Stone Church Cemetery Restoration Work Session Set for October 23 Provided October 21, 2022 On Sunday, October 23 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Friends of Wheeling will hold a cemetery work session at Stone Church Cemetery for volunteers to reset, clean and repair monuments. Last May, a workshop attracted ...
Wheeling Haunts Episode Three: Music at the McLain Wheeling Heritage Media October 17, 2022 If you haven’t listened to the previous episodes of our new podcast Wheeling Haunts, then be sure to go check it out! Happy Monday! It’s time for another episode of Wheeling Haunts, a new podcast produc...
Preserve WV AmeriCorps Positions Open in Wheeling – Weelunk’s Outgoing AmeriCorps Member Reflects on Her Experience Kate Wietor August 10, 2022 It’s bittersweet to write this, but my time in Wheeling is coming to a close. Just one year ago, I came to Wheeling to serve as an AmeriCorps member with Wheeling Heritage. I had just graduated from James Madis...
She Bought the House ‘Because It Felt Like Home’ Betsy Sweeny August 12, 2020 I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about home lately. First, because I’m stuck in mine, and mostly, because I bought one. Well, sort of. I bought a house because it felt like home. It is a unique time to be t...
DOWNTOWN LIVING: Just the Right Downsize for Orphy and Mary Jo Phyllis Sigal February 21, 2020 Orphy and Mary Jo Klempa are not part of the new wave of “downtowners.” It was about six years ago when they left their out-the-pike Edgewood neighborhood home, when none of the now-renovated places were ava...
DOWNTOWN LIVING: The Writing on the Wall at Boury Lofts Was a Good Sign Phyllis Sigal January 29, 2020 Editor’s note: While downtown Wheeling living has always been a thing, it seems as if there are more apartments than ever. With the refurbishment of the Boury Lofts, the Stone Center and the Flat Iron Building,...
For the Love of Bicycling: Then and Now Jeanne Finstein July 24, 2019 Bicyclists in the Ohio Valley enjoy myriad recreational opportunities, from scenic bike trails to winding country roads beyond the city. Wheeling has a rich bicycling tradition, as evidenced by the popularity o...
Placing of Roses on Civil War Veterans’ Graves, Tours and Ceremony at Greenwood Cemetery Provided May 26, 2019 Friends of Wheeling will partner with the Ohio Valley Civil War Roundtable in placing white roses on the graves of both Union and Confederate Civil War veterans in Greenwood Cemetery, beginning at 9 a.m. on Mem...
Tom Griffith’s Wheeling: Art and Architecture Walk Provided August 28, 2018 A unique art walk celebrating the work of Tom Griffith will take place Thursday, Sept. 6, in downtown Wheeling. The fundraising event is being sponsored by the Friends of Wheeling Inc and Wheeling Heritage. ...
