Wheeling’s Cool History of Air Conditioning Kate Wietor July 12, 2022 If you were filling out the 1960 census, you would have been asked questions about freezers, flush toilets, and air conditioning. Today, these objects seem essential to our everyday lives, but the 1960 census r...
These Explosive Regulations Date Back to the 1900s Kate Wietor July 5, 2022 Nights can be noisy in the summer. From wild critters moving about to folks staying out late to take advantage of the nice weather, there are a lot of things that go bump in the night. In the days that lead up ...
Kate Wietor to Discuss Victorian Wheeling Artifact Collection This Weekend Provided June 22, 2022 Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville will host a lecture presented by Kate Wietor titled “Middle Class Victorian Wheeling: Revisiting the Victorian Wheeling Collection”&nb...
Why Were There Water Fountains On This Wheeling Monument? Kate Wietor May 27, 2022 There is a secret hiding among the monuments at Heritage Port. Discerning eyes may have noticed that the Riverside Park monument has two half-bowl reservoirs on each side. Looking closer, one will see the metal...
South Wheeling Residents Hoping to Save the Historic Hobbs House from Demolition Provided April 1, 2022 South Wheeling residents are banding together in an effort to spare the historic Hobbs House from demolition. One of the oldest residential structures in South Wheeling, The Hobbs House was once the home ...
Census Curiosity: What the 1950 Census Means for Wheeling Emma Wiley March 30, 2022 On April 1, 2022—after 72 years—the National Archives will release the 1950 census records to the general public! Even though the country already has a lot of general information and data from each census, the ...
Wheeling’s “Donut Dance” Was Once The Hottest Ticket In Town Kate Wietor February 28, 2022 This time of year, the women of St. Ladislaus parish in South Wheeling would begin gathering ingredients. For their project, they needed approximately 200 pounds of flour, 30 pounds of butter, 45 pounds of suga...
Why Were People Selling Their Ashes in 1808? Kate Wietor November 12, 2021 I’ve been spending a lot of time combing through Wheeling’s first newspaper, the Wheeling Repository. While looking for something else entirely, this headline caught my eye: Ashes Wanted. Ashes you say? Why ...
