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The 2008 CONFERENCE KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Becky Anderson will share her experiences with "Small Voices - Big Songs"

Preservation Alliance will welcome Becky Anderson to West Virginia as keynote speaker for “Roots, Realities and the Road Ahead: Preservation in the 21st Century.” The statewide historic preservation conference will be held in partnership with the National Coal Heritage Area Nov. 6-8 in Oak Hill. The founder and former executive director of North Carolina’s HandMade in America, Anderson will share the wealth of her experience in small town development through heritage tourism with “Small Voices-Big Songs,” a look at success stories in rural Appalachia. "Through the process of sharing ideas, successes and challenges, small town citizens are effecting economic and civic change as they renew their communities through their heritage and culture," Anderson said.

Anderson brings with her over thirty years experience in economic and community development in Western North Carolina, including 15 years in craft and heritage-based development. In her work with HandMade in America, she coordinated more than 15 major projects and over 25 partnerships with local, regional and state organizations and institutions. She continues to serve as a consultant for heritage and cultural tourism and educational economic development projects related to arts and crafts. Located in the heart of coal country, Oak Hill offers conference participants the opportunity to explore the heritage of mining towns such as nearby Thurmond and learn interpretation techniques employed there by the National Park Service. Three conference tracks include Cultural Heritage Development, Preservation Leadership and Preservation Trades. The CHD track will focus on economic development through heritage tourism. Preservation Leadership takes a look at preservation issues of the 21st century and how to address them. The Preservation Trades track provides hands-on training in restoration techniques and explores topics such as energy audits and efficiency.

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