Your Hands On History At Your House Challenge for this week is to create a museum exhibit

Using the History Information for this week, focused on famous places around the , what sort of exhibit can you create?

Museum exhibits are all about creating a fun visual for people to look at while they learn a little something, too. Be sure to watch the Challenge Video for more information.

Remember, you can be a Museum Assistant and create a smaller project or a Museum Curator and create a larger project. Follow the guidelines below! Remember to share your finished project on social media with #HistoryAtMyHouse2020

Museum Assistant Challenge Museum Curator Challenge

Use paper to create a 2D exhibit, like a Be creative and develop a 3D exhibit that poster, that you would put on a wall. It can can sit on a table. It can have pictures, have pictures (hand-drawn or artifacts (reproduction ones, of course!), photographs) and should have some maps, or even interactive materials for historical information to teach readers people to explore. All of those things about the famous place should help teach about the famous place or places you chose. or places you chose.

History

Mahoning County Courthouse

Mahoning County has had a few courthouses in its history. Construction began on this one in 1908 and was completed in 1910. It was designed to show the area’s prosperity with lavish details (like marble, terra cotta,

and mahogany wood) and was planned by famous architect Charles F. Owsley.

Lanterman’s Mill

This Mill was built in the 1840s and used as a gristmill. The flowing waters of Mill Creek powered the wheel to turn the gears and work the grinding stones. The Mill was closed in 1888 and used for various things like a ballroom, boat storage, and even a bathhouse for swimmers. The Mill has since been restored.

History

Mill Creek MetroParks This Park is one of the largest metropolitan parks in the US! It was founded in 1891 by Volney Rogers and has

become a place for area residents and visitors to explore, enjoy nature, boat, hike, fish, and so much more! Key landmarks include the Lilly Pont, Ford Nature Center, Lanterman’s Mill, and Lake Glacier. Wick Park

This Park is part of a historic district just north of downtown Youngstown. The Park is surrounded by stately homes that were once owned by some of the area’s most elite families. Today, the Park is operated by Youngstown’s Department of Parks and Recreation.

History

Fellows Riverside Gardens This beautiful area was left to Mill Creek Park by Elizabeth Fellows in 1958 as a “beauty spot for all to enjoy”. Fellows also left the funds to create public gardens on the site. Today the gardens are full of

flowers, a beautiful gazebo and pavilion, and home to one of Youngstown’s most used photograph backdrops.

Greystone

This home was designed by Olive Arms in the Arts and Crafts style. It features nature themes, hand-made details, and plenty of beautiful themes throughout. Olive left the home to Mahoning Valley Historical Society and today it is used as a museum – Arms Family Museum.

History

Burt Building – Ross Radio – This building has had a few Tyler History Center owners in its life. One of the first major owners was Harry Burt who used it as a confectionary where he made chocolates, candy, and Good Humor Ice Cream. Its next owner was James Ross who operated Ross Radio, a store for TV and radio repair parts. Today, the building is used as Tyler History Center by Mahoning Valley Historical Society.

This theatre was opened as The DeYor Performing Arts Center Warner Theatre in 1931 by the Warner Brothers who lived and worked in Youngstown before moving to Hollywood. It was built to honor their brother Sam who had passed away. The theatre operated until the 1960s and was threatened to be demolished. Fortunately, the community worked to save it and is still used today as Powers Auditorium and the Ford Recital Hall.

History

Stambaugh Auditorium This concert hall was opened in the 1920s and is named for Henry H. Stambaugh – a prominent area businessman who wanted an entertainment location for all to enjoy. It is a fine example of Greco-Roman architecture. It is still used today for concerts, recitals, and special events. Like many local sites, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Youngstown State University This school was started by the local YMCA and became Youngstown College in the 1920s. In 1955, it became Youngstown University (today it’s Youngstown State University). Today, it is a leading regional school with a full complement of undergraduate and graduate programs.

History

Poland Township’s Little Red School House

This building was built in the mid-19th century and was used as a school in Poland until 1915. Later, the schoolhouse was used for various purposes and today is operated by the Poland Township Historical Society as a museum.

John Stark Edwards House

Built in 1807 by the Edwards family, this house is the oldest wood framed home in Warren. Today, it serves as the home of the Trumbull County Historical Society and is used as a museum with several rooms depicting the life of the Edwards Family. The Historical Society has moved the house twice.

History

Youngstown Sheet and Tube This site was home to one of the largest steel factories in the area. The company was founded by local industrialists George D. Wick and James A. Campbell in the late 19th century. The Company survived many labor strikes but eventually closed its Campbell works on September 19, 1977 on what is now known as Black Monday. More than 5,000 workers lost their jobs that day.

Packard Music Hall

This Warren landmark was the vision of William Doud

Packard, a prominent area industrialist, in the hopes that music would always be enjoyed by the community. Today, the Hall hosts a wide variety of events including Broadway touring productions, concerts, dance recitals, and more!

History

Idora Park This amusement park opened in 1899 and offered a dancing pavilion, theatre, band stand, picnic tables, and refreshments. Over the next nearly 90 years, rides, roller coasters, games, a ballroom, and arcades were added making it a famous and fun destination for families in the region. Unfortunately, a fire destroyed much of the park in the 1980s and it never reopened.

Butler Institute of American Art

This building was built to house the immense art collection of Joseph G. Butler. Founded in 1919, the Butler is one of the nation’s most renowned museums of American Art. It houses some of the most important pieces of American Art including Winslow Homer’s

Snap the Whip.

YSU Penguin

You Will Need:  Paper Plate  Black paint  Paint brush  Glue  Scissors  Orange construction paper

Directions: 1. Take a paper plate and set it facing right side up

2. Fold both the left and right sides inward and the top down to create the wings, use glue to hold the wings in place

3. Use the black paint to color the penguin. Paint the outside of the wings, the bottom part of the plate, and the top of the head

4. Cut out two white circles and two smaller black circles to make two eyes

5. Cut out a small beak from the orange construction paper and add your penguin’s eyes using the glue

6. Set your penguin somewhere safe to dry Greystone Stained Glass Window

You will need:  Wax Paper  Glue  Paint Brush  Tissue Paper  Scissors  Construction Paper

Directions: 1. Cut or tear the tissue paper into small pieces, you can use designs or random shapes

2. Take a piece of wax paper and fold it in half, like a book

3. Open up the wax paper and paint the inside of one half with glue (use a paint brush to spread it around)

4. Take pieces of colorful tissue paper and stick them to the glue – be creative!

5. Once that half of the wax paper is covered, paint the other inside half with glue

6. Carefully close the wax paper so the glue/tissue paper is on the inside and wait a few minutes for the glue to dry

7. Finally, cut your stained glass window into a shape and add a construction paper border to hang your finished product in a sunny window – you can be as creative as you want with your finished piece. Roller Coaster

You will need:  Paper  Pencil  Supplies  Be creative, what can you use?  Paper towel roll?  Cardboard?  A pool floaty cut in half?  Glue  Tape  Straws?  Large cardboard base  Marble or small toy car to test your design

Directions: 1. Think like an engineer and design a fun layout that you would like to bring to life as a roller coaster

2. Begin with a large cardboard base to build your roller coaster on

3. Use random supplies to build your design

4. Remember, trial and error – if it doesn’t work the first time, how can you fix it?

5. Once you have completed your track, test it will a marble or small toy car to see if it works.

Lanterman’s Mill

Coloring Sheet