Monday, December 15, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Work on Volume 2 to Begin Soon
Volume 1 of The Wheeling Family: A Celebration of Immigrants and Their Neighborhoods will be released on Thursday, December 10, 2008. The focus of the first volume was the immigrant groups who arrived in Wheeling between 1850 and 1950.
Due to an overwhelming response and the lack of representation of some groups, a second volume was planned long ago.
Volume 2 will begin with stories and photographs from African American families whose ancestors migrated to Wheeling from the South seeking opportunity and a better life after the Civil War. It will also include the overflow of stories from Volume 1, stories from immigrant groups not represented in Volume 1, and a final section on newer immigrant groups, including those from Asia, Eastern Europe, and other parts of the world.
If you would like to ensure that your family's story is included in Volume 2, please contact Sean Duffy at wheeling_immigrants@yahoo.com or at 304-232-0244. We will begin scheduling interviews after the New Year holiday.
Due to an overwhelming response and the lack of representation of some groups, a second volume was planned long ago.
Volume 2 will begin with stories and photographs from African American families whose ancestors migrated to Wheeling from the South seeking opportunity and a better life after the Civil War. It will also include the overflow of stories from Volume 1, stories from immigrant groups not represented in Volume 1, and a final section on newer immigrant groups, including those from Asia, Eastern Europe, and other parts of the world.
If you would like to ensure that your family's story is included in Volume 2, please contact Sean Duffy at wheeling_immigrants@yahoo.com or at 304-232-0244. We will begin scheduling interviews after the New Year holiday.
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