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As the Western North Carolina Regional
Economic Development Commission, AdvantageWest promotes and advocates
the creation of improved economic opportunity in our region, while
encouraging stewardship of the culture, heritage, and natural
resources of Western North Carolina. Serving a 23-county area,
AdvantageWest has taken a strong position that preserving our
heritage and culture is integral to building a sustainable economy
in our region. AdvantageWest grants monies for FOMH’s Heritage
Development Matching Grants Program and provides offices and administrative
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The Blue Ridge National Heritage
Area (BRNHA) was established by Congress in Fall, 2003 “to
conserve our distinctive natural, historic, scenic, and cultural
resources, and to provide opportunities for conservation, economic
development, education, and recreation through recognition of
and assistance to areas containing such resources.” It will
enable Western North Carolina to develop and package the region
through specific themes: arts and crafts, mountain music, Cherokee
history, Scots-Irish history, and natural and historical attractions.
This convergence of goals between the BRNHA and FOMH positions
Friends of Mountain History as a primary resource to strengthen
and enhance the heritage product of WNC. |
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North Carolina Division
of Tourism's
WNC Heritage Development Officers
www.nccommerce.com/tourism
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The State Division of Tourism has
nine heritage officers who work throughout North Carolina to build
heritage tourism; three of these are in Western North Carolina.
This exceptional team of specialists assists Friends of Mountain
History and other heritage groups with fundraising and grants
writing expertise and provides technical and administrative support.
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The Western Office of the
North Carolina Office
of Archives and History
www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us
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A partner from the inception of
FOMH, the Division of Archives and History's mission is to collect,
preserve, and utilize North Carolina's historic resources so that
present and future residents may better understand their history.
Services offered by the Western Office include museum planning
and development, workshops to WNC museums, and preservation services
to private citizens, private institutions, local governments,
and agencies of the state and federal government. |
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American Association for
State and Local History
http://www.aaslh.org |
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American Association of
Museums
www.aam-us.org |
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