“Her father, Charles Dayton Arms, had gold and coal mining interests and at the time of his death was president of the Mahoning Valley Iron Co. Review: Is Christianity the White Man’s Religion. Accessed on Google Books. (Unpaid endorsement), Books | Reflections For the Good of the Church, Explorations in Biblical Theology from J. Richard Middleton. Arms Family Museum, Youngstown Picture: A 1905 Arts & Crafts style mansion, home of Olive & Wilford Arms. Howard C. Aley, A Heritage to Share: The Bicentennial History of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio. This is our blog. Her story was front and center in the Youngstown Vindicator’s Aug. 26, 1960, issue: “One of Youngstown’s leading residents and honorary president of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society died at her home at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Upon her death in 1960, Olive F. A. Arms Family Museum, Youngstown Picture: A 1905 Arts & Crafts style mansion, home of Olive & Wilford Arms. Greystone, the magnificent 1905 Arts & Crafts-style residence of Olive and Wilford Arms, is preserved a century later as the Arms Family Museum of Local History. Olive Arms continued to reside in Greystones the rest of her life. At the time of his death, he and Olive had begun to develop a property on Logan Avenue Extension, that later became a residential development. It only makes sense that their family name should adorn the home of the organization preserving that history! On Mrs. Arms death in 1960 at 95, she left Greystones and its furnishings to the Society along with an endowment for its maintenance, augmented by Wick’s fundraising efforts. © Robert C Trube and Bob on Books, 2013-2020. Michelle White, I always look forward to your posts. He held a federal appointment, a position of trust, as central fuel administrator for Mahoning County during World War I. Joseph G. Butler paid this tribute in describing his work as “a position entailing a vast amount of work and responsibility, and [he] discharged his duties in a manner that earned him the commendation of all who knew of his work in that relation.”, Olive Freeman Arms. If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. She was the source of a wealth of information about Youngstown’s early history and families, particularly given her connections to so many of them. ( Log Out /  Been to Arms Family Museum? He worked with several different Youngstown area firms: The Brier Hill Iron and Coal Co., The Falcon Iron and Nail Co. in Niles, The Warren Rolling Mill in Warren, and the Trumbull Iron Co. of Girard. Copyright © The Vindicator | https://www.vindy.com | 240 Franklin Street SE, Warren, OH 44483 | 330-841-1600 | Ogden Newspapers | The Nutting Company | Terms of Service. Literary fiction, poetry, first editions, classics... Communication Strategies for Bridging Differences, "In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don't." InterContinental (IHG) Hotels in Youngstown, Hollywood Gaming Mahoning Valley Racecourse, Hollywood Gaming Mahoning Valley Race Course, OH WOW! He erected a dwelling and store on the north side of West Federal Street between Phelps and Hazel streets and brought his wife and four children here in 1804 when Youngstown consisted of five log cabins. This essay was written by Olive F. A. Olive Arms. She specified that the facility be named after her parents, hence the name The Arms Museum (now The Arms Family Museum, a name change perhaps motivated by the confusion of many like me as to the nature of the museum!). Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. She had been ill for several years suffering from complications brought on by the infirmities of age. but never completed them due to Mr. Arms’ illness and death. “Mrs. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. The Arms family goes back to early American New England stock. The construction was completed in 1905 and the home, which Olive helped design, was named “Greystones,” after the stone exterior of this Arts and Crafts style English residence.