P.O. Box 517, Weirton, WV 26062 Volume 4 Issue 7 A Dozen “Rosies” Honored at WAMCC July 30, 2012 Their Stories of Working on the “Home Front” Heard Before Record Audience Newsletter Composer : Dennis Jones JULY In this issue: A Souvenir from 1937 See Page 5 Museum Officers : Elected 7-7-2012 Anita (Sepkoski) Varney Mary Banketas Gloria Kotur Irene Boby President/Exec. Director Weirton Steel Co. Weirton Steel Co. Follansbee Steel Co. Briggs Mfg. Co. (Detroit) - Weirton Steel Co. Overhead Crane - Truck Driver Coil Bundler - Defense Dept. Crane Operator - Hot Mill Inspector - Shell Plant, Weirton Dennis R. Jones Vice President Pamela Makricosta Treasurer Paul B. Zuros JULY Secretary Kim Salter Museum Location : 3149 Main Street Weirton, WV 26062 Museum Hours : Kathleen (Boley) Starr Margaret (Rujak) Rojak Senator Thais Blatnik Carrie Wildman Curtiss-Wright Corp. - Beaver, PA Weirton Steel Co. Weirton Steel Co. Weirton Steel Co. Mon: 10 - 3 Welder - Aircraft Propellers Bullet Line - Sheet Mill - Shipping Expeditor - Shell Plant, Weirton Oil Cellar Tues: 10 - 3 Wed: 10 - 3 Thur: 10 - 3 Fri - Sun: Closed You may call to set up an appointment for other possible times. Email Address:
[email protected] Museum Phone : JULY (304) 224-1909 Website: Lorraine (Ogle) (Colesante) Petrella Anna Dato Diantonio Edna Brown Thelma Grossen Weirton Steel Co. www.weirtonmuseum.com Weirton Steel Co. Curtiss-Wright Corp. - Beaver, PA Curtiss-Wright Corp. - Beaver, PA Tin Mill Shell Plant Welder - Aircraft Propellers Welder - Aircraft Propellers See Pages 2 thru 4 for more details about WAMCC’s Ice Cream Social with “Rosie the Riveter” A Dozen “Rosies” Honored at WAMCC (cont.) Photo by Rick Smith Photo by Rick Smith Shortly before welcoming everyone to the museum, WAMCC President Dennis Jones Mayor George Kondik spoke briefly and shook the hand of each “Rosie” chatted with each of the “Rosie’s” and verified their names and place of work.