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14-03-2025
- Business
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Mahoning Valley Historical Society honored at local event
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Every ticket was sold Thursday for an event in Youngstown honoring a man and his organization that has done so much for the area. Youngstown CityScape awarded Bill Lawson and the Mahoning Valley Historical Society with this year's 'Sweet Grass Roots Award.' Since becoming executive director in 1991, Lawson has expanded from the society's offices on Wick Avenue to opening the Tyler History Center, where the event took place, and the soon-to-be-opened addition in the former IBM building on East Federal Street. 'We're very happy to host this event but also for all the love and honor that we're getting out of it too for the Historical Society, which we're coming up on our 150th anniversary and again we have been very much engaged in downtown and the university district and this is very sweet for us,' said Lawson. Lawson was presented with a commissioned art piece by artist Daniel Rauschenbach depicting the three buildings owned and operated by the Mahoning Valley Historical Society. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
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Popular Youngstown cookie table fundraiser returns
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — A delicious Youngstown tradition is back for another year this weekend. The Cookie Table and Cocktails event returns Saturday. The fundraiser is hosted each year by the Mahoning Valley Historical Society. It pays tribute to the impact the cookie table has in Youngstown — a key ingredient to a successful wedding recipe born because families back in the day couldn't afford a wedding cake. Friday, judges sampled cookies from close to 90 bakers. 'This is probably one of the more sought-after volunteer opportunities that we have all through town, just judging at the event,' said MVHS Director Bill Lawson. 'It's a lot of fun. Sometimes it's difficult to make a decision because there's so many, so many good cookies that come in for our event every year.' The actual event is Saturday evening at St. Mary's Assumption Social Center in Youngstown at 6 p.m. Ticket information is available online. Tino DiCenso contributed to this report. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- General
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Museum features ‘Making an Impact' exhibit highlighting local Black history
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — The Mahoning Valley Historical Society has a new exhibit called 'Making an Impact,' highlighting Youngstown's African American Community. The exhibit is on the second floor of the Arms Family Museum which sits on a hill overlooking Wick Avenue. The historical society's Brooke Bobovynik curated the exhibit. 'As part of Black History Month, I wanted to do something that highlighted our local African American community,' said Bobovynik. Among the photos, was one of William Fitzhugh in the late 1800s, Youngstown's first Black mail carrier. 'That was the earliest individual I could find so I thought that was interesting to include him,' Bobovynik said. Of the 38 photos selected by Bobovynik, several were of firsts: Samuel Stewart, Youngstown's first Black barber, Jesse Carter, Youngstown's first Black fireman, Edward Stonework, Sr., Campbell's first Black policeman and Elizabeth Powell, the Mahoning Valley's first female Baptist minister. 'The one thing that was really difficult to do with the exhibit was pick and choose what stories to include so I tried to make it as diverse as possible,' Bobovynik said. There's also a 1951 photo of Campbell native and drummer Shedrick Hobbs, who recorded with The Temptations, The Four Tops, and Gladys Knight at the Pips. No black history collection of Youngstown would be complete without a photo of former federal judge Nathaniel Jones. 'I wanted to include him because the courthouse downtown is named after him,' Bobovynik said. There are also group photos such as the Booker T. Washington Settlement football team of the 1920s, the Youngstown Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club and the Roberts Deliberating Club, which had a limit of 25 members. 'This is actually my favorite. This is the old Rescue Mission building,' said Bobovynik. Before it was the Rescue Mission, it was the Black YMCA. The building is now empty but still stands today. 'All these stories though convey the same message that the African American had huge impacts in Youngstown,' Bobovynik said. The exhibit will remain in place for at least two months and can be viewed during the museum's business hours. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
