Join HEARTS Circle

Have you ever wished for “someone to do something” about our disappearing historic and natural places?

When you join HEARTS Circle, you are someone who is doing something!

Becoming a HEARTS Circle member means joining a community dedicated to protecting the places and stories that shape who we are. Your support helps make preservation possible and makes local history, nature, and the arts accessible to all.

HEARTS Circle Memberships support HEARTS’ vital, local, place-based initiatives that promote history, ecology, arts, reunion, trails, and the beloved Hugh Torance House and Store. Memberships also aid in our historic research and community programming endeavors, enabling us to share our discoveries with diverse audiences and strengthen our community . Additionally, your backing assists in preserving HEARTS’ Affiliate sites and their surroundings, ensuring the conservation of these incredible historic sites for future generations. Through your generosity, HEARTS can meet its operational needs as well as cultivating new connections and experiences for visitors.

Together with HEARTS Collaborative, HEARTS Circle members help weave a vibrant tapestry of our region’s important history and creating engaging HEARTS experiences for all ages.

• Historic preservation and ecological conservation in the Catawba Valley region.

• Respectful and responsible exploration and recognition of the vast history and ecology of our region.

• Honor all those from the past with connections to our lands by conducting and documenting genealogical research and sharing our findings with the public to enhance our collective understanding of those who lived here before us.

• Provide a publicly accessible and searchable Artifact Database for museum collections and for private citizens’ collections.

• Facilitate sustainable operations and activities for all Affiliate non-profit sites.

• Seek connections to the Carolina Thread Trail and local greenway networks utilizing trails and providing signage for historic structures, ruins, flora, and fauna.

• Develop outdoor spaces for the arts, gardens, reflection spaces, community events, and educational opportunities.

HEARTS Circle Membership Goals:

2024 HEARTS Circle Gala guests enjoy the large front porch at Cedar Grove in Huntersville, NC.