The Need for Crispus Attucks York's History and Culture Center

Course | Registration opens 5/19/2025 8:00 AM EDT

Penn State York, 1031 Edgecomb Avenue York, PA 17403-3398 United States
Main Classroom Bldg, Conference Center, 31 B and C
Members and nonmembers
6/1/2025 (one day)
9:00 AM-10:30 AM EDT on Mon
$8.00

The Need for Crispus Attucks York's History and Culture Center

Course | Registration opens 5/19/2025 8:00 AM EDT

Explore the first ninety-four years of Crispus Attucks York's (CAY) history and culture and learn what will be featured in their new History and Culture Center.  We will share this story through photographs, artwork, oral histories, newspaper articles, and primary source documents.  Join us for this interactive dialogue and be among the first to glimpse the CAY story as it will be told in the new History and Culture Center.

Scott Deisley

Scott Deisley is interim director for the Crispus Attucks York History and Culture Center that is due to open to the public in 2025.  Deisley, a retired educator in Lancaster and York counties for more than 32 years, is active in several civic service groups and nonprofits. An avid reader, Deisley enjoys reading nonficton and studying local history.

Jeffrey Kirkland

Jeff Kirkland is a native Yorker.  He is seventy six years old. He has a Masters Degree from Historical Lincoln University and became interested in Black History while at the university.  He is currently lead historian at the new Crispus Attucks History and Culture Center.