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The Friends of Wheeling will be tour the former Hazel-Atlas Glass Factory (a.k.a. Wheeling Closure) on 19th and Jacob Streets (next to Carenbauer Distributing) in East Wheeling on May 20, 2015. Much of this building, including the oldest section, will soon be demolished, while plans are for other parts to be saved and repurposed. This tour […]
Glenn Elliott, owner of the Professional Building (formerly City Bank Building), will discuss Wheeling of the 1890s and the optimism that fueled the construction of many of the city’s finest buildings. He will explore current preservation efforts giving buildings like his a chance for an encore performance in Wheeling's revitalization. Glenn is a Linsly graduate, […]
Preservation Alliance of West Virginia's, Lynn Stasick, and Allegheny Restoration's, Derek Smith, will be coming to Wheeling to teach a window restoration workshop! Two days of hands-on instruction will give participants a chance to dispel the myths, learn the methods and materials available to homeowners, and discover the joys of preserving your historic wooden windows. […]
Preservation Alliance of West Virginia's, Lynn Stasick, and Allegheny Restoration's, Derek Smith, will be coming to Wheeling to teach a window restoration workshop! Two days of hands-on instruction will give participants a chance to dispel the myths, learn the methods and materials available to homeowners, and discover the joys of preserving your historic wooden windows. […]
2015 Inductees are: Allan Connolly, named in the category of education and religion; Billy Cox, music and fine arts; Clyde D. Campbell and Susan Cox Hogan, both for public service; the late Mary Elizabeth Fassig Keyser, music and fine arts; the late Dr. Arthur Rybeck, philanthropy; the late John B. "Jay" Handlan, sports and athletics; […]
Author Brandon Kirk will discuss his book Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield vs. McCoy, which chronicles the Lincoln County Feud, a brutal family war that occurred in the Harts Creek community during the 1880s. During its hey-day, the Lincoln County Feud commanded headlines in newspapers all over the country. Journalists hyped the Lincoln County trouble […]
Join the Restore Wheeling's Mt. Wood Cemetery group at the Mt. Wood Cemetery for two days of volunteer opportunities! Saturday, June 6, at 9am and Sunday, June 7, 1pm. Sessions usually last 3-4 hours. Tools and materials will be provided, but if you have extra shovels, rakes, etc. feel free to bring them along! Sometimes we have more hands than tools, […]
Join the Restore Wheeling's Mt. Wood Cemetery group at the Mt. Wood Cemetery for two days of volunteer opportunities! Saturday, June 6, at 9am and Sunday, June 7, 1pm. Sessions usually last 3-4 hours. Tools and materials will be provided, but if you have extra shovels, rakes, etc. feel free to bring them along! Sometimes we have more hands than tools, […]
David Moore will discuss his book, William S Rosecrans and the Union Victory: A Civil War Biography. Rosecrans was stationed in Wheeling for a time at the Charles Wells Russell house and designed one of the most successful battlefield ambulances used in the war. “One could argue that he is one of the very key […]
In American Brutus, Michael W. Kauffman, one of the foremost Lincoln assassination authorities, takes familiar history to a deeper level, offering an unprecedented, authoritative account of the Lincoln murder conspiracy. Working from a staggering array of archival sources and new research, Kauffman sheds new light on the background and motives of John Wilkes Booth, the […]
