Mount de Chantal Archives

WOMEN IN HISTORY: A Nun’s Life — Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

March 24, 2020

Editor’s note: Of all the forms of spirituality practiced in Wheeling, perhaps the least understood is that of the various orders of nuns who have served in the city since the 1840s. The Sisters of St. Joseph, ...

WORKING OUR WAY BACK TO YOU: The Lyric That Brought Her Home

Jessica Broverman

December 11, 2019

Editor’s note: Our series, Working Our Way Back to You, profiles Ohio Valley natives who have left town but returned to the community that created them. In today’s story, writer Jessica Broverman introduces us ...

ECHOES … Of That First Day at the Mount — and Beyond

Anne Hazlett Foreman

August 31, 2019

It is said that moments of trauma or great joy are etched in our minds forever and, like Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD), can come back as vivid memories unexpected and unwelcome in their timing and inten...

Anne Hazlett Foreman

May 6, 2019

WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a little bit better with our fun series, “WEEasked.” Look for it a couple...

Shantyboats and Watercolors: Wheeling Native Takes On Kentucky Artist

Kelly Strautmann

April 10, 2019

“Just like Hubbard on one of his many trips down the Ohio River, I came with the water from Wheeling and was mysteriously compelled to stop at this beautiful little part of the world near Madison, Indiana.” ...

All the World’s a Stage to Karla Boos’ Quantum Theatre

Laura Lynn Brown

February 22, 2019

Long before Karla Boos had any idea of founding a theater company, she got her start as a young actress at various Wheeling venues, including Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre. On Monday, she’ll return to...

Hollywood Success for ‘Hometown Girl’

Phyllis Sigal

September 21, 2018

Editor's note: Wheeling has cultivated a number of men and women who are outstanding in their chosen fields — the arts, science, medicine, etc. Today, Weelunk features Kristin Slaysman, a Wheeling Park High Sch...

A Spiritual Legacy – Women Religious in Wheeling

Jon-Erik Gilot

July 31, 2018

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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...

YWCA Looking for Tribute to Women Award Nominees

Janet Boyle

July 29, 2018

YWCA Wheeling is looking for women who make a difference in the Ohio Valley. The organization is calling for people to nominate women for its 2018 Tribute to Women awards, which recognize women who have gene...

Creating the Wheeling Feeling: How Design Helped a Mount Alumna Embrace Her Hometown

Cassie Bendel

May 16, 2018

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If we were ever to learn anything from the story of the phoenix, it’s that we sometimes have to use the dust of what were to create what we’ll become. On a chilly morning last September, Vanessa Govindan sta...

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