WEEREAD: Seceding From Secession — The Civil War, Politics and the Creation of West Virginia Jon-Erik Gilot August 8, 2020 Editor’s note: This book was featured at a recent Lunch With Books Livestream from the Ohio County Public Library. Authors Judge Edmund A. Sargus Jr., originally from Belmont County, Ohio, and Eric J. Wittenber...
Weird Stories of Wheeling in the Civil War Jon-Erik Gilot April 28, 2019 Editor’s note: The Ohio County Public Library has launched its 26th People’s University, an eight-week series featuring weird, wild, wacky, whimsical stories from Wheeling, including: Native-American oddi...
A Spiritual Legacy – Women Religious in Wheeling Jon-Erik Gilot July 31, 2018 2 Wheeling’s history is intertwined with the Catholic Church. From dozens of schools, parishes and institutions to the oldest hospital in the state and a landmark university, the Catholic faith has touched on all...
Diocese Blessed With Generosity of Welty Sisters Jon-Erik Gilot May 31, 2018 West Virginia in general — and the Ohio Valley in particular — has a tremendously generous nature. From weekend steak fries and quarter auctions to the many foundations, trusts and charitable organizations, our...
The Curse, The Crown, And The Clowns Jon-Erik Gilot September 11, 2016 How The Cleveland Cavaliers Restored My Hope In Humanity…And The Cleveland Browns When a friend asked me this past spring if I’d consider writing a Weelunk.com article on my Cleveland Browns fandom, I told ...
Wheeling: Show Your City Some Love Jon-Erik Gilot February 6, 2015 By Jon-Erik Gilot Weelunk Contributor Wheeling is a beautiful city. I said it – deal with it. In spite of our many vacant lots, dilapidated storefronts, and property hoarders, in spite of the unintentiona...
I Moved Back to Wheeling – On Purpose. Jon-Erik Gilot November 15, 2014 3 By Jon-Erik Gilot Weelunk.com Contributor “The more I try to answer the question of why I stay here, the more complicated my answers get, but I always felt like I understood myself here better ...
