Please join us on Tuesday, April 2 at noon, when Joe Geiger will discuss Holding the Line, his book about the Battle of Allegheny Mountain and Confederate defense of the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, 1861-62. Geiger is the Director of Archives and History at the West Virginia Division of Culture & History. Lunch With Books programs are free and open to the public. Patrons are invited to bring a bag lunch and free beverages are served. Please call 304-232-0244 for more information.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Next: Joe Geiger
Please join us on Tuesday, April 2 at noon, when Joe Geiger will discuss Holding the Line, his book about the Battle of Allegheny Mountain and Confederate defense of the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, 1861-62. Geiger is the Director of Archives and History at the West Virginia Division of Culture & History. Lunch With Books programs are free and open to the public. Patrons are invited to bring a bag lunch and free beverages are served. Please call 304-232-0244 for more information.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Wheeling Hall of Fame
The Wheeling Hall of Fame is honoring a new class of inductees on Saturday, April 20 at Wesbanco Arena.
The new class includes: Augustus Pollack, Rosemary Front, Marc Harshman, Stan Romanoski (sports), and G. Ogden Nutting.
Tickets to this event (doors open at 5:30 and dinner is at 6:30) are $25.00. You can purchase tickets directly from me. Please email lunchwithbooks@yahoo.com or call 304-232-0244 if interested.
We are currently searching for descendants of inductee, Augustus Pollack. Please contact me if you have any information.
Thanks and best regards,
Sean Duffy
Ohio County Public Library
March 26: The Roles of Women in the Civil War
In honor of Women’s
History Month, Betsy Estilow of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine will
return to Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library on
Tuesday, March 26 at noon to discuss the activities and roles of women of
the Union and the Confederacy during the Civil War. Soldier, politician,
farmer, telegrapher—these were all jobs traditionally held by men until
conflict engulfed our nation. Women
moved out of the home and into the workforce, working for the causes they
supported. The roles taken by these
women transformed society and their stories tell an often overlooked tale of
courage, sacrifice and devotion.
Lunch
With Books programs are free and open to the public. Patrons are invited to
bring a bag lunch and free beverages are served. Please call 304-232-0244 for
more information.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
March 19 Letters of a Civil War Hospital Steward
Pittsburgher Alan West will be at Lunch With
Books at the Ohio County Public Library on Tuesday, March 19 at noon to discuss
his book, Remember Me, based on 230 letters from a Civil War hospital
steward to his wife. Daniel McKinley Martin traveled from Pittsburgh to
Wheeling to enlist in the 2nd
Virginia Regiment, later known as the 5th West Virginia Cavalry. In the letters,
he mentioned a number of Wheeling doctors and other notables. Lunch With Books programs are free and open to the public.
Patrons are invited to bring a bag lunch and free beverages are served. Please
call 304-232-0244 for more information.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Meet Grania!
Meet Grace O'Malley, the
bold “Sea Queen of Connacht,” aka, Granuaile, in person at Lunch With Books at the
Ohio County Public Library on Tuesday, March 12 at noon. Portrayed by living
historian Karen Vuranch and also known as “the Pirate Queen,” Grace O’Malley
was a chieftain, a feared warrior, and the nemesis of the English Queen,
Elizabeth. Lunch With Books programs are free and open to the public. Patrons
are invited to bring a bag lunch and free beverages are served. Please call
304-232-0244 for more information.
Friday, March 1, 2013
In Wheeling Magazine Explores "Ethnic Wheeling"
In Wheeling Magazine Explores "Ethnic Wheeling"
The beautiful Spring 2013 edition of In Wheeling
Magazine explores the splendid diversity of ethnic Wheeling. Make
sure you pick up a copy of this well crafted and important issue, which is
available at numerous locations around the Ohio Valley.
The issue includes a fascinating map of ethnic neighborhoods in Wheeling and the Ohio Valley, recipes for fantastic ethnic foods, and, as usual a series of wonderful photographs and other features. It's sure to become a treasured edition.
Historian Hal Gorby, whose energetic appearances at Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library to talk about South Wheeling's Polish community and "Wheeling in the Progressive Era" were very popular and well attended, contributed articles on the Polish and Slavic communities. Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation historian Rebekah Karelis contributed articles on the English, Scot-Irish, Greek, and Jewish communities. Our friend Margaret Brennan contributed the article on Wheeling's Irish, of course. In Wheeling's Dominick Cerrone wrote articles on the town's Italian, Lebanese (with Alex Nagem), and African American communities And yours truly was honored to be asked to contribute an article on Wheeling's large German community.
In Wheeling also included a very nice feature on both volumes of The Wheeling Family, which they graciously called a "must read" for "anyone interested in Wheeling's ethnic quilt."
Remember, if you decide to get a copy of either volume of The Wheeling Family at the Ohio County Public Library, $1.00 will be donated to the library for each copy purchased. The library still has a few in stock and they make a thoughtful Easter gift!
The issue includes a fascinating map of ethnic neighborhoods in Wheeling and the Ohio Valley, recipes for fantastic ethnic foods, and, as usual a series of wonderful photographs and other features. It's sure to become a treasured edition.
Historian Hal Gorby, whose energetic appearances at Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library to talk about South Wheeling's Polish community and "Wheeling in the Progressive Era" were very popular and well attended, contributed articles on the Polish and Slavic communities. Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation historian Rebekah Karelis contributed articles on the English, Scot-Irish, Greek, and Jewish communities. Our friend Margaret Brennan contributed the article on Wheeling's Irish, of course. In Wheeling's Dominick Cerrone wrote articles on the town's Italian, Lebanese (with Alex Nagem), and African American communities And yours truly was honored to be asked to contribute an article on Wheeling's large German community.
In Wheeling also included a very nice feature on both volumes of The Wheeling Family, which they graciously called a "must read" for "anyone interested in Wheeling's ethnic quilt."
Remember, if you decide to get a copy of either volume of The Wheeling Family at the Ohio County Public Library, $1.00 will be donated to the library for each copy purchased. The library still has a few in stock and they make a thoughtful Easter gift!
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Top Ten Lunch With Books Programs
Program; Presenter; Attendance; Date
1. SAENGERFEST; Eintracht German Singing Society; 200; 07-17-10
2. A Lucky Child; Auschwitz Survivor Judge Thomas Buergenthal; 198; 03-04-11
3. Fashion Show; Civil War 150; 194; 11-20-11
4. Ruanaidh; Art Rooney, Jr. and Jim O'Brien; 168; 06-15-10
5. Follow the River; James Alexander Thom; 160; 06-05-08
1. SAENGERFEST; Eintracht German Singing Society; 200; 07-17-10
2. A Lucky Child; Auschwitz Survivor Judge Thomas Buergenthal; 198; 03-04-11
3. Fashion Show; Civil War 150; 194; 11-20-11
4. Ruanaidh; Art Rooney, Jr. and Jim O'Brien; 168; 06-15-10
5. Follow the River; James Alexander Thom; 160; 06-05-08
6. Warwood Memories; 157; 12-18-12
7. The Quiet Man Pub Reading; 150; 08-30-12
8. Wheeling Then and Now; Sean Duffy; 146; 09-07-10
9. Bloch Brother Tobacco; Stuart Bloch; 131; 04-27-10
10. Reasons to Believe; Dr. Scott Hahn; 126; 08-21-07
7. The Quiet Man Pub Reading; 150; 08-30-12
8. Wheeling Then and Now; Sean Duffy; 146; 09-07-10
9. Bloch Brother Tobacco; Stuart Bloch; 131; 04-27-10
10. Reasons to Believe; Dr. Scott Hahn; 126; 08-21-07
Book Discussion Groups
The Ohio County Public Library facilitates book discussion groups for both young adults and adults. Currently, the OCPL offers two adult groups, which meet on the first Monday and third Thursday of each month.
In addition to its own growing collection, the OCPL has access to the book discussion collection of the West Virginia Library Commission.
To join or form a book discussion group, or for more information, please call 304-232-0244.
In addition to its own growing collection, the OCPL has access to the book discussion collection of the West Virginia Library Commission.
To join or form a book discussion group, or for more information, please call 304-232-0244.
Meeting of the Minds Philosophy Group
The Meeting of the Minds Philosophic Inquiry Forum is facilitated by David Weimer. The group meets virtually every Tuesday at 6 PM. Call the library for meeting room locations.
For more information, visit www.firstknowthyself.org/m&mphilosophy.htm or contact group organizer, David Weimer, at 740 526-0985 or by email at dwwweimer@comcast.net..
For more information, visit www.firstknowthyself.org/m&mphilosophy.htm or contact group organizer, David Weimer, at 740 526-0985 or by email at dwwweimer@comcast.net..