Now available: The Wheeling Family Volume 2
The
Wheeling Family, Volume 2: More Immigrants, Migrants &
Neighborhoods is now available at Mt. De Chantal Kroger, and will
be available soon at the Wheeling Artisan Center, UPS Store on Washington
Avenue, The Medicine Shop in Fulton, Words and Music and other fine retail
establishments.Back cover text:
Like most American industrial towns, Wheeling once attracted a multitude of migrants and immigrants with the promise of plentiful jobs. In fact, between 1850 and 1950, Wheeling's population grew by more than five hundred p
ercent. In the years since 1950, the town's population
has dropped almost as precipitously as it once rose. Each departure and arrival
provides a story -- of families, of neighborhoods, of Wheeling. In The Wheeling
Family: A Celebration of Immigrants and Their Neighborhoods, we attempted to
record a representative sample of those stories from those who still remembered.
But thirty-five family histories and nearly six hundred photographs proved
insufficient to fully capture Wheeling's fascinating diversity. This second
volume is an attempt to complete the mosaic. In addition to the overflow of
immigrant stories from volume one, the reader will find stories of African
American families who migrated to the region in search of freedom and
opportunity, as well as more contemporary immigrants stories from Asia. Finally,
the research was expanded to include stories from neighboring Upper Ohio Valley
river towns whose residents and cultures have always been inextricably linked to
Wheeling's. These stories, recorded as the region's human tide ebbs, are the
testimonies of the last witnesses to a bygone era. We hope you enjoy
experiencing them.
This captivating NEW local history from author Sean Duffy and Creative Impressions publishing is the highly anticipated follow up to the popular 2008 book, The Wheeling Family: A Celebration of Immigrants & Neighborhoods. An incredible collection of oral history narratives and hundreds of stunning photographs, The Wheeling Family will make a fascinating and thoughtful gift for anyone interested in local history. The new book builds upon the immigration and neighborhood stories of the first, while expanding the scope to include stories from a variety of new groups and different river towns of the Upper Ohio Valley.
Praise for Volume 1:
"A fascinating narrative history..." West Virginia History
"Sean Duffy's book brings Wheeling's vibrant and diverse heritage to life again." -author George Fetherling
"The most heartwarming and fantastic book I have ever read!" -Bob Oglinsky, Wheeling
"Wow. I felt like I had been waiting my entire life to read some of these stories and didn’t even realize it. " -Rhonda Early, Seymour Indiana
"A beautiful touch of nostalgia...the labor of love you have produced is a treasure I will cherish always. Your book is a gift!" -Joyce (Purpura) Calamia, Philadelphia, PA
