Valor in the Valley - An Exhibition of the Sewickley Valley in Times of War

Join SVHS for a special exhibition of the pieces of war-time history collected and preserved in the Collections at SVHS. When the country needed them, residents of the Sewickley Valley rose to the occasion giving their devotion to wartime efforts, on the battle and home fronts. The devotion shaped the area into the Valley as it is known today. Join SVHS in the month of May for an exhibition of the pieces of war-related history preserved in the Collections at SVHS. The exhibition will run the month of May in celebration of the Memorial Day season with special hours throughout the month. Visit the SVHS website for the most up-to-date information. HOURS & Special Dates to Note: Access to the exhibition via the SVHS Office will be available Monday -Friday, 10 am until 2 pm and during the times below, all other dates and times are subject to the scheduled use of the Community Room by Sweetwater Center for the Arts. Tuesday, May 6, 2025 - Extended Hours 10 am - 7 pm Thursday, May 15, 2025 - Extended Hours 10 am - 7 pm Wednesday, May 21, 2025 – Lecture and open gallery starting at 7:30 pm Thursday, May 22, 2025 - Extended Hours 1 pm - 7 pm Sunday, May 25, 2025 -- Special Memorial Day Weekend Hours 10 am – 2 pm. Saturday, May 31, 2025 – Closing Day 10 am - 2 pm Visit Valor in the Valley after hours! The SVHS executive director will be on hand to answer any questions. At 6 pm on each extended hours evening, SVHS executive director, Amanda Schaffer, will give visitors a "peak under the glass" of the exhibit with a brief presentation on the war-time scrapbooks that will be on display under the glass. Help SVHS collect more war-related history! While visiting Valor in the Valley, help grow the Collections at SVHS. Using provided forms – adapted from the forms of a similar initiative by the Pennsylvania War History Commission immediately following WWI – members of the community can help fill the Collections at SVHS with the stories of their, or of any member of their family’s, service in the military or involvement with industrial or civic activities in service of a war spanning from the time of the American Revolution through all modern and current conflicts, and who called the Sewickley Valley home during their time of service and/or for the majority of their life. SVHS also asks that contributors, when possible, include photographs, a sketch of life/war experience, letters, diaries, or any other interesting information to help make the new records more complete. If contributors are not ready to part with originals, copies and duplications are also welcome. Forms and accompanying materials can be submitted to SVHS at any time, but during the “Valor in the Valley” exhibition, they can be added directly to the “Wall of Sewickley Valor” in the provided sleeves. Forms are available at the "Valor in the Valley" exhibition, but are also available to be downloaded or filled out electronically via a google form at: https://www.sewickleyhistory.org/event-details/valor-in-the-valley

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