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Saturday, May 22, 2004


Arms Family Museum of Local History -- 648 Wick Ave., Youngstown, (330) 743-2589: "Greystone: The Period Rooms of the Arms Family Home," "Mahoning Valley Weddings: Romance, Ritual and the Cookie Table" and "What's Cookin': Cultural Diversity in Local Foodways" on display. Hours are 1-5 Tuesdays-Sundays. Guided tours by appointment. Archival library open 1-5 Tuesdays-Saturdays from Jan. 1-Memorial Day and Labor Day-Nov. 30; 1-5 Tuesdays-Fridays Memorial Day-Labor Day.
Austin Log Cabin -- 3797 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown: Open house, 1-4 p.m. first Sunday of each month. (330) 792-1129.
David and Melissa Butts Museum -- 4562 Wilson-Sharpsville Road, Fowler: Open 1-5 third Sundays, May-November. Open by appointment only November through May. (330) 638-6646.
Burchfield Museum -- 867 E. Fourth St., Salem, (330) 332-8601: Open 1-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Canfield Historical Society Bond House -- 44 W. Main St., Canfield, (330) 533-3458: Open 2-4 p.m. first Sunday of each month. Tours by appointment.
Canfield Historical Society Mahoning Dispatch Museum -- 19 S. Broad St., Canfield, (330) 533-3458: Tours by appointment.
Girard Historical Society Barnhisel House Museum -- 1011 N. State St., Girard, (330) 545-4049. Tours by appointment.
Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts -- 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa., (412) 652-2882: Hours are 9-4 Tuesdays-Saturdays.
Jefferson Depot -- 147 E. Jefferson St., Jefferson: Group tours by appointment. (216) 293-5532 or (216) 576-1282.
Kent State University Museum -- Rockwell Hall, South Lincoln and East Main streets, Kent: "Made by Loving Hands: Amish Children's Clothing, Toys and Quilts," through June 19; "An Eye for Design: 18th- and 19th-Century Fashion and Decorative Arts," through Dec. 5; "Linda Allard (Kent State University Alumna) for Ellen Tracy: Fashioning a Career," through Jan. 30. Hours are 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-8:45 p.m. Thursday, and noon-4:45 p.m. Sunday. Free on Sundays. (330) 672-3450.
Log House Museum -- On the Square, Columbiana: Tours by appointment rest of the year. (330) 482-2983.
Loghurst Farm Museum -- 3967 Boardman-Canfield Road, Canfield, (330) 533-4330: Opening Day Celebration and Lawn Concert, 11-4, June 5. Sweet Sundays of June: Fresh lemonade and homemade bread with jam, June 6; Strawberry Shortcake Sunday, June 13; Father's Day Ice Cream Social, June 20; Old Fashioned Taffy Pull, June 27. Hours: Open 11-4 weekends June through October.
Lordstown Historical Society One Room Schoolhouse Museum -- 1605 Salt Springs Road, Lordstown, (330) 824-2116: Hours are 10:30-1:30 Memorial Day; 2-4 p.m. third Sundays of June, July and August.
McKinley Memorial -- 40 N. Main St., Niles, (330) 652-1704: Hours are 9-8 Mondays through Thursdays, 9-5:30 Fridays and Saturdays, closed Sundays Memorial Day through Labor Day; 1-5 Sundays September through Memorial Day 2005. Group tours by appointment.
Mill Creek MetroParks Melnick Museum -- Davis Center, Fellows Riverside Gardens, Youngstown: "Postcards From the Past," through August. Hours are 10-5 Tuesdays through Sundays. (330) 740-7116.
Museum of Ceramics -- 400 E. Fifth St., East Liverpool, (330) 386-6001 or (800) 600-7180: Hours are 9:30-5 Wednesdays through Saturdays and noon-5 Sundays and holidays.
National Packard Museum -- 1899 Mahoning Ave., Warren, (330) 394-1899: Open noon-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed Mondays and holidays.
Old Stone Tavern/Erie Station Museum -- 119 E. Washington St., Lisbon: Tours by appointment. (330) 424-9000.
Poland Township Historical Society -- 4515 Poland Center Road, Poland: Open 1-4 p.m. first Sunday of each month. Tours by appointment. (330) 757-4764.
Salem Historical Society Museum -- 208 S. Broadway, Salem, (330) 337-8514: Open 1-4 p.m. Sundays.
Springfield Township Historical Museum -- 14176 Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road, Petersburg: Hours are 1-3 p.m. first Sunday of each month June-October. Tours by appointment. (330) 549-2671.
Strock Stone House -- 7171 Mahoning Ave., Austintown: Open house, 1-4 p.m. first Sunday of each month. (330) 792-1129.
Struthers Historical Society Museum -- 50 Terrace St., Struthers: Tours by appointment. (330) 750-1766.
Sutliff Museum -- Warren Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. N.W., second floor, Warren: Display of British-made Copper Lusterware pitchers, through June 1. Open 2-4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, or by appointment. (330) 399-8807, Ext. 121, or (330) 394-9989.
Victorian Perambulator Museum of Jefferson -- 26 E. Cedar St., Jefferson, (216) 576-9588: Open 11-5 Saturdays through December, April and May.
Viets Museum -- 224 N. High St., Cortland, (330) 638-8606: Hours are 1-4 p.m. Sundays or by appointment.
Vocal Group Hall of Fame & amp; Museum -- 98 E. State St., Sharon, Pa., (724) 983-2025: Open 4 to 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, noon to 8 p.m. weekends.
War Vet Museum -- 23 E. Main St., Canfield, (330) 533-6311: Open 9-4 every day. Group tours and alternative times available by appointment.
Ward-Thomas Museum -- 503 Brown St., Niles, (330) 544-2143: Open house, 2-5 p.m. first Sunday of each month. Group tours by appointment.
Wellsville River Museum -- 1003 Riverside Ave., Wellsville: (330) 532-3941. Open by appointment.
World War II Vehicle Museum -- 5959 W. Liberty St., Hubbard, (330) 534-8125: Open 9-noon and 1-5 p.m. weekdays; weekends by appointment.
Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & amp; Labor -- 151 W. Wood St., (330) 743-5934: Museum hours: 9-5 Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon-5 Sundays and Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day. Library, 10-4 Wednesdays-Saturdays; closed Sundays and holidays.
Youngstown State University's Rose Melnick Medical Museum -- 655 Wick Ave., YSU campus, (330) 941-4661. "When the President Is the Patient," through August. Hours: noon-4 Monday-Friday. Other times by appointment.
Youngstown State University's McDonough Museum -- One University Plaza, (330) 941-1400. Hours: 11-4 Tuesdays and Thursdays-Saturdays; 11-8 Wednesdays.