Mother Jones: a living history performance by Karen Vuranch Mother Jones was an active force in the labor movement in the early part of the 20th century. She campaigned for […]
Adventures in Archives: History Mysteries Solved
Our recent German Days post led to two interesting developments that help illustrate why we launched Archiving Wheeling in the first place.
The Grover Cleveland Banner Incident: Wheeling in the National Spotlight
“You don’t get me to march under that thing!” As mentioned in a previous post, the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), the largest of Civil War veterans’ groups, was […]
The Origins of Memorial Day
Frozen in Time: May 30, 1911 at Mt. Zion Cemetery Now known as Memorial Day, the first “Decoration Day” was held on May 30, 1868. Created by proclamation of General John […]
Eddie Martin – The Collector
– article by Jon-Erik Gilot, Director of Archives at the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston Since coming to the Diocese in 2012, I’ve been fascinated by the many hundreds of photographs comprising the Eddie […]
The Great Unrolling of the USS Wheeling
Earlier this year, we discovered among our many items stashed away here at the library, a tightly rolled photo labeled “USS Wheeling.” The photograph could be unrolled safely only a few inches, […]
Archiving Wheeling: the Evolution of a Local History Collection
Many people in our community are familiar with the Ohio County Public Library’s Wheeling Room which houses a large local history collection and many genealogical resources. Fewer people, however, are aware of the Ohio […]
Ohio County Public Library Archives
In 1950, W.C. Brown, one of the Wheeling’s early photographers, donated to the library a collection of prints from photographs he and his father had taken. Providing fascinating a glimpse […]
