WHEELING — Local historian Margaret Brennan received an award from the West Virginia Historical Society during its recent annual meeting in Wheeling.

Brennan was honored with the Virgil A. Lewis Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the preservation and interpretation of West Virginia history.

The award was established in 1991, and since that time there had only been nine recipients.

Brennan is the 10th person to receive the award — and the first woman.

“I was surprised to learn I was the first woman since the 1990s to win the award,” she said. “That may say something that needs to be looked at.”

Brennan encouraged State Historical Society members present to make an effort to reach out to women and instill in them an appreciation of history.

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