Our Indigenous Voices in Appalachia program continues on September 21st featuring Cherokee artisans Nathan Bush, Matt Tooni, and Amanda McCoy. There will be presentations on copper art, finger weaving, and Cherokee language.
Indigenous Voices Storyteller Showcase
2024 Tourism Summit
AFNHA to Hold Stakeholder Meeting in Buckhannon
Tuesday June 18, 2024
Colonial Arts Center
48 E. Main Street Buckhannon, WV 26201
Downtown parking info
Join us for our Annual Stakeholder meeting to learn how AFNHA can support you, and network with partners across the AFNHA.
Tentative Agenda:
9:30 am to 10:00 am - Registration open -
10:00 am to 11:00 -
Introduction and Welcome
About AFNHA Programs
What are National Heritage Areas?
Membership Meeting
11:15 - 12:15 - Themed Breakout Discussions
Conservation/Outdoor Recreation
Heritage/Community Development
12:15-12:30 - Break
12:30 - 1:30 - Lunch (buffet by Aladdin Food Management Services)
1:30 Breakout discussion reports -
1:45 - Upshur County Projects and Partners Panel -
Create Buckhannon
Upshur County Trails
Buckhannon River Watershed Association
West Virginia Division of Forestry
2:45 Closing remarks
Discover Upshur County before or after the event (See curated list)
Indigenous Voices in Appalachia program celebration
Our newest interpretive program will kick off with the opening of our new rotating exhibit “Creating Home: Indigenous Roots and Connections in the Appalachian Forest”. The exhibit will be open to the public May through October at the Appalachian Forest Discovery Center. We will celebrate with a Seneca Artisan Showcase on May 18.