MdeC Project
Welcome to our page on the MdeC Archive Project. Founded in 1848, Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy was a Catholic girls’ school located “high upon a slope majestic” in Wheeling, WV. In 2008, her doors were closed forever. Though efforts to save the Mount’s main building failed in 2011, her spirit remains strong among those who knew and loved her. Her stories are hidden in the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston Archives and this project serves to share those stories and keep her memory alive.
Thoughts from Sister Joanne...
It may technically be summer break, but we received some notes from Sister Joanne Gonte...
May Party Musings: Queens, Dancing, and the Most Important Day of the Year
May Party seems like one of those traditions that we always did without fully knowing w...
Whatever: The Wheeling film that Almost didn’t get Made, Part Two
by Christina Fisanick Obviously, 1981 Mount graduate, Michelle Yahn, was incredibly di...
An X-Rated Film Shot at the Mount? Whatever!
by Christina Fisanick For 160 years the women of Mount De Chantal Visitation Academy...
The Princess and the Page make Headlines with Cup Win
Today we journey back to a time when people gathered in large groups to w...
The Mount Girls & the Black Panther Rally
It made radio, television, and print news for days: three Mount de Chantal students staged a Black Panther rally at Wheeling High School!
Panther Rally & Wheeling
by Christina Fisanick
The best part of working in the archives is the surprising disco...
Why are we doing this anyway? A look back and a look ahead as we dive deeper into the Archives
One of my favorite quotes about this time of year states, “Easter says you can put tru...
Meet Christina!
When Cassie and Vanessa asked me to write for The Wheeling Feeling, I didn’t hesitate for a second. Even though I had no idea what I was getting into, it is hard for me to resist what they had to offer: Wheeling history and woman-powered enterprise.
I’m not Bossy, I’m the Boss. A Day in the Life of the Wheeling Feeling, Part 2: Vanessa
Happy Day -- another week. Every day I start about 5:45am. I make coffee in my French ...
Just what is it You do all day? A Day in the Life of the Wheeling Feeling, Part 1: Cassie
6:15 am – My phone alarm is going off, but my brain isn’t ready for the day yet. It’s s...
Archive Visit 16: From the Class of ’55, “A Future Worthy of the Past”
Last week we took you back in time to the Mount’s very beginnings. This week, we’re fa...
Archive Visit 15: Harp Lessons Cost Extra
What did it cost to attend the Mount in the early days? The very, very early days? The...
Cheers to 14 Blogs: Friendship, Coffee, and a basement full of Memories
This blog began with a proposition that seemed impossible: the chance to explore a base...
Archive Visit 13: Letters of Springtime, Music, and Roller Skates
Many of our readers can tell the story of what it was like to be a Mount student during...
Archive Visit 12: The Letter from the Martyr
A newspaper article. A portion of a letter that looks like it could still be brand new....
Advent Friends, 'Oh, Holy Night', and a Sailor Moon Wand: Your Mount Christmas Memories
If there’s one thing we all universally share about Christmas, it’s our memories. And f...
Archive Visit 10: A Mount grad’s story of War and Pandemic and Candy Canes
Picture if you will a cold, crisp night at an Army encampment at the very end of World ...
