Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey
A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.
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May 31, 2008: Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy Graduates Last Class
The Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy in Wheeling graduated its last class of students on May 31, 2008. Bishop Richard Whelan founded the school in 1848…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJuly 19, 1850: Pope Establishes Diocese of Wheeling
On July 19, 1850, Pope Pius IX established the Diocese of Wheeling to oversee Catholic parishes in what was then Western Virginia. Previously, Catholics…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPope Establishes Diocese of Wheeling: July 19, 1850
On July 19, 1850, Pope Pius IX established the Diocese of Wheeling to oversee Catholic parishes in what was then Western Virginia. Previously, Catholics…
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