WHEELING — In September 2020, Easterseals began a monthly article series in the Life section of the Sunday News-Register to promote awareness and understanding of the work we do and the people we serve. We have featured information about our services in line with special awareness months, ...
Salesman samples are collected by antique enthusiasts who are captured by the small treasures and their social significance. These perfectly made little products were scale models of real items that were sold by companies (usually through traveling salesmen) back in the early 20th century. ...
I heard the familiar rumble above me, and then the couch began to shake a bit. Sitting in my living room, I’ve become accustomed to routine military helicopter maneuvers flying over our Ohio County home. Only lately have I experienced the minor quivering of the couch as the “birds” fly over the house. Sometimes I run to the window to see these magnificent pieces of military hardware as they swoop and wing their way around the airspace. The first time I heard them after dark I actually flipped on and off the porch light to let them know we were down here and maybe they should ...
It’s been a little over a year now since everything shut down and most public events were quarantined due to the pandemic. So, it’s with great joy that I’m writing a column today to let you know that the Museums of Oglebay Institute is having its Secret Gardens of Wheeling Tour and Garden Market this spring! “The pandemic curtailed most of the museum’s traditional programming and fundraising events for the past year, and we are excited to dip our toes back in the water with a long-time popular event,” said Christin Byrum, director of museums. “The outdoor garden ...
It’s an undeniable fact: we all have or have had a mother. That doesn’t mean everyone born has known his or her mother — for various reasons. Celebrating Mother’s Day each May can be a time of warm and fuzzy emotions for moms and their offspring. It’s a day of flowers, cards, dinners and spending time with family. However, it also can be a most difficult 24 hours for women who have lost a child whether from miscarriage, illness, accident, violence, drug overdose or suicide. Birth mothers forced to relinquish a child — for whatever reason — also suffer emotional ...
If you’re like me, you were introduced to antiques by your mom, so Happy Mother’s Day to all moms and grandmothers who pass down the love of antiques and collectibles to the next generation. Not that dads don’t play a part in passing down appreciation for the finer things in life, but it does seem that when I talk to collectors about antiques and how they got interested in the hobby, it is typical that they recall their mom or grandmother’s house and style. For me, it was listening to my mom Margaret O’Malley Bierkortte tell me the history of a piece of furniture, painting ...
