Wheeling and Matchbooks: A Perfect Match with Tony Paree
Schedule
Tue, 23 Jun, 2026 at 12:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library | Wheeling, WV
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Tony G. Paree’s fascinating journey began with a rediscovery of a basement bowl teeming with eye-catching matchbooks and their covers from places visited as a customer and tourist or procured as a collector. These tiny works of art promoting long-forgotten Wheeling restaurants, bars, banks, factories, other local businesses remind us of a once bustling Upper Ohio Valley. Tony is a native of Wheeling who spent 45 years working at Crone's Clothiers and became collector of local memorabilia with a commitment to saving the history that is found all around us. His other books include Victorian Trade Cards of Wheeling ( 2014) and Real Photo Postcards of Wheeling (2019).
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Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library, 52-16th Street,Wheeling, West Virginia, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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