2022 marks the 100th Anniversary of Harry Burt opening his landmark location, known as Burt’s, at 325 West Federal Street in downtown Youngstown.  Throughout the next few months, MVHS will host a series of special events, programs, and these Time Capsule posts.  Each...

A story in the August 17, 1980 Youngstown Vindicator focused on a famous statue and its lasting mystery. The bronze statue known as Diana, Goddess of the Hunt, was manufactured in Salem, Ohio, at the W. H. Mullins Company before taking its place in architectural...

Have you ever wondered why the top two-thirds of Mahoning County are aligned but the bottom third seems a little wider? Or maybe why the city of Salem is a little cutout along the County’s southern border? Perhaps you’ve heard the story about how Youngstown folks...

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For many people, time is a daunting thing to understand. Scientists, geologists, and archeologists have dated the age of the earth to around 4.54 billion years (plus or minus a few dozen million years). Civilizations have used various ways to keep track of time in...

The phrase “Happy Holidays” is often spoken this time of year and for good reason. There are dozens of holidays observed in November and December across religions, cultures, ethnicities, and nations. (While many of these groups observe different calendars, November...