The Archives & Library of the Greenbrier Historical Society, located within the North House Museum, contain a rich variety of materials for both the genealogist and the student of Greenbrier County history. A wealth of materials is available to the researcher, including many rare records and documents that are unavailable
anywhere else.

Our book collection contains copies of county histories, not only of Greenbrier County, but also of surrounding counties in West Virginia and Virginia, various family histories, works by West Virginia authors, collections of scholarly journals, a complete set of The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, and many other books of interest.

Our manuscript collection has documents dating back to the 18th century, and includes a letter by Thomas Jefferson, Civil War letters, the papers of various local families, and much more.

The Archives also contain the complete editions of The Journal of the Greenbrier Historical Society, published since the incorporation of the Society in 1963.
The journal contains published articles, historical accounts, and genealogical
records for the Greenbrier area. The annual journal is free with membership
in the Society. Many early issues are now out of print, but photocopies are available. 

The Archives is staffed Monday through Saturday with volunteers who are able to assist you with your research.  Admission is free.

Feel free to contact the archivist at archives@greenbrierhistorical.org.