2004 MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY
THANKS TO:
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER
BEAVER VILLAGE COUNCIL
OHIO HILL COUNTRY HERITAGE
AREA
2004 SUMMER PICNIC
THE BVHS IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE BEEN
AWARDED THE HISTORY OUTREACH EXCELLENCE AWARD
FROM THE OHIO ASSOCIATION OF HISTORICAL SOCIETIES &
MUSEUMS.  THE AWARD IS FOR THE ALUMNI PROJECT.  
WINNERS WERE ANNOUNCED AUGUST 7th AND
PRESENTATIONS WILL BE IN NOVEMBER.
THE ALUMNI PROJECT
PROJECT DIGNITY
Project Dignity is an annual workday, sponsored by the Society, to provide maintenance to the valley's
cemeteries.  The 2003 workday was held April 24 at Beaver Union and Stockdale Cemeteries.  Volunteers
cleaned grave markers, cleaned the grounds, and straightened and reset toppled monuments.  The above two
images show a marker before and after restoration.  The image below shows members of the Beaver
Volunteer Fire Department using the "Jaws of Life" rescue tools to raise a monument back upon its base.
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The Alumni Project was the Society's major preservation project in 2002.  As the valley's three existing
schools were replaced with a new K-12 building, it became the goal of the Society the preserve the heritage
of those centers of learning.  The project was threefold.  First, existing photographs of graduating classes
were preserved by placing them in new frames and matting.  Second, with the cooperation of the local
school administration, two large display cases were dedicated to each of the two original high schools.  
Collections within these cases include uniforms, trophies, photographs, graduation announcements, and
more.  The third element of the project was the cleaning and repairing of the existing trophy collection of
Beaver High School.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
Alhambra Lodge was
the center of
Stockdale's Social Life
at the turn of the 20th
century.  Note, the
village's post office was
called Flat until 1902.



From The Collection Of
The Beaver Valley
Historical Society
The society's first Summer Picnic was held July 11, 2004 at the Stockdale Community Center in Marion
Township.  Approximately 100 members and friends gathered for a wonderful dinner prepared by the
Stockdale Roots Group.  Other activities included games for children, slide shows of historic images, a
raffle, and vintage baseball game.  Using 19th century rules and equipment, players slugged it out in the
sizzling summer heat.  Bruises, cuts, and scrapes were the theme of the day as many players took to the
field for the first time in many years.  The game was eventually called due to exhaustion; California 13 -
Beavertown 13.  The images below show some of the action.
Beginning October 23, members of the BVHS and community met at one of three local sites for Make A
Difference Day projects.  Our Society organized three projects.  Two of the projects involved ongoing
efforts at Beaver Union and Stockdale Cemeteries.  The last involved the building of picnic tables at the
Beaver Village Park.  The cemetery projects involved the sizable task of repairing dilapidated historic
crypts.  These projects were funded through a grant by the Ohio Hill Country Heritage Area.  The park
project was funded by Beaver Village Council and American Electric Power.  Volunteers will continue
these projects in the spring, but have already accumulated nearly 400 hours of volunteer efforts.