 Hometown History: Sign of the times: Modernaire Motel’s classic marquee to get new life, 5.1
Those icons of old American roads - motels, drive-in theaters, bowling alleys and diners - made travel possible and interesting. Today, the Modernaire Motel in Springettsbury Township is among those retro places along the Lincoln Highway that is long closed and facing an uncertain future. Hometown History’s Jame Noerpel and Dominish Marie Miller talk about Lincoln Highway historian Tom Davidson’s project to preserve the Modernaire’s vintage sign as a way to preserve the memory of this old motel that for decades beckoned scores upon scores of motorists to stay overnight.
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9min
April 15, 2025 Hometown History interviews Terry Tolomeo and Ron Bunce of the Children’s Home of York
Hometown History interviews Terry Tolomeo and Ron Bunce of the Children’s Home of York
For more information:
(717) 755-1033
https://www.childrenshomeofyork.org/
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17min
April 15, 2025 Children’s Home at 160: From orphanage to multi-service York County care provider
In the 1800s, York County grew up as a community. The county provided an almshouse and hospital for children, poor people and disabled adults. The Ladies Aid Society supported soldiers and the York County community in the Civil War. York Hospital formed to host patients needing overnight care. And the Children’s Home of York formed as an orphanage to care for families disrupted by the deadly Civil War. The Children’s Home has continued to evolve, changing from an institutional setting where children once wore drab uniforms in its longtime red brick building to smaller, group home settings in the 1960s. Today in its 160th year of operation, the Children’s Home stays true to its name offering foster care, adoption and an array of other expanded services. From its founding in 1865 until today, the Children’s home has been a beacon for a community that helps its own.
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28min
April 15, 2025 Great Depression punched York, but Valencia Ballroom dancers swayed to swing bands, Part 3
Part 3
When the remodeled Valencia Ballroom reopened after renovations in October 1934, famed big band leaders who performed there considered it one of the best dance halls in America. The 2,000 people attending the opening of this North George Street venue did, too. They kept coming back to the 260-by-60-foot hall, entering under a stainless-steel marquee with neon lighting. Fourteen murals of landscapes tied to the venue’s namesake region in Spain added to the setting for dancers and later greeted the swing orchestras of Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller and the vocals of Frank Sinatra. Today, the Valencia carries the same reputation as a first-class venue, on a short-list of most desirable places for proms, concerts and giant fund-raisers. In fact, Hometown History’s Jamie Noerpel and Dominish Marie Miller told about the Valencia’s compelling story from its swing days to today, as part of the Friends of the York County History Center benefit on “If the Walls Could Talk” benefit series on March 30. Here, Jamie and Domi retell that story.
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9min
April 15, 2025 Great Depression punched York, but Valencia Ballroom dancers swayed to swing bands, Part 2
Part 2
When the remodeled Valencia Ballroom reopened after renovations in October 1934, famed big band leaders who performed there considered it one of the best dance halls in America. The 2,000 people attending the opening of this North George Street venue did, too. They kept coming back to the 260-by-60-foot hall, entering under a stainless-steel marquee with neon lighting. Fourteen murals of landscapes tied to the venue’s namesake region in Spain added to the setting for dancers and later greeted the swing orchestras of Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller and the vocals of Frank Sinatra. Today, the Valencia carries the same reputation as a first-class venue, on a short-list of most desirable places for proms, concerts and giant fund-raisers. In fact, Hometown History’s Jamie Noerpel and Dominish Marie Miller told about the Valencia’s compelling story from its swing days to today, as part of the Friends of the York County History Center benefit on “If the Walls Could Talk” benefit series on March 30. Here, Jamie and Domi retell that story.
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19min
April 15, 2025 Great Depression punched York, but Valencia Ballroom dancers swayed to swing bands, Part 1
Part 1
When the remodeled Valencia Ballroom reopened after renovations in October 1934, famed big band leaders who performed there considered it one of the best dance halls in America. The 2,000 people attending the opening of this North George Street venue did, too. They kept coming back to the 260-by-60-foot hall, entering under a stainless-steel marquee with neon lighting. Fourteen murals of landscapes tied to the venue’s namesake region in Spain added to the setting for dancers and later greeted the swing orchestras of Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller and the vocals of Frank Sinatra. Today, the Valencia carries the same reputation as a first-class venue, on a short-list of most desirable places for proms, concerts and giant fund-raisers. In fact, Hometown History’s Jamie Noerpel and Dominish Marie Miller told about the Valencia’s compelling story from its swing days to today, as part of the Friends of the York County History Center benefit on “If the Walls Could Talk” benefit series on March 30. Here, Jamie and Domi retell that story.
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15min
December 16, 2024 In the middle of everything: York’s Continental Square’s central role in York County’s story
York's Continental Square has been in the center of things since before the mid-1750s when the 45-foot by 45-foot York County Court House went up in its middle. Initially, the square was aptly called Centre Square, and it became York County's heart as the place that the region's main east/west and north/south routes crossed. Indeed, changes in and around the square helped spell out different chapters in York County’s story - its phases in importance of government, agriculture, industries, retailers and, today, creatives and recreationists. Jamie Noerpel and Dominish Marie Miller tell the ins and outs of Continental Square and tie it to the 275 years in which it has served as the hub of the county of York.
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39min
December 16, 2024 York Quakers silently worship in same meeting house since 1766
York County History Storytellers Night 2025 special episode- Quakers of York County
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13min

FAQs about Hometown History: Jamie And Domi's Yoco Backstory:

How many episodes does Hometown History: Jamie And Domi's Yoco Backstory have?

The podcast currently has 99 episodes available.