LUNCH WITH BOOKS: Wheeling's Cemeteries

October 24, 2017
12:00pm - 12:00pm

There’s not much about Wheeling that Rebekah Karelis, historian for Wheeling Heritage, doesn’t know, but if there’s one subject she knows better than most, its cemeteries. Karelis, who has spearheaded the preservation efforts at Mount Wood Cemetery, will take us on a timely tour of Wheeling’s “Silent Cities of the Dead.”

Bekah Karelis has a Masters in Public History from WVU where she has served as adjunct professor. As a historian for Wheeling Heritage, she manages a variety of heritage projects, writes National Register nominations, prepares and submits Historic Property Inventory forms, liaises with the State Historic Preservation Office and other public and private entities, and writes SHPO Survey & Planning and Development grants. She co-founded the Wheeling Young Preservationist's organization, is the editor of the Upper Ohio Valley Historical Review, and serves on the West Virginia Humanities Council Program Committee and the West Virginia Association of Museums Board of Directors.