Events 2024 - 2025
September 2024
October 2024
Merchant’s Lecture Series
The Arms Family: A Tale of Iron, Steel, Connection, and Preservation
Friday, October 25 at 6:00pm
Curatorial Staff member at the Arms Family Museum in Youngstown lectures on the Arms family relationship to industry and culture of the Mahoning Valley
November 2024
Merchant’s Lecture Series
McDonald Steel Salvage
Friday, November 15 at 6:00pm
President and Founder of the Youngstown Steel Heritage Foundation in Hubbard discusses McDonald Steel and its unique processes—eluding to its closure and community salvage effort in Summer 2025.
Merchant’s Lecture Series
Dingley Act 1897: Impacts on Labor
Friday, January 24 at 6:00pm
Director of the McKinley Memorial Museum and President of the Rotary Club in Niles, Ohio Shares her thoughts on McKinley’s presidency and the Dingley Act of 1897, its impact on the American economy, labor, and the steel industry.
January 2025
February 2025
Merchant’s Lecture Series
McDonald Steel Salvage: The Last of the Giants
Friday, February 21 at 6:00pm
Previous CNC Program and Machinest for the YSU Excellence Center presents his experiences on the recent collective effort of acquiring McDonald Steel artifacts; his takeaways and its importance to education
March 2025
Queering the Industry
March 17, 2025
Chaya Milchtein, Mechanic Shop Femme, will address how she challenges the norms of the automotive industry to pave the way for a more inclusive future, fostering equity and safety for marginalized people.
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Graduate Research & Creative Showcase
March 18, 2025
The Graduate Research & Creative Showcase is an annual event to highlight presenters who will discuss their scholarly activity and the role it has played in their university experience.
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Robert W Reeder I Memorial Lecture: Dr. Linda Gordon
March 20, 2025
Dr. Gordon is the Florence Kelley Professor of History and University Professor of Humanities at New York University and Two-time recipient of the Bancroft Prize in History. She joins us to deliver a special lecture on Women’s Liberation.
Merchant’s Lecture Series
Riot! 1924 Opposition to the KKK in Niles, Ohio
Friday, March 21 at 6:00pm
Darling endowed chair and tenured professor of History at Youngstown State University, draws on her knowledge and experience as she exposes the cultural, industrial, and historical significance of the 1924 Klu Klux Klan riots in Niles, Ohio.
Livestream: https://youtube.com/live/5bMKqCCfWys?feature=share
Ohio History Day 2025
March 29, 2025
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Merchant’s Lecture Series
Strange Nights and Horrible Visitors: Ghosts of the American Civil War
Friday, April 11 at 6:00pm
Reeder endowed and tenured Associate Professor of History at Youngstown State University takes us to the supernatural world of the 19th century with her insight on gosts of Ohio and the Civil War era, a haunting time for all Americans.
April 2025
Liberal Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Conference
LAHSS-Con
April 16 - 18, 2025
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