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Memories of Christmas Past – Belsnickles

by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | Dec 7, 2012 | Arms Family Museum, Events, Exhibits

Some of the most popular Santa collectibles were made in Germany around the turn of the 20th century. Many candy containers and standing figures are referred to as Father Christmas or belsnickle a word of old world origin. Formed of papier-mâché and decorated with...

Memories of Christmas Past – Shiny-Brite Ornaments

by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | Dec 6, 2012 | Arms Family Museum, Events, Exhibits

The Shiny-Brite company produced the most popular Christmas tree ornaments in the United States throughout the 1940’s and ’50s. In 1937 Max Eckhardt established “Shiny-Brite” ornaments, working with the Corning Glass Company to mass produce...

Memories of Christmas Past – Putz Houses

by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | Dec 4, 2012 | Arms Family Museum, Exhibits

The tradition of decorative Christmas villages is rooted in the holiday traditions of the Pennsylvania Dutch. In early-colonial American Moravian homes, the construction of a nativity scene, or putz, at the base of a Christmas tree was a very common holiday activity....

Building the Mahoning Valley: Architectural Art and Artifacts

by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | Sep 27, 2012 | Arms Family Museum, Exhibits

A new exhibit, now open at the Arms Family Museum, features images, building fragments and artwork of Valley architecture. The built environment is a reflection of the people who created it.  Buildings contain the stories not only of those who built them, but of the...

Battle Lines Drawn: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War

by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | Sep 25, 2012 | Arms Family Museum, Exhibits

The following is from an exhibit that ran at the Arms Family Museum in 2011. The American Civil War divided a nation and pit neighbor against neighbor.  A battle that began over States’ Rights within the Union came to represent, in the words of President Abraham...
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