Podcast #6 will be available through Archiving Wheeling's SoundCloud page or your favorite podcast app October 21, 2017. World War I soldiers from Wheeling, West Virginia, Lester Scott and Charles “Dutch” Riggle were drafted in 1917 and trained at Camp Lee, Virginia, where so many Wheeling draftees and volunteers were trained. Lester Scott served as a Wagoner (mule…
West Virginia History through Archives–Preserving the Mountain State’s Stories CLASS 4: "Through Flood & Fire: Preserving the Records of St. John Catholic Church in Benwood, West Virginia" The Catholic community of Benwood can be traced back nearly 150 years and has weathered disasters ranging from floods, wind, and fire, not to mention one of the…
Podcast #7 will be available through Archiving Wheeling's SoundCloud page or your favorite podcast app October 29, 2017. World War I soldiers from Wheeling, West Virginia, Lester Scott and Charles “Dutch” Riggle were drafted in 1917 and trained at Camp Lee, Virginia, where so many Wheeling draftees and volunteers were trained. Lester Scott served as a Wagoner (mule…
Podcast #8 will be available through Archiving Wheeling's SoundCloud page or your favorite podcast app November 2, 2017. World War I soldiers from Wheeling, West Virginia, Lester Scott and Charles “Dutch” Riggle were drafted in 1917 and trained at Camp Lee, Virginia, where so many Wheeling draftees and volunteers were trained. Lester Scott served as a Wagoner (mule…
Podcast #9 will be available through Archiving Wheeling's SoundCloud page or your favorite podcast app November 4, 2017. World War I soldiers from Wheeling, West Virginia, Lester Scott and Charles “Dutch” Riggle were drafted in 1917 and trained at Camp Lee, Virginia, where so many Wheeling draftees and volunteers were trained. Lester Scott served as a Wagoner (mule…
Podcast #10 will be available through Archiving Wheeling's SoundCloud page or your favorite podcast app November 5, 2017. World War I soldiers from Wheeling, West Virginia, Lester Scott and Charles “Dutch” Riggle were drafted in 1917 and trained at Camp Lee, Virginia, where so many Wheeling draftees and volunteers were trained. Lester Scott served as a Wagoner (mule…
West Virginia History through Archives–Preserving the Mountain State’s Stories CLASS 5: "'And the Creek Don't Rise': Preparing for and Coping with Water Damage to Archives and Heirlooms" From roof leaks and burst pipes to basement floods and hurricanes, everyone faces some possibility of water damage to their homes. Lori Hostuttler and Jane LaBarbara of the…
West Virginia History through Archives–Preserving the Mountain State’s Stories CLASS 6: "Authors in the Archives: Manuscripts, Memoirs, and More" While a manuscript archivist at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, Laura Carroll processed the papers of award-winning author and international figure Salman Rushdie. In addition to the correspondence, journals, numerous drafts and proofs of manuscripts that…
Podcast #11 will be available through Archiving Wheeling's SoundCloud page or your favorite podcast app November 16, 2017. World War I soldiers from Wheeling, West Virginia, Lester Scott and Charles “Dutch” Riggle were drafted in 1917 and trained at Camp Lee, Virginia, where so many Wheeling draftees and volunteers were trained. Lester Scott served as a Wagoner (mule…
Podcast #12 will be available through Archiving Wheeling's SoundCloud page or your favorite podcast app November 18, 2017. World War I soldiers from Wheeling, West Virginia, Lester Scott and Charles “Dutch” Riggle were drafted in 1917 and trained at Camp Lee, Virginia, where so many Wheeling draftees and volunteers were trained. Lester Scott served as a Wagoner (mule…
