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Contact:
Executive Director 304-645-3398
Margaret Hambrick, Secretary 304-646-2439
814 West Washington Street
Lewisburg, WV 24910
304-645-3398
NEWS RELEASE
Founded
in
1963,
the
Greenbrier
Historical
Society
is
dedicated
to
community
enrichment
through
education
and
preservation
of
the
history
and
culture
of
the
Greenbrier
Valley.
The
Greenbrier
Historical
Society
is
a
regional
organization
that
serves
the
West
Virginia
counties
of
Greenbrier,
Monroe,
Summers,
and Pocahontas.
NEW AMERICORPS MEMBER AT GHS
The
Greenbrier
Historical
Society
is
excited
to
announce
that
it
has
selected
a
new
AmeriCorps
Member,
Vicky
Neal,
for
the
next
year.
Ms.
Neal
will
be
primarily
working
on
the
Hidden
History
Project
in
Western
Greenbrier County.
This
project,
under
the
leadership
of
Janice
Cooley,
GHS
Board
Member,
is
designed
to
conduct
research,
collect
oral
histories,
photos,
artifacts,
and
memorabilia
that
will
help
capture
the
true
history
of
the
people
who
once
lived
and
continue
to
live
in
Western
Greenbrier
County
and
were/are
associated
with
the
now
diminished
coal
mining,
timbering
and
railroad
industries.
This
work
will
culminate
in
an
exhibit to be placed in Western Greenbrier County.
Ms.
Neal
brings
a
wealth
of
education
and
experience
to
this
endeavor
including
a
BS
in
Art
Education
from
Glenville
State
College
and
a
Master
of
Secondary
Education
from
WVU.
She
taught
in
Preston
County
and
in
Greenbrier
County
where
she
led
an
Oral
History
Grant
Project
to
capture
the
memories
from 1920s onwards.
In
support
of
the
Hidden
History
Project,
Ms.
Cooley
is
using
this
announcement
as
an
opportunity
to
recognize
Ms.
Neal
and
the
tremendous
support
she
will
bring
to
the
effort,
as
well
as
offering
a
direct
question
to
the
community.
She
said,
“Can
you
help
us
as
we
work
to
conduct
oral
histories,
collect
photos,
artifacts,
and
memorabilia?
Do
you
or
a
member
of
your
family
have
stories
to
tell
that
will
help
others
understand
the
tremendous
history
and
lives
of
the
people
who
made
the
industries
successful?
Communities
such
as
Rainelle,
Rupert,
Quinwood,
Smoot,
Grassy
Meadow,
Leslie,
Dawson,
and
Charmco are but a few of the many communities we wish to highlight in this Hidden History exhibit.”
Even
if
you
now
live
outside
of
Western
Greenbrier
County,
but
you
or
your
family
once
lived
there,
they
want
to
hear
from
you.
To
reach
either
Ms.
Cooley
or
Ms.
Neal,
please
call
the
Greenbrier
Historical
Society at 304-645-3398 and let them know you have a story to tell.
PHOTO
CAPTION:
Janice
Cooley
(left)
and
Vicky
Neal
(right)
in
front
of
the
original
oil
painting
of
the
Meadow
River
Lumber
Company
which
hangs
in
the
North
House
Museum.
(Photo
by
Marlyn
McClendon)