Learn about the rich history of the Greenbrier Valley by attending one of our on-site educational workshops, or by scheduling a program for your class or group. The Greenbrier Historical Society is dedicated to the advancement and education of students and adults throughout the Greenbrier Valley, and is pleased to continually present new and innovative programs for hands-on historical learning.​
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Education Brochure

Virtual Education Programs

Black History 365

At GHS we are striving to teach everyone about our diverse regional history. This program will be a resource that explores and celebrates Black history all year long. Our Echoes of Slavery in Greenbrier County exhibit is a carefully researched timeline of Greenbrier Valley history that brings new insights to encourage critical thought in students beyond the standard textbooks. The exhibit is available online where teachers and students can engage in the content. The Life and Work of Anthony Carter exhibit recognizes Anthony and Fanny Carter. Emancipated in July of 1837, the newly freed Black family was determined to thrive in the slave-holding society of Lewisburg.  This exhibit utilizes daybooks from Anthony’s business as well as Greenbrier County Court documents to peek inside the lives of this family. The exhibit is available online where teachers and students can engage in the business papers, objects, and court documents.  Our Black History Map of the Greenbrier Valley will highlight Black-owned businesses, churches, cemeteries, and other historic locations. 

NOW AVAILABLE

From Thread to Cloth

Teachers of any grade can sign up to receive this box filled with weaving and spinning kits. The weaving kits include pre-warped ​cardboard looms that allow students to weave with colorful wool yarns. Students will create a textile to be proud of while developing hand/eye coordination and reasoning skills. The spinning kits include spinning sticks and fleece that students can spin into their own two-colored yarn. Teachers will be able to access videos of Education Director Toni Ogden demonstrating different fiber arts skills on our website.

NOW AVAILABLE

Native American Heritage Day

​The land of the Greenbrier Valley was home to Native people for thousands of years before the settlement of white colonizers.  We acknowledge the Native communities who once used the land and resources of the Greenbrier Valley.

It is a May tradition for GHS to host fourth-grade classes on the North House grounds for an exploration of Native American craft and culture. This year fourth-grade classrooms will receive materials for a number of different activities including supplies to make a dream catcher and a pinch pot. There will also be reading materials and a Chunkey Game set. The Chunkey game was traditionally played by rolling disc-shaped stones across the ground and throwing spears at them in an attempt to train indigenous hunters. Short informational videos of local Native Americans and history experts will accompany the kits.

COMING THIS SPRING

Helpful History Resources

West Virginia History On View: Photographs
West Virginia Vital Records:   WV county Vital Records
Meadow Bluff Meanderings: Communities and families of the Meadow Bluff District of Greenbrier County
Friends of Droop Mountain and Hillsboro, WV
Greenbrier County and West Virginia History
History of Caldwell, WV
Monroe County Historical Society
Pocahontas County Historical Society

The Greenbrier Historical Society offers links to a variety of sites maintained by third parties.  In accessing these sites, you are leaving the Greenbrier Historical Society's website.  These links are offered only for use at your own discretion.