by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | Jun 18, 2020
RESCHEDULED AND NOW ONLINE! During the current closure of Tyler History Center, our second Bites and Bits of History lunchtime program for the Spring/Summer 2020 series is Thursday, June 18 at noon, right here on our YouTube channel at...
by Traci Manning, MVHS Curator of Education | Jun 12, 2020 | Time Capsule, Uncategorized
Flag Day has its origins in the classroom as several teachers around the United States set aside a day to honor and learn about the history of the American flag. The father of the movement was Bernard J. Cigrand, a schoolteacher in Wisconsin. He arranged for his...
by Traci Manning, MVHS Curator of Education | May 23, 2020 | Time Capsule
Several cities and organizations claim to have started the Memorial Day holiday in the years following the American Civil War. Initially known as Decoration Day, communities gathered together to remember the soldiers who died fighting during those four years of...
by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | May 21, 2020
RESCHEDULED AND NOW ONLINE! During the current closure of Tyler History Center, our first Bites and Bits of History lunchtime program for the Spring/Summer 2020 series is Thursday, May 21 at noon, on our Facebook page...
by Traci Manning, MVHS Curator of Education | May 7, 2020 | Time Capsule
May 7, 1945, brought the long awaited news that the war in Europe had come to an end. After years of intense fighting across the continent, the German Reich finally surrendered and President Harry Truman and Prime Minister Winston Churchill proclaimed the complete...
by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | May 4, 2020
OUR MAY 2020 PROGRAM HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH PRECAUTIONS REGARDING COVID-19.
by Traci Manning, MVHS Curator of Education | May 1, 2020 | Time Capsule
On April 30, 1970, President Richard Nixon announced that the United States had invaded Cambodia, a move which expanded military action during the Vietnam War. In response to this, students on college campuses across the nation participated in anti-war protests. At...
by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
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by Traci Manning, MVHS Curator of Education | Apr 23, 2020 | Time Capsule
April 22, 1970 marked the first Earth Day as environmental advocates came together with the greater public to raise awareness about water and air pollution. Born from a number of social movements in the 1960s, specifically the student led anti-war movement, Senator...
by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | Apr 6, 2020
OUR APRIL 2020 PROGRAM HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH PRECAUTIONS REGARDING COVID-19. The Mahoning Valley Cultural Alliance will hold its next Culture & Cuisine Night at 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 6, 2020, when our theme will be German heritage. We will...
