{"id":3198,"date":"2016-01-01T22:08:08","date_gmt":"2016-01-01T22:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.archivingwheeling.org\/blog\/?p=3198"},"modified":"2016-01-01T22:09:01","modified_gmt":"2016-01-01T22:09:01","slug":"top-five-of-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.archivingwheeling.org\/blog\/top-five-of-2015","title":{"rendered":"Our Top Five of 2015!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Archiving Wheeling\u2019s Year in Review<\/h2>\n
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$\"Archiving$ Officially launched in December of 2014, 2015 was Archiving Wheeling\u2019s\u00a0first full year, and it was a indeed\u00a0good year for our fledgling community experiment to bridge collections, tell stories, and preserve Wheeling\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
What made last year such a great year?<\/strong><\/p>\n
To start, there were the partnerships with Weelunk<\/a>, Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation<\/a>,\u00a0 Friends of Wheeling<\/a>,\u00a0 The California University of Pennsylvania\u00a0and Heinz\u00a0History Center Affiliates Program<\/a>, West Virginia Northern Community College and Alumni Association<\/a>;\u00a0the collections showcased from Heritage Partners\u00a0 The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston Archives<\/a>, private collector\u00a0 Thaddeus Podrastsky<\/a>, an Ohio Valley Hollywood Star (double)<\/a>, and of course, our very own Ohio County Public Library Archives<\/a>; and then there were the guest authors Kate Quinn<\/a>, Margaret Brennan<\/a>, Bill Hogan<\/a>, John Bowman<\/a>, Jon Kniesner<\/a>, and Wheeling Jesuit History Major, Becca Rodgers<\/a>,\u00a0a\u00a02015\u00a0OCPL Archives intern.\u00a0Not to mention the nearly 35,000 blog post views by visitors from over 70 countries!<\/p>\n
Yep, a good year indeed.<\/p>\n
And now, without further ado, here our top five posts from 2015:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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#5: The Hazel Atlas Tour \u2014 They Used to Make Things Here<\/h2>\n
\u25b6\u00a0 The Haunting and Strangely Beautiful Decay of Wheeling\u2019s Hazel-Atlas Factory<\/a><\/p>\n
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Thank yous are due\u00a0to Frank Calabrese, Margaret Brennan, and The Friends of Wheeling for letting us tag along on this fantastic tour!<\/p>\n
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#4: Table Rock\u00a0\u2014\u00a0A Timeless Curiosity<\/h2>\n
\u25b6\u00a0 Wheeling\u2019s Distinctive Table Rock<\/a><\/p>\n
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Many\u00a0thanks go out to the Hess, Hogan, and Slack families for allowing us access to the Table Rock, and to Richard Pollack for sharing additional photos of the Table Rock.<\/p>\n
As noted in this story, the Table Rock is located on private property. Please do not attempt to find it without first securing permission from the landowners.<\/em><\/p>\n
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#3: The Wheeling Memory Project\u00a0\u2014 Ann Thomas<\/h2>\n
\u25b6\u00a0 Growing Up in Jim Crow Wheeling<\/a><\/p>\n
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We are full of gratitude for the courage, strength, and kindness shown by Ann Thomas in days past and present. Thank you Ann for sharing your story with all of us!<\/p>\n
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#2: 1936 Flood\u00a0\u2014 \u201cThe Big One\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u25b6\u00a0 The Flood of March 1936<\/a><\/p>\n
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This post would not have been what it was without the crisp and stark photos of the 1936 flood, provided by Jon-Erik Gilot, archivist for The Diocese of Wheeling Charleston Archives.<\/p>\n
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#1:\u00a0The Benwood Mine Disaster of April 28, 1924<\/h2>\n
\u25b6\u00a0 No Survivors: 91 Years Ago Today in Benwood<\/a><\/p>\n
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We thank Joey Tellitocci and the Benwood Mine Disaster Memorial Committee for their noble work. Special thanks are again due\u00a0to the Diocesan Archives, for generously contributing to five archivingwheeling.org<\/a> posts and two archives displays at the Ohio County Public Library in 2015. Our #1 post of the year was another great partnership between\u00a0the Ohio County Public Library Archives and the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston Archives. Indeed, it vividly showcased the power of bridging collections (the very mission of Archiving Wheeling<\/a>), as, inspired by this post, students in Christina Greer\u2019s Digital Storytelling class<\/a> decided to create a video commemorating the Benwood Mine Disaster<\/a> as part of their honors class.<\/p>\n
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Rounding out our top ten posts for the year were\u00a0the following stories:<\/strong><\/p>\n
#6:<\/strong> Adventures in Archives: History Mysteries Solved<\/a>
\n#7:<\/strong>\u00a0Bridging Time: Ellet\u2019s Gothic Looking Suspension Bridge<\/a>
\n#8:<\/strong>\u00a0German Days: What Two Real Photo Postcards Reveal About Early Twentieth Century Wheeling<\/a>
\n#9:<\/strong> The Fabric of Wheeling: The Stifel Legend & Photograph Collection<\/a>
\n#10:<\/strong> A Treasure Hunt: The Stifel-Kossuth House<\/a><\/p>\n
Thanks to all of our readers, contributors, and supporters who made 2015 a great year for Archiving Wheeling!<\/strong><\/p>\n
As we ring in 2016, we look forward to continuing to bridge community collections, working with new Heritage Partners, creating awareness of\u00a0the efforts of local archives, inspiring old and young to look at Wheeling history with fresh eyes, and continuing to bring to you, our readers and supporters, the stories that made Wheeling what it is today.<\/p>\n
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