by Susan | Jul 6, 2026 | Monuments
Following a presentation by Alfred Tibor, a Holocaust survivor and sculptor, Trinity Lutheran Seminary President Dennis Anderson asked Mr. Tibor to produce a sketch for a public sculpture to be placed in a prominent position on the Trinity campus. The president gave...
by Susan | Mar 3, 2025 | Monuments
The statue memorializes Youngstown native George “Shotgun” Shuba shaking hands with Jackie Robinson, the first handshake of Black and white players on a professional baseball diamond. Both players were members of the Montreal Royals, an Interntional AAA farm team for...
by Susan | Jun 17, 2024 | Monuments
This monument commemorates the 5th World Plowing Match held near Peebles in 1957. The monument, placed by the local Lion’s Club, is an exact replica of a 12th century European plow. Many countries, including Northern Ireland, Sweden, Germany and New Zealand came...
by Susan | May 6, 2024 | Monuments
On a 2 1/2-acre wooded site overlooking the University’s commons, the May 4 Memorial commemorates the events of May 4, 1970, when four students were killed and nine were wounded during an anti-war protest on the campus. The design by Chicago architect...
by Susan | May 23, 2022 | Monuments
Although the headline highlights the Peace Wall/Moon Gate, this entry actually features a plethora of peace installations in the Honda Outdoor Sculpture Garden surrounding the Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center at Bluffton University (formerly Central Mennonite College)...
