Swannanoa Valley Museum Programming 2022

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* 1. Overall, how satisfied are you with the WNC History Café and Appalachian Experience Series'?

Very satisfied

Satisfied

Somewhat satisfied

Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

Somewhat dissatisfied

Dissatisfied

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* 2. In 2022, the Swannanoa Valley Museum is planning on transitioning the WNC History Café lectures to in-person events (circumstances permitting), and keeping the Appalachian Experience series online. Which types of events are you able or likely to attend? Please check all that apply.

In-person (Most events based in Black Mountain, NC)

Virtual

Both

Neither

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Assuming circumstances allow for safe, in-person events in 2022, please tell us which types of events you would be unable to attend and why. Please check all that apply.

Virtual- Internet connectivity issues or technology challenges

Virtual- I do not like attending virtual events

In-Person- I live too far away

In-Person- I do not have transportation, have mobility issues or am unable to leave my home

In-Person and Virtual- Pricing- I cannot afford these events

Please tell us any other reasons why you cannot attend certain events.

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* 4. Do you have any suggestions for improvements to our online events?

Yes

Please leave feedback here.

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* 5. The WNC History Café lecture series is designed to explore the history of the Swannanoa Valley, Asheville and the surrounding region. What types of topics would you like to learn more about at future events? Please select all that apply.

Focus on Swannanoa Valley History (conference centers, communities, significant events and attractions, etc.)

20th Century History in the Valley and WNC (e.g. tourism development, local politics, school systems, natural disasters, healthcare development)

19th Century History in the Valley and WNC (e.g. Civil War, wagon roads and railways, enslavement, tourism development)

18th Century/Colonial History in the Valley and WNC (e.g. early communities, Native/settler interactions, drovers roads, homestead life)

Indigenous History- Pre-Contact and Contemporary Culture and History (e.g. Mississippian culture communities, Native lifeways, Native folklore and storytelling, assimilation and/or removal histories)

Contemporary Social Issues in WNC and their History (e.g. Housing, Tourism, Segregation)

Understanding the Geography and Ecology of the Valley and WNC

Histories of various ethnic and racial identities in the Valley and WNC (e.g. Jewish, African-American, 18th-19th century European immigrants)

Please list your top three choices of topic matter here, along with any additional suggestions.

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* 6. Are you more likely to attend a WNC History Café event if it is focused specifically on Swannanoa Valley History (vs. Asheville or WNC regional history)?

Very Likely

Somewhat Likely

Unlikely

Does not tend to influence my choice to attend as long as the topic matter is interesting

Other (please specify)

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* 7. The Swannanoa Valley Museum's Appalachian Experience series is designed to expand participants’ understandings of Appalachian traditions, history, identity and ecology. What types of topics would you like to learn about at future events? Please check all that apply.

Regional Ecology (e.g. waterway ecology, salamanders of Appalachia, the formation of the Appalachian mountains)

American Indian History and Culture (e.g. the Nations of Appalachia, historic towns and communities, musical traditions)

Folklore (e.g. traditional storytelling, myths and urban legends, folk wisdom of medicine and planting)

Music and Dance (e.g. buckdancing, square dancing, development of old-time traditions, folk songs and work songs)

African-American History and Culture (e.g. Affrilachian identity, Civil Rights history, integration)

Material Traditions (e.g. quilt making, wood carving, relationships to tourism)

Foodways (regional recipes, holiday traditions, moonshining)

Contemporary Appalachian Issues (e.g. flooding, post-coal economies, environmental protection)

Please list your top three interests from the choices above.

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* 8. Are there any other topics or speakers you would like to suggest for the WNC History Café or Appalachian Experience series?

Yes

Please add your suggestions here.

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* 9. The Swannanoa Valley Museum's Winter Workshop series is designed to provide introductory, hands-on workshops on Appalachian and regional cultural traditions. SVM plans to conduct these events in-person (circumstances permitting) in 2022. Below, please select the topic matter you would be most interested in learning about next year. Please check all that apply.

Craft Traditions (e.g. spoon carving, weaving, quilt making)

Traditional Foodways & Medicine (e.g. regional recipes, preparing/foraging wild foods, salve making)

Music and Dance (e.g. clogging, folk song)

Ecology & Woodslore (e.g. plant identification, animal tracking, bird call identification)

Folklore and Oral Traditions (e.g. storytelling, recording oral histories)

Please list your top three choices of topic matter here, and suggest any other topics of interest.

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* 10. Broadly, what historical topics would you like to learn more about through the Swannanoa Valley Museum? Please check your top three choices.

Sports

War & Conflict

Science and Technology

Environment/Ecology and Natural Disasters

Arts and Crafts

Music and Dance

Traditions and Rituals

Places and Landmarks

Biographies of Prominent People and Communities

Laws and Government

Other (please specify)