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to the future of our treasured cultural heritage and natural resources of this area. Thanks to the generosity of more than 2500 members from across the state and region, a dedicated staff and board, hundreds of volunteers giving thousands of hours and a working partnership with Cape Lookout National Seashore, Core Sound is host to almost 30,000 visitors, students and local residents annually. Here carvers, collectors, writers, teachers, students, visitors, quilters, boatbuilders, Main Gallery Opening – Core Sound Waterfowl Museum storytellers, artists, fishermen, & Heritage Center 2009 photographers, oral historians, researchers, scientists and visitors work together to keep Core Sound’s way of life a “living” heritage, grounded in the past and even stronger in the future. The museum’s work moves forward daily and the challenges are many, but the history of this organization tells the story of men and women who are dedicated to the vision this institution has set forth to serve this community as a “keeper” of the past, a “gathering place” for our communities today and a “visionary” that will make sure that future generations will never forget the truest meaning of Core Sound heritage. At the 25-year mark in 2017, the need for preserving Down East history with a focus on honoring and sharing the waterfowling, boatbuilding and fishing traditions of these communities. Today, sharing our stories is more important than ever as the next generation of Core Sounders – carvers, boatbuilders, teachers and community leaders work to “keep the past a part of our future” in our communities. Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center - “At the End of the Road” Core Sound’s commitment to the region continues to grow and strengthen through the daily celebration of our living traditions and the safekeeping of our community treasures and stories, interpreted by the local community in the context of place-based science education for learners of all ages. Our vision for community sustainability and economic opportunities throughout the Core Sound region continues to expand through partnerships and collaborations statewide. This institution’s history and its role in the community today is an amazing example of what hard work, local investment and community vision can accomplish. The Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center is the tangible outcome of thousands of talented, generous people giving, working, believing in the value of Core Sound’s heritage ~ this place, our people, and our way of life. 40
History of the Carolina Decoy Collectors Association In 1977, the concept of forming an association of decoy collectors in North Carolina was first envisioned by Malcolm Fleming and DC North, both residents of the Wilmington, NC area. Collecting decoys in the coastal areas of the state was evolving and a common interest among collectors was growing. The first meeting was held in 1978 at Malcolm’s house with 5 to 6 other collectors or carvers attending. The next meeting was held at the Pleasant Oaks Plantation on the Cape Fear River just outside of Wilmington. In 1979, Malcolm Fleming drew a sketch of a Lee Dudley teal that was adopted as the logo. This same sketch was used to create the current association logo that was designed and adopted by the association in 2010. Membership grew to around 50 members over the years and in the early 1980s Donald Mayo, an attorney and member from New Bern, drafted bylaws for the group as a social association. The association was named the Carolina Decoy Collectors and Carvers Association. The purpose of the association was: to provide a medium of exchange of information about decoys; advance knowledge and interest in decoys; organize and conduct educational meetings about decoys; assist museums and other groups in advancing information about decoys, and finally to promote decoy collecting and carving. From the 1980s until 2005, the association’s activities were conducted as a social organization. Membership grew to 150 members in the 1990s and many educational and social events were held for the membership and public at large. With the evolution of the Core Sound Carvers Guild and the Back Bay Carvers Guild, the focus of the membership narrowed to collecting decoys. The decoy carvers evolved into two more specialized organizations, the Core Sound Carvers Guild and the Back Bay Carvers Guild. In 2005, under the guidance of then president, Kroghie Andresen and the board, the association formally changed its name to the Carolina Decoy Collectors Association through its 501C3 filing with the Secretary of State in North Carolina. From then on the contributions to support the organization were tax deductible. The bylaws were updated and the purpose expanded to include more involvement in decoy commerce. A code of ethics was adopted to provide a safe medium of exchange for the sale of decoys by dealers and collectors alike. The association became more involved in overseeing problems found in decoy sale transactions. Additionally, educational programs, support of the Harkers Island Festival and participation with museums sponsoring decoy exhibits were emphasized by the association. Today the association has over 120 active members, mostly in North Carolina. After the association became tax exempt, through the leadership of Lynn Wiggs, president and Jesse Sorrell, secretary/treasurer the association membership grew again. Educational programs across the state were well attended and the old decoy exhibit during the Harkers Island Festival helped regenerate more interest in the decoy association and carver’s guild activities. In 2011, to further support related museums and decoy festivals and specifically decoy education, the association published its first book. The book is entitled: Master Decoy Carver: Mitchell Fulcher. Donations from member collectors were made to produce the book. The Carolina Decoy Collectors Association then initiated a book donation program where books are donated to two other decoy related entities – the Core Sound Carvers Guild and the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center. Through this book donation program, three decoy related entities are involved in educating the 41
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