The York Emporium: "Spooky York" Walking Tour includes stop at haunted book shop!
"Spooky York" Walking Tour includes stop at haunted book shop!
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Contact: Alycia Reiten, Executive Director, 717.843.0320, areiten@historicyork.org
Historic York Announces “Spooky York” Walking Tour
YORK, PA – Historic York, Inc., a non-profit organization focused on historic preservation, announces an upcoming special event. The Spooky York Walking Tour will feature a downtown tour filled with local ghost stories, legends, and dark history. The walk will be led by author Scott D. Butcher, who co-wrote the book Spooky York, Pennsylvania and currently serves as president of Historic York’s board of directors. In prior years Butcher has led similar tours for Main Street York, Downtown Inc, York County Heritage Trust, and Crispus Attucks.
Many of the stories featured in Spooky York, Pennsylvania will be featured on the 90-minute walking tour, along with some new haunted tales. The tour will culminate in a stop at The York Emporium, a popular used book and curiosity shop on West Market Street. Here participants will be able to enjoy light refreshments and beverages amid the massive collection of almost 250,000 books. Owner and author Jim Lewin will share stories of ghostly happenings in the building and reveal the results of two paranormal investigations of the property.
Event Details
Date: Friday, October 23, 2009, Rain or Moonlight
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Meet at Continental Square in downtown York
Cost: $10.00 per person
Reservations: Call Historic York at 717.843.0320 or e-mail info@historicyork.org
Tickets may also be purchased at the Architectural Warehouse, 465 Prospect Street, York
Press Interview: Scott Butcher may be contacted at 717.891.1393 or sbutcher@yorklinks.net
Jim Lewin may be contacted at 717.846.2866 or jiml@theyorkemporium.com
Attendance is limited, so participation is based on first come, first serve.
All proceeds from these events will be used by Historic York, Inc. to further their mission of historic preservation. Historic York, Inc. is a private, non-profit historic preservation organization servicing York County, Pennsylvania. Having played instrumental roles in the preservation of many historic homes in York County, Historic York, Inc. serves as the community voice for the protection of historic buildings and sites. When all efforts to preserve a property are exhausted, Historic York, Inc. salvages the architectural pieces in its Architectural Warehouse.
Additional Information
Books by Scott Butcher:
Spooky York, Pennsylvania (w/ Dinah Roseberry)
York: America’s Historic Crossroads
York’s Historic Architecture
Postcard History Series: York
Civil War Walking Tour of York, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg Perspectives
Delaware Reflections
Books by Jim Lewin:
Witness to the Civil War: First-Hand Accounts From Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper (w/ P.J. Huff)
How to Feed an Army: Recipes and Lore from the Front Lines (w/ P.J. Huff)
Lines of Contention: Political Cartoons of the Civil War (w/ P.J. Huff)
How To Tell A Secret
For Immediate Release
Contact: Alycia Reiten, Executive Director, 717.843.0320, areiten@historicyork.org
Historic York Announces “Spooky York” Walking Tour
YORK, PA – Historic York, Inc., a non-profit organization focused on historic preservation, announces an upcoming special event. The Spooky York Walking Tour will feature a downtown tour filled with local ghost stories, legends, and dark history. The walk will be led by author Scott D. Butcher, who co-wrote the book Spooky York, Pennsylvania and currently serves as president of Historic York’s board of directors. In prior years Butcher has led similar tours for Main Street York, Downtown Inc, York County Heritage Trust, and Crispus Attucks.
Many of the stories featured in Spooky York, Pennsylvania will be featured on the 90-minute walking tour, along with some new haunted tales. The tour will culminate in a stop at The York Emporium, a popular used book and curiosity shop on West Market Street. Here participants will be able to enjoy light refreshments and beverages amid the massive collection of almost 250,000 books. Owner and author Jim Lewin will share stories of ghostly happenings in the building and reveal the results of two paranormal investigations of the property.
Event Details
Date: Friday, October 23, 2009, Rain or Moonlight
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Meet at Continental Square in downtown York
Cost: $10.00 per person
Reservations: Call Historic York at 717.843.0320 or e-mail info@historicyork.org
Tickets may also be purchased at the Architectural Warehouse, 465 Prospect Street, York
Press Interview: Scott Butcher may be contacted at 717.891.1393 or sbutcher@yorklinks.net
Jim Lewin may be contacted at 717.846.2866 or jiml@theyorkemporium.com
Attendance is limited, so participation is based on first come, first serve.
All proceeds from these events will be used by Historic York, Inc. to further their mission of historic preservation. Historic York, Inc. is a private, non-profit historic preservation organization servicing York County, Pennsylvania. Having played instrumental roles in the preservation of many historic homes in York County, Historic York, Inc. serves as the community voice for the protection of historic buildings and sites. When all efforts to preserve a property are exhausted, Historic York, Inc. salvages the architectural pieces in its Architectural Warehouse.
Additional Information
Books by Scott Butcher:
Spooky York, Pennsylvania (w/ Dinah Roseberry)
York: America’s Historic Crossroads
York’s Historic Architecture
Postcard History Series: York
Civil War Walking Tour of York, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg Perspectives
Delaware Reflections
Books by Jim Lewin:
Witness to the Civil War: First-Hand Accounts From Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper (w/ P.J. Huff)
How to Feed an Army: Recipes and Lore from the Front Lines (w/ P.J. Huff)
Lines of Contention: Political Cartoons of the Civil War (w/ P.J. Huff)
How To Tell A Secret