From Camp Lee to the Great War: The Letters of Lester Scott & Charles Riggle
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World War I soldiers from Wheeling, West Virginia, Lester Scott and Charles "Dutch" Riggle were drafted in 1917 and trained at Camp Lee, Virginia. Lester Scott served as a Wagoner (mule team driver) in the 314th Field Artillery Supply Company, Battery “A,” 80th (Blue Ridge) Division in France. Dutch Riggle was a PFC with the same unit. These are their letters home. "From Camp Lee to the Great War: The letters of Lester Scott and Charles Riggle" is brought to you by http://archivingwheeling.org in partnership with the Ohio County Public Library (Wheeling, WV) and the Wheeling Academy of Law & Science (WALS) Foundation.Jeremy Richter is the voice of Lester Scott and Vince Marshall is the voice…
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Wheeling Memory Project: The Pythian Building
Hidden gemThis episode introduces an oral history interview project about the Pythian Building, part of the Wheeling Memory Project.
Jan 17, 2024·58m·2 clips - 2
From Camp Lee to the Great War - Full Version
Nov 10, 2019·3h 15m - 3
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 64 [May 31, 1919]
May 30, 2019·4m - 4
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 63 [February 25, 1919]
Feb 24, 2019·3m - 5
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 62 [January 26, 1919]
Jan 25, 2019·5m - 6
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 61 [December 16, 1918]
Dec 15, 2018·4m - 7
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 60 [November 25, 1918]
Nov 25, 2018·4m - 8
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 59 [October 29, 1918]
A podcast presenting letters from World War I soldiers Lester Scott and Charles Riggle, detailing their training and service in France.
Oct 28, 2018·12m - 9
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 58 [September 8, 1918]
Sep 8, 2018·4m - 10
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 57 [September 6, 1918]
Sep 5, 2018·4m - 11
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 56 [August 6, 1918]
Aug 5, 2018·3m - 12
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 55 [August 1, 1918]
Jul 31, 2018·5m - 13
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 54 [June 22, 1918]
Jun 22, 2018·4m - 14
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 53 [June 18, 1918]
Jun 17, 2018·2m - 15
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 52 [The Cleo Episode]
May 31, 2018·10m - 16
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 51 [May 23, 1918]
May 22, 2018·4m - 17
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 50 [May 19, 1918]
May 19, 2018·3m - 18
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 49 [May 18, 1918]
May 17, 2018·5m - 19
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 48 [May 12, 1918]
May 12, 2018·5m - 20
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 47 [May 6, 1918]
May 5, 2018·5m - 21
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 46 [April 26, 1918]
Apr 26, 2018·4m - 22
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 45 [April 22, 1918]
Apr 20, 2018·5m - 23
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 44 [April 16, 1918]
Apr 15, 2018·5m - 24
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 43 [April 7, 1918]
Apr 5, 2018·4m - 25
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 42 [April 4, 1918]
Apr 3, 2018·5m - 26
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 41 [March 26, 1918]
Mar 26, 2018·4m - 27
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 40 [March 20, 1918]
Mar 19, 2018·4m - 28
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 39 [March 17, 1918]
Mar 17, 2018·3m - 29
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 38 [March 10, 1918]
Mar 10, 2018·5m - 30
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 37 [March 9, 1918]
Mar 9, 2018·3m - 31
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 36 [March 6, 1918]
Mar 3, 2018·3m - 32
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 35 [March 1, 1918]
Mar 1, 2018·5m - 33
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 34 [February 24, 1918]
Feb 24, 2018·5m - 34
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 33 [February 23, 1918]
Feb 22, 2018·4m - 35
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 32 [February 11, 1918]
Feb 10, 2018·5m - 36
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 31 [February 5, 1918]
Feb 5, 2018·7m - 37
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 30 [February 1, 1918]
Feb 1, 2018·7m - 38
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 29 [January 30, 1918]
Jan 30, 2018·5m - 39
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 27 [January 23, 1918]
Jan 22, 2018·3m - 40
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 28 [January 24, 1918]
Jan 22, 2018·5m - 41
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 26 [January 19, 1918]
Jan 19, 2018·4m - 42
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 25 [January 9, 1918]
Jan 7, 2018·4m - 43
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 24 [January 6, 1918]
Jan 6, 2018·3m - 44
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 23 [January 2, 1918]
Jan 2, 2018·6m - 45
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 22 [January 1, 1918]
Dec 30, 2017·4m - 46
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 21 [December 25, 1917]
Dec 25, 2017·3m - 47
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 20 [December 23, 1917]
Dec 22, 2017·5m - 48
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 19 [December 20, 1917]
Dec 19, 2017·4m - 49
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 18 [December 15, 1917]
A reading of letters from WWI soldiers Lester Scott and Charles Riggle, describing their training at Camp Lee and experiences in France.
Dec 13, 2017·4m - 50
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 17 [December 7, 1917]
This episode reads letters from WWI soldiers Lester Scott and Charles Riggle, describing their training at Camp Lee and personal experiences.
Dec 7, 2017·6m