Archiving Wheeling is an online community designed to tell Wheeling's story through local and regional history collections.
Wheeling, WV
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Today we remember our friend Everett Lee (August 31, 1916-January 12, 2022), ground-breaking #AfricanAmerican #ClassicalMusic conductor, born right here in #Wheeling. Learn more about his extraordinary life archivingwheeling.org/blog/h… and ohiocountylibrary.org/.../wh…. #EverettLee
Today, Tues., 11/30/21, at @LunchWithBooks Michael Harvilla, former #photographer with the @IntelligencerWV newspaper, will be showing amazing B&W photos he took of #Wheeling circa 1973-1985. 📷The program starts at noon in the #library and online at youtu.be/fv0gmj9GWTM.
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Great news yesterday when @WVGovernor announced the awarding of a $17.9 million bid for the full repair and rehabilitation of the historic Suspension Bridge. This 172-year-old structure is synonymous with Wheeling past and present. #WheelingWV
Full story: theintelligencer.net/news/to…
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.@WhgHeritage & @CityofWheeling are accepting proposals from interested developers to rehabilitate The Blue Church and the 1400 Block of Market Street. Proposals will be accepted through Oct. 29.
➡Blue Church: wheelingheritage.org/project……
➡1400 Block: wheelingheritage.org/project……
244 years ago, Sept. 1, 1777, Major Samuel McColloch made his famous leap over #Wheeling Hill. In our latest blog, we take a look at the events of that day, the conflict between Native tribes & colonial settlers, & a few other Wheeling wayside adventures. archivingwheeling.org/blog/m…
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Highlights from our #Archives! Our new display of dance programs from the 1880s gives a fascinating glimpse into #sociallife during the #gildedage in #Wheeling. Stop by the #Library to view a variety of cards from this new collection! #WheelingHistory #PublicLibraryArchives
We have another set of #HistoryMystery photos we need #Crowdsourcing help identifying. Do you know where these #Wheeling are #historicphotographs from the @OCPLibrary #Archives were taken? Check them out on @Weelunk via weelunk.com/solve-historys-m…. #CrowdsourcingHistory
On this day in #WheelingHistory, 8/18/1915, the famously fireproof Rogers Hotel opened in downtown #Wheeling. Boasting six stories & 75 rooms w/ "shower baths." An inside room went for $1.00/night while an outside room would set back guests $1.25. More at tiny.cc/RogersHotel.
#Wheeling once had a mascot known simply as "Pa." Terri Blanchett tells us about the prolific #cartoonist who honed his craft in Wheeling before making it big in #Pittsburgh—creating #PaWheeling (and "#PaPittsburgh") along the way. Learn more at archivingwheeling.org/blog/c….
When did #Wheeling start celebrating the #4thofJuly?When were the first #fireworks displayed? When were they first banned in city limits? From Civil War observations to the 1876 centennial & 1976 bicentennial, learn how Wheeling declared independence at
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We need your #crowdsourcing help to solve more of #Wheeling's #HistoryMysteries! Check out our #Summer Edition at weelunk.com/help-solve-histo… via @Weelunk & let us know if you recognize anyone in our summer pics from the @OCPLibrary #Archives. #historicphotos #archivalcrowdsourcing
Join us this Tues @ noon for the next @LunchWithBooks Archiving Wheeling Presents—Lesser Known Legends: #Newspaper correspondent Mabel Hull covered the latest society news from #Wheeling's #AfricanAmerican community in the 1940s & 50s. youtu.be/cj_4uhLb_oE via @YouTube
This program will be in-person at the Library (members of the public welcome to attend) and broadcast live online. More details at ohiocountylibrary.org/calend…
Today at noon—the next in the AW presents @LunchWithBooks series: Cy Hungerford, one of the least-known yet familiar celebrities in the #editorialcartoon world. A #Pittsburgh institution w/ a #Wheeling start, his career spanned 7 decades & 50,000 cartoons. youtu.be/zHqt8fSHjYY
Thanks, #Wheeling, for helping @OCPLibrary, @Weelunk, and Archiving Wheeling solve some #historymysteries by #crowdsourcinghistory! Read more at weelunk.com/dozens-wheeling-…
When the History's Mysteries project began, we knew that even just one identification would be a success. Thanks to readers like you, we've been able to identify over 40 individuals in four months!
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Throughout its history, #Wheeling has been blessed with the dedicated service of numerous brave & caring #nurses. In recognition of National #NursesWeek/Month, our latest blog post celebrates, these "Angels of the Wards: All-Star #Nurses of #Wheeling." archivingwheeling.org/blog/a…
Our friend (and a great writer), Linda Comins, shares the fascinating story about Wheeling's own Dr. Marion T. Moses, Authority on Pesticides, Physician to Cesar Chavez and Dorothy Day. This is a supplement to Linda's recent @LunchWithBooks program.
See:
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Can YOU help us solve #Wheeling's #HistoryMysteries? In partnership w/ the @OCPLibrary #Archives & @Weelunk, we're hoping YOUR memories can help us identify unknown people/places/dates in #HistoricPhotos. Interested? Get started at archivingwheeling.org/blog/h…
#CrowdsourcingHistory
Before the legendary #CabCalloway was even born, #WillHDixon, musician & composer, was the original dancing conductor. Learn more about this fascinating #Wheeling native in the final entry in our series on Lesser-Known #AfricanAmerican Legends of Wheeling.
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Have you heard of #Wheeling firefighter Ashby Jackson; attorney Harry H. Jones; medical doctors Katherine Pronty; Robert Hamlin; & Alga Wade Hamlin? Learn more about these community leaders Lesser Known #AfricanAmerican Legends, part 3: archivingwheeling.org/blog/a… #BlackHistoryMonth