The Yorkville Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to foster and promote historical preservation and restoration in the city of York, SC, and its surrounding area.
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Historic Yorkville Holiday Home Tour !!!!!
Tickets are on sale now for this year’s Yorkville Historical Society’s Holiday Home Tour! See details below.
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Our Next YHS General Membership Meeting
Thursday, October 24, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
Church of the Good Shepherd
108 East Liberty Street
York, SC
For our meeting presentation, Donnie Raborn, fellow YHS member, will portray in uniform Capt. George Daniel Wallace of York, Seventh US Cavalry. Capt. Wallace was killed at Wounded Knee in 1890 and buried in Rose Hill Cemetery. David Walker, also one of our YHS members, will portray Capt. Wallace’s brother Col. Robert McCaslan Wallace of Terry’s Texas Rangers. Following the presentation there will be time for questions and viewing artifacts. This presentation should be entertaining and informative, and we hope you can join us. Members and nonmembers are welcome.
Directions to the meeting: From East Liberty Street, turn onto Trinity Street. Turn left into the parking lot. Enter the Parish Hall through the right-hand door that faces Trinity Street.
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Historic Yorkville Holiday Home Tour
December 14 & 15, 2024
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Presented by the Yorkville Historical Society
We hope you can join us for our 40th annual holiday tour in the beautiful historic district of York, SC. Use this link for more details and our tour booklet.
Tickets
Our non-refundable tickets are $20 per person, with an additional transaction fee for online tickets. Children under three do not need a ticket.
You can use this link to get your online tickets now.
Starting in mid-October tickets will be available at these locations:
Only during tour hours, you can buy tickets at:
- Church of the Good Shepherd
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2024 YHS Meetings
Our meetings are usually scheduled for the last Thursday of the month starting at 7:00 p.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 108 East Liberty Street, York, SC.
Our 2024 expected meeting dates:
- February 29, 2024
- March 28, 2024
- April 25, 2024—Board Meeting only (6:00 p.m.)
- May 30, 2024
- June 27, 2024—Our Ice Cream Social
- September 26, 2024 (canceled due to weather, rescheduled for October 24, 2024)
- October 24, 2024
- November 21, 2024 (moved forward since Thanksgiving is November 28)
General Membership Meeting Information
Our general membership meetings are usually held every other month with activities being planned in the off months. The activity may be a field trip, an opportunity to volunteer on a project, or a cookout event/block party/York history trivia night get-together. We’re in the planning stages and are certainly open to activity suggestions!
General membership meetings typically start at 7:00 p.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Details will be posted on our website and a reminder/notice emailed to our email distribution list.
The Church of the Good Shepherd is located at 108 East Liberty Street, York, SC. (From East Liberty Street, turn onto Trinity Street. Turn left into the parking lot. Enter the Parish Hall through the right-hand door that faces Trinity Street.)
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-> A Guide to Olde York: The White Rose Tour —This wonderful tour book has fascinating information and pictures about York and its history. Follow this link to find out how to get your copy.
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Research Requests
The Yorkville Historical Society has no archives, genealogical records, or research staff.
A great resource for your genealogical and historical research inquiries is the Historical Center of York County. The Historical Center of York County opened in 1989 to serve as York County’s archival repository to collect and preserve information of historical importance and is located at 210 East Jefferson Street, York, SC. Use this link to find out how to submit your research request to the Historical Center of York County, or check the YHS resources page for other options.
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Our email: [email protected].
You can use this link to be added to our YHS list to get notices of our upcoming events.
See more information on our Facebook page.
YHS Membership
Follow this link for more information on YHS memberships.