Holiday Folklore: A Victorian Christmas Tree TraditionRich Knoblich December 23, 2022Note: This is a fictional tale. Rich Knoblich, WV storyteller and a regular winner of the Liar Contest at the annual Vandalia...
This Thanksgiving, Have The Conversation of a LifetimeAlex Panas November 23, 2022As a platform dedicated to telling Wheeling’s story, the team here at Weelunk is familiar with what it takes to...
Wheeling Haunts Season Finale: Halloween ExtravaganzaWheeling Heritage Media October 31, 2022Happy Halloween! Are you ready for some spooky tricks and treats? This week, Cassie and Alex are closing out the...
Ghostly Campfire Tales for HalloweenJessica Broverman October 31, 2020For thousands of years, storytelling has played an integral role in connecting one another and building communities. We engage in...
The Patsy … (Or a Full House on the Train to Notre Dame)Bill Hogan February 7, 2018Back in the late ’40s and early ’50s, we would either hitchhike home from Notre Dame, or four or five...
The Griffith Files: Nick’s MusicGerry Griffith January 8, 2018Nick’s Music was a Cradle of the Folk Music Revival of the 1960s and it Vanished – or did it?...
My Town: Kid CatholicBill Hogan September 3, 2017May Devotions were held at 7:30 in the evening and were charming. The grade school kids would bring flowers they...
Hamburger ManMike Quinn August 15, 2017I have got to remember, it is a fine memory, that soft naked lady God meant her to be. That...
The Griffith Files: A Wheeling Delivery Boy in the 1960sGerry Griffith August 11, 2017Dodging Snippy Dogs and Dealing with Cranky Doltish Husbands: a Wheeling Delivery Boy in the 1960s Even with my...
Leo the BarberJack Blackwell July 10, 2017Leo was the McColloch Street barber. His was a single chair shop. Nothing remarkable, but perhaps it’s worth a few...
McColloch’s LeapJack Blackwell May 30, 2017In East Wheeling in the mid 1960’s there was a ‘bar’ on almost every corner. But the word ‘bar’ isn’t...
Griffith Files: Grandma’s Rocker-A Baby Boomer’s Downsizing DilemmaGerry Griffith May 27, 2017They are taking away my grandma’s rocking chair tomorrow and it feels like an old friend I’ve known all my...
Romantic Wheeling: August 21, 1990Megan Jacobs February 28, 2017August 21, 1990 Dear Meg, My platoon and I are stationed at Camp Casey in Korea for now and no...
Woman Artist Finds Her Passion In Documentary PhotographyMaria Kimble February 23, 2017Rebecca Kiger wanted to be an artist. She attended Shepherd College and set out to find her means of expression....
Simple Twist of FateBrian Wilson November 23, 2016This piece of paper may seem insignificant but I assure you that it tells an interesting story with a very...
just another Warwood bratDavid J. Thomas September 16, 2016just another Warwood brat, son of Clyde and Vera, running the streets with Moe, Rudy, Mario, Bill, and Ray near...
Growing Up At 2 Laurel Ave.Bill Hogan March 15, 2016I don’t think I am different from anyone else in that I thought everyone was raised like I was. It...
Postwar (Woodsdale) Rascals Conquer The HillMike Quinn March 6, 2016World War II had ended. Soldiers returned to our beloved country. Those soldiers settled down and immediately started reproducing. That...
Napping On The PorchMike Quinn February 26, 2016Growing up in Wheeling was like coming from a special planet. Wheeling seemed to specialize in cultivating unusually eccentric people....
The Mostly True Story of “Betsy” ZaneEarl Nicodemus February 7, 2016 Just about every school child knows the story of how a 17-year-old girl named Elizabeth Zane saved Fort Henry...
Lowell Windfree’s Bobsled RunRich Knoblich December 19, 2015Note: This is a fictional tale. Rich Knoblich, WV storyteller and a regular winner of the Liar Contest at the...
Harshman Brings Santa To Mountain StateSteve Novotney November 28, 2015His ideas arrive at moments sometimes unexpected, and on occasion the plot lines are delivered by a friend or a...
Digital Storytelling Class Focuses On WheelingChristina Fisanick November 19, 2015Bringing Archives to Life A Weelunk partnership with Archiving Wheeling. For more great Wheeling stories visit www.archivingwheeling.org. Most history lovers...
A Family Story: The Curtises of West LibertyEarl Nicodemus November 5, 2015One of the old families of importance to the history of West Liberty and of America was the Curtis family....
Wheeling’s Haunted ConfluenceRich Knoblich October 25, 2015Note: This is a fictional tale. Rich Knoblich, WV storyteller and a regular winner of the Liar Contest at the...
Captain Samuel Brady: Part 3, ConclusionEarl Nicodemus May 4, 2015Brady’s Rangers were very effective in their pursuit of the Indian raiding parties. Numerous times, they rescued women and children...
Captain Samuel Brady: Part 2Earl Nicodemus April 27, 2015After living in a cabin in Wellsburg for a period of time, Sam and Drucilla obtained property in West Liberty,...
Captain Samuel Brady: Part 1Earl Nicodemus April 14, 2015Captain Samuel Brady – Hero of the Revolution Part 1 During the Revolutionary War, the most well-known and respected...
The Mostly True Story of Simon GirtyEarl Nicodemus January 29, 2015By Earl Nicodemus Weelunk Contributor Even though I am a storyteller rather than a historian, I have attempted to find...
Storytelling: Court Day in West LibertyEarl Nicodemus January 23, 2015by Earl Nicodemus To the reader: I must preface this document by informing the reader that I am a storyteller rather...
