bites and bits of history
Presented by the John and Loretta Hynes Foundation
Join Mahoning Valley Historical Society for Bites and Bits of History Lunchtime Programs, regularly held on the third Thursday of every month. As of September 2021, we have returned to live presentations in the ballroom at Tyler History Center, and we hope you will join us! Feel free to check out our previous virtual programs below, or email Traci should you have additional questions.
FALL 2021
December 16—The 1914 Christmas Truce
November 18—Youngstown and Ohio at Gettysburg
October 21—Warren: Postcard History Series
SUMMER 2021
September 16—Ask a Historian
August 19—Youngstown as a Gretna Green (ONLINE)
July 15—Youngstalia: Italian Foodways in the Mahoning Valley (ONLINE)
SPRING 2021
June 17—Baseball in the Mahoning Valley (ONLINE)
May 20—The History of the Local YWCAs (ONLINE)
April 22*—April 1861, 160 Years Later (ONLINE)
*This program premiered on the fourth Thursday of this month.
WINTER 2021
March 18—Remarkable Women of Trumbull County (ONLINE)
February 27*—A Cookie Table and Cocktails Special (ONLINE)
*This was premiered as a feature segment in the Cookie Table and Cocktails at Home video program on the last Saturday of this month.
January 21—Tokens of Affection: Historic Valentine Greetings (ONLINE)
FALL 2020
December 17—Cheers to Your Health! (ONLINE)
November 19—The Art of the Glassblower (ONLINE)
October 22*—Strolling Through Oak Hill Cemetery (ONLINE)
*This program premieres on the fourth Thursday of this month.
SUMMER 2020
September 17—MVHS & Good Humor Anniversary Special (ONLINE)
August 20—Shall Not Be Denied: History of the Women’s Suffrage Movement (ONLINE)
July 16—Lowellville, OH: Murders, Mayhem, and More (ONLINE)
SPRING 2020
June 18—What Brought Them Here: African American Migrations into the Mahoning Valley (ONLINE)
May 21—Crazy Quilts in the Mahoning Valley (ONLINE)
April 16—CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS
WINTER 2020
March 19—CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS
February 20—CANCELLED DUE TO POWER OUTAGE
January 16—Warren: Images of America
FALL 2019
December 19—Victorian Christmas Traditions
November 21—Volney Rogers and the Origins of Mill Creek Park
October 17—Historic Homes of the Northside
SUMMER 2019
September 19—Art and the American Presidency / Butler 100
August 15—The Scouting Movement: How it All Began
July 18—The Coal War
SPRING 2019
June 20—The Mahoning Valley’s Automotive Industry
May 16—An Afternoon with Rich Morgan
April 18—Youngstown and the Titanic
WINTER 2019
March 21—John Stark Edwards Family
FALL 2018
December 20—Glimpses of the Holy Land
November 15—Remembering the Old Mill Museum
October 18—Polish Heritage
SPRING 2018
April 19—Early Technology Changed the Way We Communicate
WINTER 2018
March 15—Civil War Headlines
February 15—Mahoning Valley Trivia
FALL 2017
December 21—The Mahoning Valley’s Contributions to WWI
November 16—Finding Mary Wick
SUMMER 2017
September 21—Steel Stories
August 17—William Holmes McGuffey