West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation

07/25/2026

The Wheeling-Ohio County is one of 12 sites where you can pick up a "Hidden Gems of Wheeling" passport. The free program, developed by the West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation, continues through Aug. 15. Pick up a passport at any of the 12 participating sites and get it stamped at each site you visit. When you return the stamped passport to WVIH, it will be entered into a drawing for four tickets to Symphony on Ice.

07/20/2026

Ohio County Public Library staffer Makayla Carney shows the "Hidden Gems of Wheeling" passport. The free program, developed by the West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation, begins Monday, July 20, and runs through Aug. 15. Pick up a passport at any of the 12 participating sites and get it stamped at each site you visit. When you return the stamped passport to WVIH, it will be entered into a drawing for four tickets to Symphony on Ice.

07/20/2026

SMART Center co-owner Robert Strong shows the "Hidden Gems of Wheeling" passport. The free program, developed by the West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation, begins Monday, July 20, and runs through Aug. 15. Pick up a passport at any of the 12 participating sites and get it stamped at each site you visit. When you return the stamped passport to WVIH, it will be entered into a drawing for four tickets to Symphony on Ice.

07/18/2026

Wheeling Heritage staffer Dillon shows the "Hidden Gems of Wheeling" passport at the Wheeling Artisan Center. The free program, developed by the West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation, begins Monday, July 20, and runs through Aug. 15. Pick up a passport at any of the 12 participating sites and get it stamped at each site you visit. When you return the stamped passport to WVIH, it will be entered into a drawing for four tickets to Symphony on Ice.

07/17/2026

West Virginia Independence Hall staffer Sue Beth Warren shows the "Hidden Gems of Wheeling" passport. The free program, developed by the West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation, begins Monday, July 20, and runs through Aug. 15. Pick up a passport at any of the 12 participating sites and get it stamped at each site you visit. When you return the stamped passport to WVIH, it will be entered into a drawing for four tickets to Symphony on Ice.

07/15/2026

It's time to explore your town with the Foundation's Hidden Gems of Wheeling initiative July 20-Aug. 15. Stamped passports must be returned to West Virginia Independence Hall by Aug. 15 to be eligible for a drawing for four tickets to Symphony on Ice.

06/22/2026

Scenes from the West Virginia Day celebration at West Virginia Independence Hall.

04/19/2026

We offer sympathy to the family of former West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation president David B. McKinley who died Friday.

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