Donor Story
Dear Eriks Janelsins,
I want to share with you some information that I am very proud of. I recently set up a recurring contribution of $250 per quarter for the Oglebay tree reclamation project. My father, J. Leland Taylor who passed away at the young age of 57 in 1957, had talked to me on several occasions about planting trees in Oglebay Park when he was a young man. He moved from a farm near Hendrysburg, Ohio upon graduating high school in 1918 at the age of 18. Needing work he took a job planting trees in the park, perhaps with the CCC, I’m not sure. He pointed out some areas in Oglebay where he had planted trees and even some trees that he had planted. Therefore, it was with interest that I saw your pamphlet last summer when I was visiting Wheeling and decided that I wanted to help with your tree replanting…
I am very proud of Oglebay Park. Most people I tell about our park cannot comprehend a small city like Wheeling having such a magnificent park. Keep up your good work and take good care of our park!
Sincerely,
James E. Taylor
“I am very proud of Oglebay Park. Most people I tell about our park cannot comprehend a small city like Wheeling having such a magnificent park.”