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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.
GHS BOARD MEMBERS HONORED
The
Greenbrier
Historical
Society
is
excited
to
announce
that
Dr.
Kim
Arbogast
McBride
and
Dr.
W.
Stephen
McBride
received
the
Betty
Woods
“Snookie”
Nutting
Award
given
to
individuals
who
embody
the
spirit
and
dedication
that
is
making
a
difference
in
a
community
from
the
West
Virginia
Department
of
Arts,
Culture,
and
History.
Margaret
C.
Hambrick
received
the
Individual
Person
Award
given
to
a
person
who
demonstrates
dedication
to
the
preservation
of
an
individual
resource
and
whose
work
has
helped
preserve
the
historic
resource.
Both
Dr.
Kim
McBride
and
Margaret
Hambrick
are
members
of
the
Board
of
Directors
of
the
Greenbrier
Historical
Society
and
Dr.
Stephen
McBride
is
the
editor
of
the
Journal
of
the
Greenbrier Historical Society.
In
a
ceremony
in
Independence
Hall
in
Wheeling,
WV,
on
Sunday,
October
9,
the
awards
were
presented
by Curator Randall Reid-Smith and Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Susan Pierce.
The
McBrides
have
led
multiple
archaeological
excavations
involving
early
forts
in
West
Virginia
and
Kentucky
over
the
last
40
years.
They
focus
on
frontier
forts
from
the
French
and
Indian
War
to
the
American
Revolution.
Locally,
they
have
excavated
at
Arbuckle’s
Fort
in
Greenbrier
County,
Cook’s
Fort
in
Monroe
County,
Jarrett’s
Fort
in
Monroe
County,
and
Warwick’s
Fort
in
Pocahontas
County.
Their
archaeological
services
were
essential
to
the
restoration
of
the
Blue
Sulphur
Springs
Pavilion.
Now
“retired”
and
living
in
Lewisburg,
they
have
formed
Greenbrier
Valley
Archaeology,
Inc.
to
facilitate
research
and
educational
outreach
about
frontier
settlement.
They
are
both
very
active
with
the
Greenbrier
Historical Society.
Dr.
Kim
McBride
said,
“We
share
the
credit
for
successful
archaeology
projects
with
the
many
supporting
agencies
and
the
landowners
who
protect
these
sites.
The
Frontier
Forts
project
would
not
have
been
sustained without the three decades of support by the Summers County Historic Landmarks Commission.”
Margaret
Hambrick
was
able
to
pursue
her
interest
in
history
following
her
retirement
in
2001.
With
husband,
David,
she
restored
the
circa
1795
stone
farmhouse
built
by
her
great,
great,
great,
grandfather.
In
Alderson,
she
was
involved
with
the
restoration
of
the
Historic
1896
C
&
O
Depot,
now
a
museum
and
music
venue,
and
the
Gulf
Gas
Station,
now
a
Fruits
of
Labor
Café.
As
a
board
member,
President,
and
currently
Secretary
of
the
Greenbrier
Historical
Society,
she
has
been
involved
in
projects
at
the
North
House,
the
1799
Barracks,
and
the
Blue
Sulphur
Springs
Pavilion.
Restoration
of
the
“Blue”
has
progressed
from
an
endangered
structure
to
almost
complete
restoration
under
the
ownership
of
the
Greenbrier Historical Society and the management of the Friends of the Blue Committee.
Hambrick
said,
“Preservation
is
a
group
effort
and
I
have
been
part
of
some
great
groups.
I
appreciate
all
the support we have received and all the friends made along the way!”
The
support
of
the
West
Virginia
Department
of
Arts,
Culture,
and
History
and
Curator
Reid-Smith
was
essential to all of the projects recognized through the awards.
PHOTOS:
Curator
Randall
Reid-Smith
of
the
WV
Department
of
Arts,
Culture
and
History
explains
the
meaning
of
the
various
parts
of
the
Betty
Woods
“Snookie”
Nutting
Award
to
Dr.
Kim
McBride
and
Dr.
Stephen
McBride.
Curator
Randall
Reid-Smith
of
the
WV
Department
of
Arts,
Culture
and
History
enjoys
the
moment
with
Margaret
Hambrick
as
she
received
the
Individual
Person
Award
as
Deputy
Director
Susan
Pierce
looks
on. (Click on photos for larger view)
