Becca Rodgers

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Becca is an intern in the archives at the Ohio County Public Library. She is attending Wheeling Jesuit University to get her B.A. in History and is planning on getting her M.A. in Museum Studies. She worked for the Museums of Oglebay Institute and has extensively studied Wheeling and West Virginia history. She is the president of her local Circle K International chapter, and is on the West Virginia District Board for Circle K. She is also an active member of the Theatre Guild at Wheeling Jesuit and one of the editors of the school’s art magazine, “Jewelweed."
Ohio County Public Library Archives

The Fabric of Wheeling: The Stifel Legend & Photograph Collection

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Walking to Wheeling…

Johann Ludwig Stifel - Photo from Wheeling Hall of Fame
Johann Ludwig Stifel – Photo from Wheeling Hall of Fame

Born in 1807 in Germany, Johann Ludwig Stifel immigrated to Baltimore, Maryland when he was 26. He then moved to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania where he worked in a wool mill and learned the textile trade. Legend has it that he walked all the way to Wheeling, where, by 1835, he had established a small dyeing shop in a log cabin with just a $10 investment and a piece of cotton cloth. Within a short time the business grew and Johann opened a larger calico shop on the southeast corner of 9th and Main Streets. The lower levels were for dyeing and printing while the upper level housed Johann, his wife Barbara Becht, and their children.  Read More

Ohio County Public Library Archives

Buckle of the Stogie Belt

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Wheeling’s Stogie History in Cigar Box Art

Thad Podratsky builds his collection. Photo by Susan Haddad.
Thad Podratsky builds his collection. Photo by Susan Haddad.

Thanks to legendary Wheeling collector and history enthusiast, Thad Podratsky, with some additional help from our friend Peg Brennan, the Ohio County Public Library has been able to assemble a fascinating and visually stunning array of Wheeling themed cigar boxes and tobacciana for its April archives display.  Read More

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