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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.
For your immediate attention.
Contact: Dara Vance, Executive Director 304-645-3398
Kim McBride, Vice-President 859 421 5943
The
Greenbrier
Historical
Society
recently
honored
their
long-time
member
and
former
Archivist
Jim
Talbert
at
his
90th
birthday
celebration
with
the
news
of
his
inclusion
on
their
Roll
of
Honor.
This
listing
was
established
in
2024
to
acknowledge
individuals
or
institutions
that
have
demonstrated
extraordinary
love
of
our
Greenbrier
Valley’s
history
and
remarkable
devotion
to
its
preservation
and
presentation
to
the
public,
and
whose
generous
gifts
of
time,
talent,
and/or
treasure
have
contributed
immeasurably
to
accomplishing
the
mission
of
the
GHS.
The
first
inductee
was
Robert
Telford,
Jr,
whose
Telford
Foundation
provides
critical and sustaining financial and other support to the Greenbrier Historical Society.
Jim
Talbert
has
contributed
to
preserving
and
sharing
Greenbrier
Valley
history
for
many
decades.
Through
his
work
in
the
GHS
archives,
Jim
helped
countless
people
research
their
family
history.
His
publication
on
the
original
Lewisburg
Town
Lots,
which
required
hundreds
of
hours
of
research
in
the
courthouse
deed
vault,
is
an
invaluable
resource
for
historians.
Jim
played
a
crucial
role
in
many
past
GHS
projects
such
as
the
addition
to
the
North
House
Museum,
the
Coffman
wagon
and
wagon
house,
and
the
salvage
and
preservation
of
historic
records
from
the
Greenbrier
County
courthouse.
Jim
and
other
inductees
will
be
listed on a permanent installation at the North House Museum in the near future.
PHOTO CAPTION:
Seated
is
honoree
Jim
Talbert.
Standing
from
left
to
right
are
Jane
Hughes,
Volunteer
in
GHS
Archives;
Al
Emch,
President,
GHS;
Michelle
Myers,
Volunteer
in
GHS
Archives;
Dr.
Stephen
McBride,
Editor,
GHS
Journal;
Janice
Cooley,
Board
Member
and
Hidden
History
Project
Leader,
GHS;
and
Dr.
Kim
Arbogast
McBride, Vice President, GHS.
