Local School Celebrates Diversity with Textured Hair ExpoAlex Panas February 27, 2023What started as a brainstorming session during a teacher learning day at Bridge Street Middle School has blossomed into a...
Get To Know Wheeling Heritage’s Latest Show of Hands ParticipantsAlex Panas and Wheeling Heritage Media February 6, 2023Wheeling Heritage’s Show of Hands event returns this Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. at the Wheeling Artisan Center, and...
Kicking Off Black History MonthEmma Wiley February 1, 2023Black History Month was created by the famous African American historian, Carter G. Woodson, in 1926. Originally known as “Negro...
Local Underground Railroad Museum Hosts Black History Month ProgramProvided January 24, 2023The Underground Railroad Museum, located in Flushing, Ohio, will be holding its third annual Black History Month program on Sunday,...
Wheeling’s Men of Change Reflect on FatherhoodAlex Panas June 19, 2022This year, both Juneteenth and Father’s Day will be celebrated on June 19, providing a unique opportunity to reflect on...
This is Why Wheeling’s Juneteenth Celebration is Held at Market PlazaKate Wietor and Betsy Sweeny June 17, 2022This weekend, Wheeling will come together as a community to celebrate Juneteenth National Independence Day. Juneteenth, a word created from...
Wheeling Juneteenth Expands to Three-Day Celebration This YearAlex Panas June 10, 2022On January 1, 1863, enslaved and free African Americans gathered in anticipation of the Emancipation Proclamation going into effect. While...
Black History Month Programs at the Ohio County Public LibraryProvided February 4, 2022The Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling is offering a full slate of programs celebrating Black History Month throughout February....
The Mysteries of Mabel: Journalist, Working Woman, and MotherEmma Wiley June 28, 2021Mabel Hull first became a mystery due to a collection of her scrapbooks at the Ohio County Public Library. The...
How an Ohio Valley Resident Became Black Baseball’s First HistorianEmma Wiley April 23, 2021Baseball is back in full swing for the season, and many of us are ready to take to the field...
Lunch With Books Program Sheds New Light on Historic African American Leaders of Jim Crow WheelingSeán Duffy and Erin Rothenbuehler February 27, 2021As Black History Month 2021 draws to a close, we celebrate the fact that our history never ends – it...
Help Us Solve History’s Mysteries!Emma Wiley February 26, 2021A Partnership Between Weelunk, Archiving Wheeling, and the Ohio County Public Library Archives Do you recognize any of these people?...
The Blue Triangle Branch of the YWCAEmma Wiley February 25, 2021The local Wheeling branch of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) is well-known around the city for its services and...
Bridge Street Middle School Black History Month EventJennifer Materkoski February 24, 2021This Black History Month, administrators at Bridge Street Middle School are putting a new spin on the traditional in-school celebration....
Wheeling’s Jazz Giant: Leon “Chu” BerryReggie Watkins February 19, 2021Wheeling has a reputation for being a country music hub. So much so that along the way the city earned...
A Tennis Giant: Arthur Ashe at OglebayEmma Wiley February 8, 2021In July 1960, Wheeling had a 16-year-old visitor to the tennis courts of Oglebay. Few knew that this young African...
Cumberland W. Posey: The Millionaire Industrialist You Probably Haven’t Heard OfTaylor Abbott February 2, 2021Wheeling’s long association with the steel and coal industries is one of the defining parts of its storied history. The...
WVNCC Celebrates Black History Month With Photographic History PresentationProvided February 14, 2018In celebration of Black History Month, West Virginia Northern Community College will host Samuel W. Black Feb. 20-22, as he...
A Historic Weelunk Contribution: “The Black Community in Wheeling” (1920)Dorothy Cooper February 9, 2017This piece was written in 1920 by Mrs. Dorothy Cooper via Lincoln High School; contributed to Weelunk courtesy of Daryll...
