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Mahoning Valley Historical Society
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Time Capsule |
Harry Burt’s Dedication to Quality

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...

Bites and Bits of History
Historic Preservation through the Lens of Historic Images

by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | May 19, 2022 | Bites and Bits of History, Education, Events, Featured Upcoming Event, History Center

THURSDAY, May 19, 2021—NOON to 1pm Tyler History Center Bites and Bits of History Free and open to the public Presented by H. William Lawson, MVHS Executive Director Explore the changing skyline of Youngstown and the surrounding areas with historic images set against...

Time Capsule |
Harry Burt’s Early Life and Businesses

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...

Amazing History Race 7: Mahoning Valley

by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | Aug 12, 2021 | History-To-Go 2021, Uncategorized

Saturday, August 21, 2021 4:00pm – 8:00pm This scavenger-hunt-meets-road-trip tests your knowledge of local history and geography. Teams will receive a set of clues directing them to six different historic sites spread throughout the Mahoning Valley. One “lifeline”...

Founders Day
Milestones Walking Tour

by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | Aug 12, 2021 | History-To-Go 2021

Sunday, September 12, 2021 12:00pm This year’s open house at the Arms Family Museum celebrates the 147th anniversary of the founding of Mahoning Valley Historical Society. Walking tours focus on the history of the development of YSU’s campus, exploring the...

Oak Hill Cemetery
Walking Tour – SOLD OUT!

by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | Aug 10, 2021 | History-To-Go 2021

Sunday, October 24, 2021 – SOLD OUT Tours begin at 11:00am and run every 20 minutes. The last tour group will go out at 2:40pm. 344 Oak Hill Ave.Youngstown, Ohio 44502 This much-anticipated walking tour will explore the stories of the famous and not-so-famous Mahoning...

IN-PERSON – Bites and Bits of History
Ask a Historian

by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | Jun 30, 2021 | Bites and Bits of History, Education, Events, Featured Upcoming Event, History Center

THURSDAY, September 16, 2021—NOON to 1pm We’re back in person at our Tyler History Center’s Thomas Ballroom for the third Bites and Bits of History lunchtime program of the Summer Series. Plan on bringing your own lunch on Thursday, September 16 at Noon....

ONLINE – Bites and Bits of History
Youngstown as a Gretna Green

by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | Jun 30, 2021 | Events

THURSDAY, August 19, 2021—NOON to 1pm Continuing in an ONLINE video format, our next Bites and Bits of History program for the Summer Series will debut on Thursday, August 19 at Noon, on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/…/UCDHqcfsLJNsV5s-bnahmTNA/videos....

ONLINE – Bites and Bits of History
Youngstalia: Italian Foodways in the Mahoning Valley

by Mahoning Valley Historical Society | Jun 30, 2021 | Events

THURSDAY, July 15, 2021—NOON to 1pm Continuing in an ONLINE video format, we begin our Summer Series of the Bites and Bits of History program by debuting Thursday, July 15 at Noon, on our YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/xsHJXjJlMNQ. Discover the history of local...

Time Capsule | Salem and its Saint-Gaudens’ Statue

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...
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Youngstown, OH 44502
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