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... 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.... 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... 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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