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Find out more about the Blue Ridge Parkway and the analysis of
cultural and natural landscapes presented in Anne Mitchell Whisnant's
March 5, 2003 Wednesday Conversation.
Miles,
Mountains, Myths: The Blue Ridge Parkway
Five-part interactive series from the Roanoke Times on which Whisnant
served as consultant.
The
Blue Ridge Parkway's Controversial History
Duke News Service discussion with Anne Whisnant.
National
Park Service
Official site.
Blue
Ridge Parkway
Official site.
Blue
Ridge Parkway Association
Membership includes attractions, outdoor recreation, accommodations,
restaurants, shops, and a variety of other services essential to
travelers.
Blue
Ridge Parkway Foundation
An independent, private nonprofit supporting foundation of the Blue
Ridge Parkway.
Interpretation
in the National Park Service: A Historical Perspective.
Book by Barry Mackintosh. (History Division, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., 1986).
Lying
Lightly on the Land: Building America's National Park Roads and
Parkways
An overview and six themes from a museum exhibit by the same name
are summarized as an introduction to this feature highlighting colorful
period postcards of Yellowstone before the automobile, and eight
other parks during the golden age of park road development.
National
Park Service Archives and Research
A listing of NPS's archives and research materials.
Appalachian
Studies Association
An organization of scholars, teachers, and regional activists who
believe that shared community has been and will continue to be important
to those writing, researching, and teaching about Appalachia. The
organization encourages study, advances scholarship, disseminates
information, and enhances communication between Appalachian peoples,
their communities, governmental organizations, and educational institutions
Appalachian
Journal
A cross-disciplinary journal featuring field research, interviews,
and other scholarly studies of history, politics, economics, culture,
folklore, literature, music, ecology, and a variety of other topics,
as well as poetry and reviews of books, films, and recordings dealing
with the region of the Appalachian mountains
National
Council on Public History
Organization that works to advance the professionalism of public
history and to advocate enhanced public and governmental support
for historical programs. The NCPH includes museum professionals,
government historians, historical consultants and employees in consulting,
archivists, professors and students with public history interests,
and many others
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