Bug Out at the Ohio County Public Library! Alex Panas July 2, 2021 If you’ve been following along with the Ohio County Public Library’s latest programming, then you already know it’s been the summer of bugs! Between the library’s People’s University series focusing on bugs and...
Help Us Solve History’s Mysteries: Summer Edition Emma Wiley June 29, 2021 Do you recognize any of these people? These are all historic photos of Wheeling people, places, and things that need to be identified. Weelunk, Archiving Wheeling and the Ohio County Public Library Archives hav...
Dozens of Wheeling Individuals Identified Through History’s Mysteries Project Emma Wiley May 21, 2021 In February 2021, Weelunk, Archiving Wheeling, and the Ohio County Public Library teamed up to reach out to the Wheeling community to identify unknown people in historic photographs. History’s Mysteries is a di...
Solving History’s Mysteries: Nurses Edition Emma Wiley May 11, 2021 Do you recognize any of these people? These are all historic photos of Wheeling people, places, and things that need to be identified. Weelunk, Archiving Wheeling, and the Ohio County Public Library Archives ha...
Help Us Solve History’s Mysteries!: Baseball Edition Emma Wiley April 28, 2021 A Partnership Between Weelunk, Archiving Wheeling, and the Ohio County Public Library Archives Do you recognize any of these people? These are all historic photos of Wheeling people, places, and things that ...
Help Us Solve History’s Mysteries!: Women’s History Month Edition Emma Wiley March 26, 2021 A Partnership Between Weelunk, Archiving Wheeling, and the Ohio County Public Library Archives. Do you recognize any of these people? These are all historic photos of Wheeling people, places, and things that...
Adventures in the Archives: The YWCA Blue Triangle Collection Emma Wiley March 19, 2021 Wheeling and the greater Ohio County area has centuries of history...and therefore thousands of historical documents and other ephemera. So where does it all go? Short answer: the library. In addition to its...
Lunch With Books Program Sheds New Light on Historic African American Leaders of Jim Crow Wheeling Seán Duffy and Erin Rothenbuehler February 27, 2021 As Black History Month 2021 draws to a close, we celebrate the fact that our history never ends – it marches on – and it is our duty to record it as accurately as we can. So when that record is incomplete, that...
Help Us Solve History’s Mysteries! Emma Wiley February 26, 2021 A Partnership Between Weelunk, Archiving Wheeling, and the Ohio County Public Library Archives Do you recognize any of these people? These are all historic photos of Wheeling people, places, and things that ...
Ohio County Public Library Reopening Monday with Expanded Hours Provided September 19, 2020 The Ohio County Public Library is pleased to announce that it will open its doors to patrons by appointment beginning Monday, September 21, 2020. In addition to the expansion of services, the Library will also ...
Next People’s University Celebrates Centennial of Women’s Right to Vote Seán Duffy August 17, 2020 The Ohio County Public Library’s free six-part People’s University course, “The Struggle for Women’s Rights,” kicks off on Thursday, Aug. 20. Adult programming coordinator, Seán Duffy, provides us with a preview of each upcoming class and details on how to attend.
Villamagna’s Epic ‘Shrine for a Mill Rat’ Finds Forever Home at the Library Seán Duffy July 1, 2020 Public libraries exist to provide free and equal access to resources, helping people to pursue knowledge and inspiration. And “Shrine for a Mill Rat,” the new permanent exhibit (courtesy artist Robert Villamagn...
Travel Around the World and Through Time Without Leaving Your Living Room Provided June 10, 2020 For Summer Reading 2020, the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling will offer a new People's University Livestream series to be broadcast simultaneously on YouTube, Facebook,and the library's website. The seri...
We Wish You a ’70s Christmas Ellen Brafford McCroskey June 6, 2020 Editor’s note: This week, Weelunk will pause our normally scheduled programming to highlight stories that feature Black narratives. We have chosen to take this time to amplify those voices that are so often sil...
COVID-19: Experience Arts, Culture and History in Wheeling While Social Distancing Betsy Sweeny April 2, 2020 Editor's note: At Weelunk, we’re all about keeping you connected to your community. Because that looks a little different right now, we’re bringing you ways to engage while staying safe and healthy. We hope Wee...
The Lazy Mom’s Guide to the Confinement Blues: 19 Ways to Keep Kids Busy Stacey Miller Sacco March 16, 2020 Schools are shuttered. Businesses are restricting their hours. Sports teams are canceling spring games and practices. Parents are telecommuting while kids are home for extended spring break. How do we all st...
Radical Ratification: Wheeling’s Role in the 19th Amendment Kelly Strautmann March 10, 2020 The right to vote is something many of us may take for granted — until it is time to get to the polls. And 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote. One hundred years ago today, Ma...
WOMEN IN HISTORY: Wheeling Women Rewrite History Books Christina Fisanick March 6, 2020 Editor's note: Throughout March — Women's History Month — Weelunk will feature stories about women who have made history and women who are making history. “Libraries are full of ideas — perhaps the most dang...
Held Together by Stories: A Special Lunch With Books Remembers OVMC Kelly Strautmann January 11, 2020 I was born there. I graduated from there. My children were born there. These statements were heard more than once at Tuesday's Lunch with Books — “OVGH & OVMC Memories” — at the Ohio County Library. ...
2020 Vision: Wheeling Leaders Looking Ahead Nora Edinger January 1, 2020 Weelunk doesn’t have a crystal ball to foresee how Wheeling’s future will unfold in 2020, but today’s post is the next best thing. Leaders from all over the city and county share their top goals for the coming ...
Star of ‘Deadwood’ and ‘Newhart’ to Visit Wheeling Library Provided November 23, 2019 Are you a fan of "Newhart" (I'm Larry. This is my brother Darryl. This is my other brother Darryl), "Deadwood" or "True Blood"? If you answered "yes" to any of these, then you know William Sanderson, author ...
Upper Ohio Valley Festival of Books Partners With People’s University for Fall Series Provided November 2, 2019 The Upper Ohio Valley Festival of Books will return on Tuesday, Nov. 5, in partnership with the People’s University at the Ohio County Public Library and the City of Wheeling Arts and Cultural Commission. The ...
The ‘Wheeling Reads: One Book, One Community’ Winning Book Is … Phyllis Sigal November 1, 2019 Editor's note: As the clock struck midnight last night, the voting ceased, and the victor emerged ... by just one vote. Did your choice for "Wheeling Reads: One Book, One Community" win? Do you want to have ...
Handled With Dignity: Putting the Past to Rest Kelly Strautmann October 25, 2019 It took a village to honor an anonymous young girl’s skeletal remains retrieved from the now-closed Ohio Valley Medical Center. Two hospital retirees, a historian, a funeral home, a library and, finally, a ceme...
Unlock Your History: Workshop Will Help Explore German and Scandinavian Roots Provided October 6, 2019 It’s time to dig out those yellowed, hand-written letters that Great Aunt Katharina in Old Europe wrote to Grandma over here in the USA.
AS I SEE IT: Reading — Soul Food for the Heart and Mind Ellen Brafford McCroskey September 14, 2019 “You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected ...
Wheeling to Host Inaugural Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia Christina Fisanick September 4, 2019 Downtown Wheeling has been chosen as the site for the first-ever Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia (WCoNA), where workshops, presentations, roundtable discussions and literary readings will take place F...
Celebrating the Musical Women of Coal Country: Karen Collins, Elaine Purkey Remember Hazel Dickens Seán Duffy August 26, 2019 The Ohio County Public Library and the WALS Foundation will celebrate Reuther-Pollack Labor Heritage Week through the music of two legendary West Virginia singer-songwriters whose work has brought attention to ...
Women in Labor History Is Theme of Symposium Provided August 18, 2019 The Wheeling Academy of Law and Science (WALS) Foundation, through its Reuther-Wheeling Library and Labor History Archive, will offer the third Reuther-Pollack Labor History Symposium, themed “Women in Labor Hi...
People’s University to Explore Wheeling’s Labor History Provided August 2, 2019 Wheeling was a hotbed of unionism throughout its industrial period. In observation of the 250th anniversary of Wheeling's founding, People’s University at the Ohio County Public Library will explore that indust...
PETROCHEMICALS AND THE OHIO VALLEY: Part 2 — Health Effects of Cracker Plants Laura Jackson Roberts August 2, 2019 Editor’s note: On July 16, the Ohio County Public Library hosted two experts at its Lunch with Books series. Dr. Matthew Mehalik, Ph.D., and Dr. Ned Ketyer, M.D., spoke to a crowd of over 100 about the env...
PETROCHEMICALS AND THE OHIO VALLEY: Part 1 — Environmental Effects of Cracker Plants Laura Jackson Roberts July 26, 2019 1 Editor's note: On July 16, the Ohio County Public Library hosted two experts at its Lunch with Books series. Dr. Matthew Mehalik, Ph.D., and Dr. Ned Ketyer, M.D., spoke to a crowd of over 100 about the environm...
Got Kids? We’ve Got 10 Ways to Beat the Summer Blahs Cassie Bendel July 1, 2019 Editor’s note: In an effort to help Wheeling families navigate what’s offered here, today's story — researched and written by an experienced mom with two young boys — presents some options to keep kids busy thi...
Wee Asked Sean Duffy Phyllis Sigal June 24, 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...
Celebrating Juneteenth Wheeling Style Christina Fisanick June 18, 2019 Many Americans probably believe that once President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 that all slaves were set free and lived happily ever after. In reality, the road to freedom for most e...
IN SEARCH OF THIRD PLACES: The Ohio County Public Library Phil Gable June 12, 2019 Author’s note: In his work, The Great Good Place, urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg coined the term “third place” to define public social settings where locals regularly gather in safety for conversation, connect...
People’s University Uncovers the Obscure McLure Christina Fisanick May 19, 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 oddities, ...
Political Peculiarities and the Blues at People’s University Dr. Joseph Laker May 10, 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 oddities, ...
Harshman, Villamagna Bring Attention to Wheeling Landmarks in New Children’s Book Phyllis Sigal April 29, 2019 Once there was a mouse … it was paddling for dear life outside of Robert Villamagna’s art studio, trying to keep its poor little head above water during the flood of 2004. Once there was another mouse … "who...
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...
‘Shoot for the Moon’ at Ohio County Public Library Week Provided April 25, 2019 The sky’s the limit this year for the Ohio County Public Library’s annual OCPL Week. From Saturday, April 27, to Friday, May 3, OCPL Week will see the library “Shooting for the Moon!” An annual event, OCPL W...
PHYLOSOPHY: Empty Lots & Would’ve Beens in James Wright’s Martins Ferry With W.Va.’s Poet Laureate Phyllis Sigal April 20, 2019 Spring began in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Driving through a bottomless pothole (it wasn’t), inching to the left of a crag in the road that no four-wheeler in its right mind would attempt, negotiating railroad tie...
A Mad Dash for Suffrage, Odd Immigrant Stories, Obscure Strikes and Communists Hal Gorby April 19, 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 oddities, ...
Don’t Miss ‘Victorian Era Mayhem & Murder’ at People’s University David Javersak April 14, 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 oddities, ...
Film Society Offers Free Screening of Hitchcock’s ‘Rear Window’ at Towngate Provided April 7, 2019 “Rear Window,” Alfred Hitchcock's iconic 1954 suspenseful thriller starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly, will be shown on the big screen Friday, April 12, at Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre in Wheeling. ...
Weird Stories From Wheeling’s Wild Frontier and Native History Alan Fitzpatrick April 6, 2019 Editor's note: On Tuesday, April 9, the Ohio County Public Library will launch its 26th People's University, an eight-week series featuring weird, wild, wacky, whimsical stories from Wheeling, including: Native...
Wee Asked Anne Foreman Phyllis Sigal February 25, 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...
America’s First Highway in Spotlight Erin Rothenbuehler October 25, 2018 The 2018 Ohio Valley History Expo will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of the completion of the National Road from Cumberland, Md., to Wheeling, (West) Virginia, with a number of events, beginning early ne...
‘It’s Alive!’ Celebrations for Frankenstein’s 200th Anniversary Set to Electrify the Ohio Valley Daniel Dorsch October 24, 2018 “Beware, for I am fearless and therefore powerful.” – Mary Shelley, Frankenstein From the shadows of a young woman’s mind, a monster was born. Created by a crazed scientist from dead bodies and given life thro...
Wheeling Film Society Kicks Off New Season Sept. 14 Provided September 10, 2018 The Wheeling Film Society kicks off its seventh season of screening and discussing classic Hollywood films with a free screening of the celebrated comedic masterpiece “Bringing Up Baby. It will be shown at 7...
