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Lit Youngstown’s First Wednesday reading Jan. 3 features two local historians

By Staff report

January 2, 2024 9:58 AM

Lit Youngstown’s First Wednesday Reader Series 2024 opens at 7 p.m. Jan. 3 with true stories by local historians Sean Posey of Canfield and Roslyn Torella of Lowellville.

This reading will be downstairs in Westside Bowl Trophy Room, which is accessible only by stairs.

Sean T. Posey is a journalist and historian. His work has appeared in a variety of publications such as Salon, Bill Moyers & Company, and CounterPunch. He is the author of Lost Youngstown, Historic Theaters of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, and Hidden History of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley.

Roslyn Torella is the unofficial, self-appointed historian for the village of Lowellville. She is also a genealogist, family historian and YSU graduate. Her first book, “Lowellville, Ohio: Murder, Mayhem and More” was written as a gift for her late father. Roslyn loves local history and discovering the stories of the people who once called the Mahoning Valley home.