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\"mhd<\/a>In 1892, Frances Goodrich, a New England educated Presbyterian Missionary, moved to the Madison County community of Allanstand.\u00a0 Her goal: to improve the quality of life for mountain families.\u00a0 Her means was the promotion of traditional crafts to a growing American market for authentic handicrafts.\u00a0 In 1895, Goodrich founded Allanstand Cottage Industries.\u00a0 In 1917, she moved the business to downtown Asheville and began to network with a thriving arts and crafts movement across the Appalachian region.\u00a0 Craft organizers met at the Penland School of Crafts in 1928 to create the Southern Highland Craft Guild.\u00a0 Now the second old craft organization in the nation, the guild operates the Blue Ridge Parkway\u2019s Folk Art Center near Asheville and represents over 900 craftspeople.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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