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Weelunk 2020: Year in Review

Weelunk Staff December 30, 2020

2020 was a year of the unexpected, the innovative, and the impactful. Weelunk spent 2020 telling community stories, discovering Wheeling’s...

The Era of the Ironmen, Wheeling’s Semi-Pro Football Team

Rich Wooding December 29, 2020

It was a chance encounter. A Columbus, OH attorney who had just launched a mid-west semi-professional football league came to...

WATCH: Ziegenfelder – A Look Inside

Wheeling Heritage Media December 28, 2020

Since 1861, Ziegenfelder has been bringing smiles to people’s faces near and far with their sweet treats. The family-owned company...

10 Fast Facts About Wheeling’s Doughboy

Provided December 26, 2020

Wheeling’s Doughboy monument is back and better than ever. After a longer than expected stay at Venus Bronze Works in...

Children of Wheeling Share Their Letters to Santa

Emma Wiley December 25, 2020

Santa has a special message to the children of Wheeling this Christmas. Share his letter with your children and browse...

Weelunk Writers Share Their Favorite Traditions

Weelunk Staff December 24, 2020

Whether you’re celebrating the holidays or enjoying the beauty of the season, winter is a time where many of us...

Coping with Holiday Stress

Jennifer Materkoski December 23, 2020

If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. With the...

Ringing in a Vaccine

Emma Wiley December 22, 2020

Imagine all of the church and school bells ringing and all of the factories and trains whistling in Wheeling all...

WEEREAD: Holiday Reading for Children

Anna Cipoletti December 21, 2020

A Day for Skating by Sarah Sullivan Written in simple rhyming couplets with no more than two lines to a...

Polish Christmas Traditions

Jennifer Materkoski December 18, 2020

By the 1890s, Wheeling had become a booming multicultural hub, as many left Southern and Eastern Europe looking for work...

Seafood Traditions: Coleman’s Fish Market and the Feast of the Seven Fishes

Emma Wiley December 17, 2020

This time of the year is usually one of celebration, good will, spending time with family and friends, and shopping....

Add This Wheeling Icon To Your Holiday Mailing List

Alex Panas December 16, 2020

The holiday season is about spreading cheer, and one member of the Wheeling community could use some extra kindness this...

The History and Tradition of Holiday Cards

Miranda Tharp December 15, 2020

Many families have a tradition of sending out holiday cards every year. Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanza, we...

Your Questions about Hanukah Answered

Jessica Broverman December 12, 2020

The Jewish community is known for having many holidays, such as Passover, Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), and Yom Kippur...

Local Letters to Santa from 1904

Emma Wiley December 11, 2020

Writing letters to Santa Claus has long been a tradition for many children who celebrate Christmas. Some send the letters...

Wheeling Mad Lib: ‘A Day in Wheeling’

Emma Wiley December 9, 2020

As the pandemic rages on and infected numbers are higher than ever, many of our beloved annual holiday practices and...

Volunteer Wheeling Decorates Centre Market for the Holidays

Alex Panas December 7, 2020

Centre Market is ready for the holidays after Volunteer Wheeling gathered on Saturday morning to spread some holiday cheer. The...

WEELUNK MUSIC REVIEW: ‘Let’s Pants’ by Mr. Fancy Pants

Anthony Baker December 4, 2020

Band name: Mr. Fancy Pants Members: Ryan “Muscles” Sears, Matt Klempa, Sean Decker Album name: Let’s Pants (released 2017) When...

Women’s Giving Circle 10th Anniversary

Jennifer Materkoski December 3, 2020

This year, the Women’s Giving Circle is celebrating ten years of service to the people of Wheeling. The organization began...

WEEREAD: Shiner

Anna Cipoletti December 2, 2020

In her stunning debut novel Shiner, Amy Jo Burns explores friendship and grief in the mountains of West Virginia. Teenaged...

A River Runs Through It: Making a Houseboat into a Home

Taylor Abbott December 1, 2020

“Cozy, isn’t it?” “Cozy?!… A good fart would give you a concussion!” That hilarious exchange came from none other than...

No Rest for the Dead: The History of Moving Bodies in Wheeling’s Cemeteries

Emma Wiley November 30, 2020

Wandering around some of Wheeling’s graveyards, you might see some gravestones with dates older than the cemetery itself. How can...

Cultural Appropriation in Wheeling: History of the Improved Order of Red Men

Emma Wiley November 27, 2020

Editors Note: Weelunk, as a subsidiary of Wheeling Heritage, is committed to telling diverse, nuanced, and difficult histories, especially when...

Italian American Holiday Traditions in the Ohio Valley

Melissa Rebholz November 26, 2020

Immigrants from Italy have long played a role in the economy of West Virginia. By 1910 Italian-Americans made up 30...

Shop Locally Online at The Wheeling Artisan Center

Alex Panas November 24, 2020

For the last decade, Small Business Saturday has been a day for shoppers to support their community’s local businesses during...

Holiday Helpers: Giving Back to the Ohio Valley

Rosemary Ketchum November 23, 2020

The holidays look quite a bit different this year. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many of the habits and routines...

Apple Season in West Virginia

Melissa Rebholz November 20, 2020

We’ve slowly transitioned into the apple season here in West Virginia as the popular fall storage fruit steals the spotlight...

Wheeling Restaurants Heating Up as Cooler Weather Settles In

Jessica Broverman November 18, 2020

While Wheeling receives the perfect combination of all four seasons, any person in the area can tell you it gets...

Take a Hike, Ohio Valley

Laura Jackson Roberts November 17, 2020

Updated 11-16-20: In honor of National Take a Hike Day, we’re taking a look back at some of the Ohio...

Reexamining Wheeling’s Mingo Statue

Emma Wiley November 16, 2020

The Mingo statue has long been a recognizable landmark on Wheeling’s landscape. It has been featured on the cover of...

Why Wheeling: John and Camille Devlin

Rosemary Ketchum November 11, 2020

According to The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, “the arts and culture sector contributes $1.5 billion to West Virginia’s economy, representing...

Remembering Bill Hogan

Weelunk Staff November 10, 2020

Bill Hogan’s posts on Weelunk mirrored his personality in every word, phrase and sentence. Whether he was recalling life in...

Stages Continues to Create, Despite Hardship

Rosemary Ketchum November 9, 2020

“You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.” —Edith Head Owning a small business is...

WEEREAD: Who’s Telling Appalachia’s Story?

Anna Cipoletti November 7, 2020

Since it's release in 2016, J.D. Vance's memoir Hillbilly Elegy has received both praise and criticism. Borne out of a need to respond to Hillbilly Elegy, Appalachian Reckoning and What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia tackle issues that have plagued the region long before Vance came on the scene. Have you read any of these books? What are your thoughts on the role that they play in telling our story as Appalachians?

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