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Time Capsule | July 1, 2022
Harry Burt’s Innovations

by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | Jun 29, 2022 | Time Capsule

By 1910, Harry Burt’s business was booming. He had introduced a Good Humor Candy Sucker – a classic hard candy sucker on a wooden stick – and his retail operations were packed with guests. It was around this time, too, that he got a boost of really cheap labor in the...

MVHS Annual Meeting and Historic Preservation Awards

by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | Jun 9, 2022 | Events, History Center

TUESDAY, June 21, 2021—5:30pm Tyler History Center Reservations required, MVHS Members Only MVHS will unveil the new interpretive panels throughout the Burt Building to mark its 100-year history as the home of Burt’s (Harry Burt’s landmark location), Ross Radio, and...

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The Journey to Excellence: The Dana School of Music

by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | Jun 9, 2022 | Bites and Bits of History, Education, Events, Featured Upcoming Event, History Center

THURSDAY, June 16, 2021—NOON to 1pm Tyler History Center Bites and Bits of History Free and open to the public Presented by Cassie Nespor, YSU’s Melnick Medical Museum William Dana started his music school in 1869 to provide the type of rigorous study he believed was...

Time Capsule | May 26, 2022
Harry Burt’s Dedication to Quality

by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | May 26, 2022 | Time Capsule

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...

Bites and Bits of History
Historic Preservation through the Lens of Historic Images

by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | May 19, 2022 | Bites and Bits of History, Education, Events, Featured Upcoming Event, History Center

THURSDAY, May 19, 2021—NOON to 1pm Tyler History Center Bites and Bits of History Free and open to the public Presented by H. William Lawson, MVHS Executive Director Explore the changing skyline of Youngstown and the surrounding areas with historic images set against...
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