Events
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2026 First Friday Lecture Series – Our Stories
Join us for Our Stories, the Greenbrier Historical Society's First Friday lecture series celebrating the history, culture, and voices that help shape our region. Held every First Friday each month from June to December, programs will take place from 5 to 7 PM at the North House Museum, unless otherwise noted. Guests are…
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Appalachian Ingenuity Event Series
Innovation has always been part of the Appalachian story. Join us for the Appalachian Ingenuity event series as we explore the creativity, resilience, craftmanship, and forward-thinking spirit that continues to shape our region and its people. Held monthly on Saturdays from June to September from 12 PM to 2 PM, this series celebrates the ideas…
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Appalachian Ingenuity Series – Herbal Workshop With Shannon Murphy
Greenbrier Historical Society 814 Washington St., Lewisburg, WV, United StatesRooted in the Greenbrier Valley for 25 years, Shannon Murphy bridges the worlds of clinical nutrition, horticulture, and herbalism to champion community-wide wellness. With a Master of Science in Applied Clinical Nutrition from Maryland University Integrative Health, a horticulture degree from Virginia Tech, and a Chartered Herbalist credential from Dominion Herbal College, she brings a…
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Our Stories: First Friday Lecture Series – “School Days of the Past” w/GHS AmeriCorps Oral Historian Vicky Neal
Greenbrier Historical Society 814 Washington St., Lewisburg, WV, United StatesStep back 100 years and discover what school was like for children attending one-room and small rural schools throughout the Greenbrier Valley. Vicky Neal is our Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area (AFNHA) AmeriCorps member who has served with the Greenbrier Historical Society for almost two years on the Hidden History of Western Greenbrier County Project.…
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Appalachian Ingenuity Series: Fancy Lettering and Botany Study with Robin Skillern
Greenbrier Historical Society 814 Washington St., Lewisburg, WV, United StatesParticipants will tour the North House gardens and identify and make drawings of various native plants. We will experiment with different styles of writing to create identification tags using a calligraphy style marker. Robin Skillern, an artist and educator, practices her art from her home in rural Greenbrier County, WV. Her creative endeavors are inspired…