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Next History Share: Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 6pm. Next Meeting: Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 6pm, Mecca Town Hall
Mecca native Helen Zerovich describes her experiences as an army nurse.
Courtesy of Youngstown State University Maag Library Archives and Special Collections. Transcript of interview taped on December 12, 1978. Tape length 69 minutes. Tape stored in Youngstown Historical Center for Industry and Labor Archives. 19 leaves.
Frank speaks of his ancestors as early settlers of Mecca, living through the Great Depression and WWII, what life was like in the olden days of Mecca, and the tale of the West Mecca Witch.
Courtesy of Youngstown State University Maag Library Archives and Special Collections. Transcript of interview taped on April 9, 1979. Tape length 55 minutes. Tape stored in History Department.
William describes historical details about Mecca and his family's involvement in the township.
Courtesy of Youngstown State University Maag Library Archives and Special Collections. Transcript of interview taped on April 12, 1979. Tape length 60 minutes. Tape stored in History Department.
Nora, aged 96, the oldest living Mecca resident at the time of this interview, talks about Mecca in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the cyclone of 1917, and life as a farmer's wife.
Courtesy of Youngstown State University Maag Library Archives and Special Collections. Transcript of interview taped on April 17, 1979. Tape length 64 minutes. Tape stored in History Department.
Ruth describes what it was like living through the great depression and coming to Mecca at the age of five. She also talks about the Mecca Community Church that once sat just north of Mecca Circle before it was moved to Hiram.
Courtesy of Youngstown State University Maag Library Archives and Special Collections. Transcript of interview taped on April 23, 1979. Tape length 67 minutes. Tape stored in Youngstown Historical Center for Industry and Labor Archives. 31 leaves.
Ralph speaks of becoming an orphan at 11, and his struggles being separated from his siblings. He served as a Mecca trustee for two decades. He and Frank Graham owned a sheet metal business.
Courtesy of Youngstown State University Maag Library Archives and Special Collections. Transcript of interview taped on April 24, 1979. Tape length 63 minutes. Tape stored in History Department.
Joan tells about growing up in Mecca in a farming family, what Mecca kids did for fun, the rivalry between East and West Mecca, and how Mecca changed over the decades.
Courtesy of Youngstown State University Maag Library Archives and Special Collections. Transcript of interview taped on May 1, 1979. Tape length 71 minutes. Tape stored in Youngstown Historical Center for Industry and Labor Archives. 32 leaves.
Thomas talks about growing up in Mecca, attending school, the hostility between East and West Mecca, how Joan Falkner sparked his interest in local history, and the writing of his books.
Courtesy of Youngstown State University Maag Library Archives and Special Collections. Transcript of interview taped on May 7, 1979. Tape length 75 minutes. Tape stored in History Department.
Jack speaks about growing up on a farm, going to the Mecca School, his basketball team, how his class came up with the Rocket name in 1938, living through WWII, and his sadness at the installation of Mosquito Reservoir. He tells of the changes to Mecca, how it's constantly growing, how he was on the original crew of the first Mecca Volunteer Fire Dept. in 1959.
Courtesy of Youngstown State University Maag Library Archives and Special Collections. Transcript of interview taped on May 9, 1979. Tape length 67 minutes. Tape stored in History Department.
Charles describes his experiences growing up on a dairy farm and his business of making maple syrup.
Courtesy of Youngstown State University Maag Library Archives and Special Collections. Transcript of interview taped on May 16, 1979. Tape length 70 minutes. Tape stored in History Department.
Nellie speaks about losing her mom and sister to consumption while young, how neighbors helped one another, attending Mecca School, being quarantined for diphtheria, and the cyclone of 1917.
Courtesy of Youngstown State University Maag Library Archives and Special Collections. Transcript of interview taped on May 21, 1979. Tape length 82 minutes. Tape stored in History Department.
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