{"id":234,"date":"2010-08-30T19:28:13","date_gmt":"2010-08-30T19:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pmdc.wcu.edu\/?p=234"},"modified":"2023-06-20T13:20:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T13:20:54","slug":"mountain-heritage-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.wcu.edu\/index.php\/2010\/08\/30\/mountain-heritage-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Heritage Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1037\" title=\"MHC Greening up the Mountains parade 06\" src=\"http:\/\/dh.wcu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/MHC-parade-4\uf02229\uf02206-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dh.wcu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/MHC-parade-4\uf02229\uf02206-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dh.wcu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/MHC-parade-4\uf02229\uf02206-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dh.wcu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/MHC-parade-4\uf02229\uf02206-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dh.wcu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/MHC-parade-4\uf02229\uf02206-1080x806.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Mountain Heritage Center was created by Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, in 1975. Combining a museum with a research center, it preserves the history and culture of western North Carolina in a time of rapid change. Its exhibits draw upon its collection of 10,000 artifacts to create vivid 3-dimensional representations of mountain life in the past. Slide shows and videos complement the gallery exhibits. Lively traditional music programs and craft exhibits offer fun-filled and hands-on opportunities to museum visitors. On the last Saturday of every September, the Center\u2019s Mountain Heritage Day presents an authentic fall harvest festival with a full schedule of music, crafts, games, and contests to tens of thousands of visitors.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mountain Heritage Day, held each year on the last Saturday of September is one of the biggest events at Western Carolina University. It is also an important part of community life in the region.\u00a0Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcu.edu\/12743.asp\"> Mountain Heritage Day Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr id=\"system-readmore\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;\">The Mountain Heritage Center, located on the campus of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, celebrates the natural and cultural heritage of the southern Appalachian region. Through exhibitions, publication, educational programs,\u00a0and demonstrations, you&#8217;ll discover the rich traditions of the mountains, see the Appalachian region from new perspectives, and come away with an enhanced understanding of its land, culture, and people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>For more information please see:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcu.edu\/2389.asp\"> Mountain Heritage Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Multimedia:<\/h3>\n<p><object width=\"601\" height=\"331\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=22042180&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" \/><embed width=\"601\" height=\"331\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=22042180&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/22042180\">Mountain Heritage Day<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/digitalheritage\">Digital Heritage {dot} Org<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Below is the Digital Heritage Moment as broadcast on the radio:<\/h2>\n[audio:http:\/\/dh.wcu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/MHCenter60Mx.mp3|titles=MHCenter60Mx]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mountain Heritage Center was created by Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, in 1975. 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