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SUMMARY:Wheeling in 250 Objects
DESCRIPTION:Wheeling in 250 Objects\n2019 marks the 250th anniversary of Wheeling’s settlement by Europeans and a citywide observation is taking place.\nAs part of the library’s role in this observation\, we are installing\, over the course of 2019\, a major exhibit called “Wheeling in 250 objects.”\nWe will actually see far more than 250 objects over the course of the full year\, but there will indeed be 250 selected as representative of Wheeling’s history. Many of these objects will be on loan from various Heritage Partners and community members. Many more will come from the library’s own archives and special collections.\n\nFree.\nOhio County public library\, 52 sixteenth street\, wheeling\nMonday – Thursday: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.\nFriday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.\nSaturday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.\nSunday: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.\nPart 1:\nartifacts related to the indigenous people of the Wheeling area\nThe exhibit will correspond to the five symbolic stars on the new flag of the city of Wheeling.\nThe first installment represents the history of native peoples of the Upper Ohio Valley (the indigenous star)\, who lived in this region for thousands of years before Europeans arrived.\nMost of these artifacts are on loan from the Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex Research Facility\, and the OCPL thanks Curator Hank Lutton for a very interesting selection.\n \n  \n\n\n \nWe encourage you to stop by your library to take a good look at the exhibit\, located just behind the main display cases. Just look for the blue lights meant to represent Wheeling Creek.\nAnd please check back regularly to see the Wheeling in 250 Objects exhibit grow.\n\nNewly installed:  Part 2 of our Wheeling in 250 Objects exhibit features artifacts related to slavery and abolition in the Wheeling area\nThe second installment\, which opened Feb. 5\, features objects on loan from the Underground Railroad Museum in Flushing\, Ohio and from the Mt. Pleasant Ohio Historical Society.\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://wheeling250.net/event/wheeling-in-250-objects/
LOCATION:Ohio County Public Library\, 52 Sixteenth Street\, Wheeling\, WV\, 26003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
ORGANIZER;CN="":MAILTO:jerry@beyondmk.com
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SUMMARY:"Listening through the Lens: The Musical Portraits of George J. Kossuth"
DESCRIPTION:Listening through the Lens: The Musical Portraits of George J. Kossuth from the Collection of the Museums of Oglebay Institute\nFree. Weekdays only. Photo ID required for entry. The exhibit has been extended at the Federal Courthouse through May 6. \nGeorge J. Kossuth was a self-made man of accomplishment. Born in 1886\, the child of Hungarian immigrants\, Kossuth’s family settled in Wheeling when he was an infant\, and it was here that he lived until his death in 1960\, his life interwoven with that of the community by photographing generations of his fellow residents and becoming a leading force in Wheeling institutions\, such as WWVA\, Blue Pencil Club\, Wheeling Rotary Club\, Wheeling Symphony Society\, Wheeling’s Civic Music Association\, Fort Henry Club\, Twilight Club\, Wheeling Little Theatre and Oglebay Institute. \nAlthough his formal education ended with the 8th grade\, his natural curiosity and abilities led to a mastery of the arts and humanities – photography\, music\, art\, the written word\, theater\, gardening\, restoration of photographs\, paintings\, antique automobiles and historic structures\, and wood-working. \nOf these\, photography and music were his greatest passions. They would combine to produce an extraordinary body of work featuring music’s most notable figures – musicians\, singers\, composers and conductors – immortalized in photographic portraits. \nThese portraits are a sort of “diary” of Kossuth’s own influences\, aspirations and personal passion that capture the inner personality and qualities of his subjects. His approach to photography and music were the same. “…a singer doesn’t need to know all there is to know about music to be a great singer – he needs to know more about life\, and that’s the way with professional photography. I don’t think we need to know more about technique in photography\, but we do need to know more about people.” \nAt the age of twelve\, Kossuth was given a box camera\, beginning a lifelong pursuit. After the eighth grade\, he apprenticed with photographer Frank Griffin for ten years from 1899 to 1909\, opened his own studio in 1909\, and ultimately earned Craftsmen and Masters honors from the Professional Photographers Association of America. \nKossuth’s involvement in the Frazier Music Society and University Concert series gave him access to the world’s greatest musicians\, singers\, composers and conductors who visited Wheeling. His studio at 1219 Chapline Street was a haven for the music world. An Eastman Kodak representative observed: \n“Mr. Kossuth’s establishment is almost as much a music studio as it is a studio of photography. He has a beautiful music room with grand piano and music racks in which one can find scores of all the operas and songs of practically the whole world – songs in French\, German\, Italian and English.  \nIn the course of my visit\, someone began to play the piano\, and soon a wonderful voice was heard…I couldn’t understand why all activities in the studio didn’t cease\, but business went on as usual. I was told it was not uncommon to have the most distinguished musicians drop in and practice or look for an unusual song. And in between sittings Mr. Kossuth chats with these kindred spirits\, because he is one of them.”  \nIn addition to his ardent support of musicians and bringing world class music to Wheeling\, Kossuth had a fine baritone voice and enjoyed singing. He considered switching his efforts from photography to music\, but was advised against it by friend David Bispham\, the first American man to sing with the Metropolitan Opera Company: “Kossuth\, the world has many famous and talented singers but very few really good photographers.” \nMost fittingly\, following his death in 1960 a concert was held in Kossuth’s memory. The following tribute appeared in the program: “He was an enthusiastic individual who contributed untiringly to every cultural movement in this community for nearly fifty years. His wealth of knowledge on many subjects was immeasurable…..Although a photographer and artist by profession\, the seeds sown by him in other phases of life will cultivate and reflect in the life of the city for many years to come.” – Christin L. Byrum\, Director of Museums\, Oglebay Institute \n
URL:https://wheeling250.net/event/listening-through-the-lens/
LOCATION:Atrium of the Federal Courthouse\, 1125 Chapline Street\, Wheeling\, WV\, 26003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
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SUMMARY:Lunch With Books: “The River” by John Bowman
DESCRIPTION:Free. \nHistorian\, author\, West Virginia History Hero and boat expert John Bowman will present a program on the importance of the Ohio River to Wheeling’s development. \nBoat building in Wheeling began in 1774 when George Morgan of Baynton\, Wharton\, Morgan & Co. of Pittsburgh came to Wheeling to build boats for the army at the beginning of Lord Dunmore’s War.  That year the militia came from Fort Pitt to Wheeling to complete the building of Fort Fincastle\, renamed Fort Henry. Wheeling’s boat yards were the first on the Ohio River\, and the third boat yards established on the “Western Rivers” that flow into the Gulf of Mexico. \nWheeling built barges\, bateaux (flat bottomed rowboats)\, flatboats\, and pirogues\, a canoe type boat. Two pirogues were built in Wheeling for Meriwether Lewis in 1803 that he used on the Lewis and Clark Expedition\, “Corps of Discovery.” Keelboats\, large boats rowed or polled down or upstream\, were also built here.  \nThe first successful steamboat\, the Washington\, was built in Wheeling in 1815; 225 steamboats would follow\, the last being the City of Wheeling in 1900.  \n
URL:https://wheeling250.net/event/lunch-with-books-the-river-by-john-bowman/
LOCATION:Ohio County Public Library\, 52 Sixteenth Street\, Wheeling\, WV\, 26003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lunch With Books
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