North Carolina ECHO is on the road. During the next few years, North Carolina ECHO staff will visit every cultural institution in the state that maintains a permanent collection of materials for research and/or exhibit purposes. This includes those large institutions with dozens of staff, as well as those repositories which are supported by a handful of faithful volunteers.

Project staff will interview the caretakers of North Carolina's treasures to determine type and extent of holdings, states of preservation and access, means of support, and types and amount of use. They will take photographs of the institutions and gather promotional and administrative documents. This survey, one of the most thorough and comprehensive ever attempted by a state, will allow North Carolina ECHO to better structure its program of continuing education, Web portal, and grant awards. It will also be an opportunity for local cultural caretakers to come together to discuss their shared challenges and opportunities, as survey staff will sponsor local "summary meetings," where results of the survey will be reported and concerns and feedback from those being surveyed will be sought.

During their visits, survey staff will also be available for consultation regarding basic arrangement, description, preservation, and access issues. They will also be able to direct local caretakers to other, more-specialized agencies, professional associations, and individuals.

For now, it's on to Camden and Clinton, Fair Bluff and Four Oaks, Laurinburg and Lincolnton, Sparta and Spruce Pine, and Madison, Mooresville, Murphy and Manteo. . . 

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The Survey is complete!

Nov. 28 - Dec. 8, 2005	Durham County
November 21 - 23, 2005	Lee County
November 7 - 10, 2005	Duplin County
October 17 - 21, 2005	Cumberland County
Sept. 26 - Oct. 6, 2005	Rowan County
September 8 - 9, 2005	Yadkin County
August 22 - 26, 2005	Surry and Allegheny Counties
August 9 - 11, 2005	Rockingham County
August 8 - 9, 2005	Stokes and Surry Counties
August 4 - 5, 2005	Stanly County
July 25-27 & Aug 1-2, 2005	Pitt County
May 18 - 23, 2005	Cherokee, Clay, and Graham Counties
May 2 - 20, 2005	Buncombe County
April 18 - 21, 2005	Randolph County
March 21 - 23, 2005	Halifax County
January - February, 2005	Mecklenburg County
September 20 - 24, 2004	Harnett County
July 26 - 30, 2004	Bladen and Robeson Counties
June 14 - 17, 2004	Chatham County
April 26 - 30, 2004	Alamance County
November 10 - 13, 2003	Granville, Vance, and Warren Counties
September 8 - 17, 2003	Ashe, Watauga, and Wilkes Counties
June 9 - 13, 2003	Union and Scotland Counties
May 19 - 22, 2003	Haywood and Madison Counties
April 14 - 16, 2003	Greene, Jones, and Lenoir Counties
January 6 - 10, 2003	Guilford County
November 4 - 8, 2002	Cabarrus County
October 15-17 & 22-25, 2002	Carteret, Craven, & Pamlico Counties
October 6 - 12, 2002	Camden, Currituck, Dare, & Pasquotank Counties
September 16 - 18, 2002	Onslow & Pender Counties
September 9 - 11, 2002	Columbus County
August 26 - 30, 2002	Johnston County
August 13 - 14, 2002	Wilson County
August 5 - 8, 2002	Alexander & Iredell Counties
July 29 - August 2, 2002	Avery, Mitchell, Yancey & McDowell Counties
June 17 - 20, 2002	Cleveland County
May 27 - June 4, 2002	Orange County
April 29 - May 10, 2002	Wake County
April 15 - 17, 2002	Gates & Hertford Counties
April 2 - 4, 2002	Bertie & Northampton Counties
March 18 - 22, 2002	Burke & Caldwell Counties
February 25 - 27, 2002	Caswell & Person Counties
Jan 28 - Feb 8, 2002	New Hanover County
December 3 - 7, 2001	Moore County
November 5 - 8, 2001	Gaston County
October 22 - 25, 2001	Wayne County
October 8 - 11, 2001	Anson, Hoke, Montgomery & Richmond Counties
September 24 - 27, 2001	Edgecombe & Nash Counties
September 10 - 14, 2001	Chowan, Perquimans, & Washington Counties
August 13 - 16, 2001	Hyde, Martin & Franklin Counties
July 30 - August 3, 2001	Jackson, Swain & Macon Counties
June 25 - 27, 2001	Brunswick County
June 13, 2001	Sampson County
June 4 - 8 and 11, 2001	Forsyth County
May 29 - 31, 2001	Polk & Rutherford Counties
May 14 - 18, 2001	Henderson & Rutherford Counties
April 30 - May 4, 2001	Catawba & Lincoln Counties
April 9 - 12, 2001	Macon & Transylvania Counties
March 20 - 23, 2001	Beaufort & Tyrrell Counties
March 6 - 8, 2001	Davidson & Davie Counties