Mahoning Valley Historical Society

06/01/2026

Mary Skinner (1847-1922) was born in Johnston Township, Trumbull County and came to Canfield around 1852. For most of her life, she resided with the highly-regarded Boughton family, headed by Charles Ensign, a farmer, deacon, and son of Eli Taylor Boughton, one of Canfield's earliest merchants. According to census records, Mary worked in the Boughton home for a while before acquiring a teaching position, which she held for many years.

In the late years of her life, Mary lived with George Boughton, Charles's son, and briefly served as his housekeeper. She never married. Mary passed away from sepsis at Massillon State Hospital.

Photo by A.P. Webb Studio, 122 W. Federal Street, Youngstown; MVHS Collection, 90.4.6.

Mahoning Valley artiFACTS is curated by Brooke Testa, MVHS Curatorial Assistant.

05/29/2026

Explore more of our Stewart Media Archives with today's video. William McKelvey announces expansion plans into Eastwood & Southern Park malls. WKBN - Channel 27 reporting.

05/28/2026

Our upcoming Mahoning Valley Cultural Alliance dinner celebrating Croatian heritage and culture is sold out! Check back later in the summer for information about our August 3 MVCA dinner celebrating African American heritage and culture.

05/27/2026

There are plenty of great ways for students and families to visit our museum sites this summer with the Fourth Grade Pass Plus, YoPass, and Museums For All!

05/26/2026

Learn more about Youngstown's connection to Memorial Day:

Time Capsule | General Logan’s National Day of Remembrance by Traci Manning, MVHS Curator of Education | May 23, 2020 | Time CapsuleSeveral cities and organizations claim to have started the Memorial Day holiday in the years following the American Civil War. Initially known as Decoration Day, comm...

05/25/2026

Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, was established after the Civil War and formalized on May 30, 1868 by Commander-in-chief John A. Logan of the G.A.R. The holiday was reserved to honor Union soldiers who had perished during the Civil War, but after World War I, it was expanded to honor those who had died in all conflicts.

Celebrated on the last Monday of May, the name "Memorial Day" was adopted in 1971.

36-star handmade flag, gift of Sally Jewett Jenkins, 94.83.33. The 36-star flag was the official U.S. flag from 1865 to 1867.

Mahoning Valley artiFACTS is curated by Brooke Testa, MVHS Curatorial Assistant.

05/23/2026

Did you know that MVHS is part of Museums For All? Guests with a SNAP EBT card can visit our Arms Family Museum and Tyler History at reduced admission rates.

05/22/2026

Footage of Youngstown Sheet & Tube's rolling mill celebrating a milestone of producing its 120,000,000th ton of steel. WKBN - Channel 27 reporting. From our Stewart Media Archives! Check out more at https://www.youtube.com/

05/21/2026

Join us today at noon for our Bites and Bits of History program! If you can't make it, all of our Bites and Bits of History programs are available on our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/

05/20/2026

If you're heading to the Arms Family Museum over the next few months, please note that the Wick Avenue bridge over US Route 422 is closed. There are several detour options. Please contact us at 330-743-2589 with any questions.