Wheeling Parks and Recreation’s Summer Program Lineup Offers Something for Everyone Community May 26, 2023 513
Behind the Scenes at Waterfront Hall: Wheeling’s Newest Waterfront Development Community March 15, 2023 2751
This Incredible Historic House Restoration was Nine Years in the Making Neighborhoods May 25, 2023 2847
Did You Know That Wheeling Is Home to the Toughest Half-Marathon in America? Community May 19, 2023 941
Get Ghostly: 6 Ways to Celebrate National Paranormal Day in the Ohio Valley WeelunkHome May 2, 2023 25
Mounds of Learning Opportunities at Grave Creek Mound Archaeological ComplexKelly Strautmann WeelunkHomeWheeling WV History June 28, 2019 247
City of Wheeling Asks Community Members to Complete Survey About Future Clay School Redevelopment Press Releases June 2, 2023 346
QUIZ: What Should You Carve on Your Pumpkin?Wheeling Heritage Media and Emma Wiley Quizzes October 8, 2021 572
WEEREAD: Appalachia North — A MemoirChristina Fisanick Book Reviews August 1, 2020 136Appalachia, even to us West Virginians, seems at times like a foreign place. Appalachia is over there, not here. Appalachians...
WEEREAD: The Third Rainbow Girl — The Long Life of a Double Murder in AppalachiaChristina Fisanick Book Reviews July 11, 2020 160West Virginia’s history is often not well represented in books that tell stories from our hills and valleys. In The...
Not Her First QuarantineChristina Fisanick Essays April 25, 2020 436This is not my first quarantine. In the sweltering August heat of 1979, my family and I, along with our...
COVID-19: Teachers Continue to Encourage, Motivate and EducateChristina Fisanick Community March 23, 2020 188s the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the world, the United States has had to take make some difficult...
WOMEN IN HISTORY: Wheeling Women Rewrite History BooksChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome March 6, 2020 377Editor’s note: Throughout March — Women’s History Month — Weelunk will feature stories about women who have made history and...
WLU’s Rare Book Returns Home Christina Fisanick WeelunkHome November 11, 2019 371e stood around the podium topped with a glass case like mythical giants peering down at tiny humans, and for...
Wheeling to Host Inaugural Writers Conference of Northern AppalachiaChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome September 4, 2019 39owntown Wheeling has been chosen as the site for the first-ever Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia (WCoNA), where workshops, presentations,...
Jewish Community Celebrates 170 Years of WorshipChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome July 31, 2019 173ollowing the second wave of Jewish migration to the United States during the 1840s-80s, the early Jewish community in West...
The Invisible Epidemic: Polycystic Ovarian SyndromeChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome July 23, 2019 40Editor’s note: The goal of our Our Hope in Recovery series is to shed light on various diseases, conditions and...
Celebrating Juneteenth Wheeling StyleChristina Fisanick WeelunkHomeWheeling WV History June 18, 2019 193any Americans probably believe that once President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 that all slaves were set free...
‘Rithmetic Genius Born in Ohio County — Go FigureChristina Fisanick Wheeling WV History May 29, 2019 229ost people can remember their parents or grandparents talking about the three R’s of schooling: reading, writing and arithmetic. These...
People’s University Uncovers the Obscure McLure Christina Fisanick WeelunkHomeWheeling WV History May 19, 2019 48Editor’s note: The Ohio County Public Library has launched its 26th People’s University, an eight-week series featuring weird, wild, wacky,...
POSTSCRIPTS FROM THE EDGE(WOOD): The 21st Century Marriage SaverChristina Fisanick EssaysWeelunkHome May 11, 2019 38hen Hazlett and Irene (Miller) Cochran built what would later become my Edgwood home in 1926, marriage looked quite a...
Wheeling Country Day School: Celebrating 90 Years of LearningChristina Fisanick WeelunkHomeWheeling WV History March 22, 2019 114“To empower students to think, to create, and to communicate in a nurturing environment where learning and character are paramount.”...
Skating Through History: An Ohio Valley Tradition That’s Alive and WellChristina Fisanick WeelunkHomeWheeling WV History March 5, 2019 318You can ask just about anyone who grew up in Wheeling about how they spent their winter weekends from childhood...
The Presidential Allure of the Hotel McLureChristina Fisanick WeelunkHomeWheeling WV History February 18, 2019 395When hotel clerk Howard Finley first saw Wheeling’s McLure not long after it re-opened in 1896 following renovations, he exclaimed,...
POSTSCRIPTS FROM THE EDGE(WOOD): Sledding in the Ohio Valley — A Family TraditionChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome January 26, 2019 70It was the first snow of 2019. Two inches or so covered the lawns and sidewalks throughout Wheeling with a...
Wheeling Leaves Its Mark on TwainChristina Fisanick WeelunkHomeWheeling WV History January 11, 2019 199On Jan. 10, 1872, one of America’s most celebrated storytellers took the stage at Wheeling’s Washington Hall. An Intelligencer reporter...
POSTSCRIPTS FROM THE EDGE(WOOD): Christmas Tree Prey for Praying MantisesChristina Fisanick EssaysWeelunkHome December 29, 2018 91When I woke up that morning, they were everywhere. Hundreds of tiny insects were swarming in the dim morning light...
Twelfth Night Ball Celebrates Past, Looks to FutureChristina Fisanick WeelunkHomeWheeling WV History December 26, 2018 317The great City of Wheeling turns 250 years old in 2019. Yes, Wheeling is older than the United States. It...
Weelunk Writer Takes Readers on a Sparkling Tour of OglebayChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome December 16, 2018 27Everyone who knows me knows that I love all things Oglebay — the history, the lakes, the lodge, the rolling...
Wheeling’s Generous Philanthropists Provide for FutureChristina Fisanick PeopleWeelunkHomeWheeling WV History November 27, 2018 91Each time I walk through the Oglebay Mansion Museum, I stop in front of Earl W. Oglebay’s portrait and thank...
To All the Halloween Babies Like MeChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome October 31, 2018 4907At 6:01 a.m. on Oct. 31, 1973, little old me came screechin’ and bawlin’ into this world. Yes, I am...
POSTSCRIPTS FROM THE EDGE(WOOD): The Pleasure of the Sunday DriveChristina Fisanick Essays October 14, 2018 43Once cars became more affordable in the 1920s and ‘30s, families began to enjoy the ritual of the Sunday drive....
Boo at the Zoo UnmaskedChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome October 11, 2018 43The Oglebay Good Zoo held its first Boo at the Zoo in October 1980 as a way to raise funds...
Roll Out the History: IPA Master Brewer Once Owned Waddington FarmChristina Fisanick WeelunkHomeWheeling WV History October 2, 2018 275Recent years have witnessed the rise in popularity of India Pale Ale (IPA), a kind of brew known for its...
The Painful Fat Disease: LipedemaChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome September 12, 2018 7059When I learned I had lipedema, I cried. Hours later I was still crying. Thankfully, I was able to regain...
Cottages Have Been Offering Overnight Hospitality to Oglebay Guests for 80 YearsChristina Fisanick WeelunkHomeWheeling WV History August 17, 2018 854Although Oglebay Park is widely known for its rolling vistas, hiking trails, and golf courses, sometimes guests like to spend...
Oglebay – The Park That Almost Wasn’tChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome July 25, 2018 871Imagine Wheeling without Oglebay Park. … At one point that nightmare was nearly reality. As one of the largest self-sustaining...
POSTSCRIPTS FROM THE EDGE(WOOD): The Fine Art of Porch SittingChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome July 21, 2018 27Edgewood-Woodsdale is a neighborhood with sittable porches. Although we have few vast verandas, many of our porches easily accommodate a...
POSTSCRIPTS FROM THE EDGE(WOOD): I’ll Take the Back EndChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome June 30, 2018 12During that first coveted week of spring that seemed like it would never arrive, my family and I fired up...
Exhibit Brings Greatest Generation to Front LineChristina Fisanick CommunityWeelunkHome June 5, 2018 23Each year we lose nearly 400 veterans from World War II. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs statistics,...
Conference to Shed Light on Mental IllnessChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome May 30, 2018 38In the late 1970s, two Wisconsin mothers, Harriet Shetler and Beverly Young, had grown weary of community backlash against their...
No Need to Keep Quiet About Good Times at the LibraryChristina Fisanick WeelunkHomeWheeling WV History May 21, 2018 52Saturday, I went to a party at the Ohio County Public Library (OCPL). Most of you are probably thinking (with...
POSTSCRIPTS FROM THE EDGE(WOOD): Her Name Is DeloresChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome May 19, 2018 7“Not all those who wander are lost.” J.R.R. Tolkien At times it seems that she is everywhere. Walking down Walnut...
POSTSCRIPTS FROM THE EDGE(WOOD): Taking the Cow Path to CultureChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome April 28, 2018 140Route 88 meanders through the Ohio Valley countryside, connecting the city of Wheeling to Oglebay Park and small, rural towns...
The Wheeling Ambulance: A Civil War HeroChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome April 16, 2018 588Even though no battles were fought here, Wheeling was an important site during the American Civil War. Camp Carlisle on...
Reeling From All These Wheelings (Part 2)Christina Fisanick WeelunkHome March 18, 2018 23EDITOR’S NOTE: Part one of this essay explored several of the most commonly known Wheelings. Today’s part two explores Wheelings...
Reeling From All These Wheelings (Part 1)Christina Fisanick WeelunkHome March 17, 2018 164The settling of Wheeling, W.Va. (then Virginia), by the Zane family is a story common to most locals. In 1795, white...
The Writing on the WallChristina Fisanick WeelunkHomeWheeling WV History October 15, 2017 118Wheeling natives have made their mark all over the nation and the world. They are actors, like Joyce DeWitt and...
An Ode to Wheeling SummersChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome July 2, 2017 34By Christina Greer The headlines are depressing. “The most miserable state in the US is West Virginia. For the...
The Enduring Mystery of the Grave Creek StoneChristina Fisanick WeelunkHomeWheeling WV History December 26, 2016 1083(written with Rebecca Taylor) As a girl growing up in 1980’s Moundsville, West Virginia, my* teachers must have taken me...
Digital Storytelling Class Focuses On WheelingChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome November 19, 2015 11Bringing Archives to Life A Weelunk partnership with Archiving Wheeling. For more great Wheeling stories visit www.archivingwheeling.org. Most history lovers...
A Seat of Frontier Justice: The Old West Liberty CourthouseChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome November 1, 2015 660I recently spent the day in the little town of West Liberty. I have been fascinated by the history of...
In Full Bloom: Nicky’s Garden CenterChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome October 11, 2015 224 On the way back from Sunday brunch at Oglebay, we decided to stop by Nicky’s Garden Center’s new location...
New Endeavors at Olney Friends SchoolChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome July 30, 2015 59I arrived on campus just in time for lunch, which gave me the perfect opportunity to learn all about the...
Words & Music Celebrates 25 YearsChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome July 17, 2015 39I first walked in to Words & Music my freshman year of college. As the only West Liberty commuter I...
Mmm . . . Popcorn Opens at Market PlazaChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome June 3, 2015 620My son insisted he could smell the popcorn by the time we hit the former Kaufman’s storefront. He held fast...
“The Stag,” the Myth, the LegendChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome May 16, 2015 623Every time I visit “The Stag” at Oglebay Park, I wonder how many Ohio Valley children have perched themselves on...
Looking for Home: Rebecca Harding Davis and MeChristina Fisanick WeelunkHome April 28, 2015 95It seems fitting that my debut article for Weelunk.com is about my search for celebrated writer Rebecca Harding Davis’ (1831-1910)...
