“There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow men. There is no greater contribution than to help the weak. There is no greater satisfaction than to have done it well.” –Walter P. Reuther The Reuther-Wheeling Library was founded as a research and study center on the life, times, and thought of Wheeling, West…
From Camp Lee to the Great War: The Experiences of Two World War I Soldiers Told Through Their Letters Home to West Virginia
About a year ago, Margie Richey contacted Jon-Erik Gilot, the Archivist of the Diocese. She said she had some WWI letters from two relatives to share. Jon-Erik informed me and we met with Margie, who gave us permission to scan the letters and photographs. Jon-Erik then rehoused the collection archivally for Margie and her family.…