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...
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...
by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | Apr 28, 2022 | Time Capsule, Uncategorized
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...
by Traci Manning, MVHS Curator of Education | Apr 13, 2021 | Time Capsule, Uncategorized
A story in the August 17, 1980 Youngstown Vindicator focused on a famous statue and its lasting mystery. The bronze statue known as Diana, Goddess of the Hunt, was manufactured in Salem, Ohio, at the W. H. Mullins Company before taking its place in architectural...
by Traci Manning, MVHS Curator of Education | Feb 26, 2021 | Time Capsule, Uncategorized
Have you ever wondered why the top two-thirds of Mahoning County are aligned but the bottom third seems a little wider? Or maybe why the city of Salem is a little cutout along the County’s southern border? Perhaps you’ve heard the story about how Youngstown folks...
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