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Category: Historic preservation

Hendersonville, NC's Center for Cultural Preservation
May 30, 2014 Historic preservation / North Carolina / Oral histories

Center for Cultural Preservation highlights Blue Ridge Artists at May 31 opening

Keeping alive mountain heritage through an oral history project, documentary film, public programs, & student programs in the public schools.

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the monteith sisters, edna (l) and edith (r)
May 22, 2014 Historic preservation / Museums / North Carolina

Help convert the Monteith Farmstead to the Appalachian Women’s Museum

Recognizing the historic significance of the Monteith Homstead, the citizens of Dillsboro, NC rallied to create an Appalachian Women’s Museum.

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April 22, 2014 Festivals & parades / Historic preservation / Ohio / Tourism

Ohio’s Hill Country Heritage Area: Appalachian History Preserved

Ohio’s Hill Country Heritage Area celebrates and recognizes the historical depth of Southeast Ohio. A talk with founder Tom O’Grady.

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Grays Inn Todd County KY
March 26, 2014 Cherokee Nation / Historic preservation / Kentucky / Tennessee / Trail of Tears

175 Years Later: Documenting the Historic Buildings of the Trail of Tears

The Center for Historic Preservation conducts 9-state survey to identify/document historic buildings on the Trail of Tears Natl. Historic Trail.

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March 24, 2014 Historic preservation / West Virginia

All We Need Is Love: A Project of the Ohio Valley Young Preservationists

The Ohio Valley Young Preservationists, passionate about Wheeling, WV, seek to preserve the history, culture and buildings of the city.

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