February History Center News

History Center News for February 2018: Ellwood City Area Historical Society 310 Fifth Street, Ellwood City, Pa 16117 724-752-2021

February 14, 2018 – Happy Valentine Day

• March 12, 2018 – Speaker Ryan Kegel
  April 9, 2018 – Louise Carroll – portraying Mrs. Merritt Greene
  May 14, 2018 – Annual Scholarship Program – Dom Viccari

NOTE: February 12 meeting will be at the History Center at 7pm. Guest speaker will be Dan Burns. February is President George Washington and Abraham Lincolns birthday.

30 YEAR Anniversary: The Ellwood City Area Historical Society became a non-profit corporation on February 12, 1988 and is celebrating this year its 30th Anniversary. The Guest speakers at the February meeting in 1988 held at the community center behind the fire hall was Mr. & Mrs. Leymone French who displayed women’s hats and fashion clothing of 1940s &1950. Attendance was 52

MEMBERSHIP: Join now!! Membership in the Ellwood City Area Historical Society is open to anyone interested in helping the Society reach its goals of preserving and sharing the history of the Ellwood City Area. We would like to have you join us – COME HOME TO ELLWOOD CITY!! Phone 724-752-2021 or write to us at ECAHS, 310 Fifth Street, Ellwood City, Pa 16117

Valentine Shopping: The museum gift shop has many memory gifts to give to your love ones, Historic village pieces and Historical site note cards, Afghans, books, maps, and the kegel print.

NEW YEAR THOUGHT: Eleanor Roosevelt said, “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”