A diverse and active group of museums, businesses, government agencies, and individuals participate in the West Georgia Textile Heritage Trail. Those listed below are the Trail’s Charter Members. We retired our tiered membership program and continue to honor and engage with our Charter Members.
Institutional Members
- Bartow History Museum (Cartersville, Bartow County)
- Bandy Heritage Center for Northwest Georgia (Dalton, Whitfield County)
- BlueWater Ropes (Carrollton, Carroll County)
- Bowdon Area Historical Society (Bowdon, Carroll County)
- Carpet and Rug Institute (Dalton, Whitfield County)
- Carrollton Convention and Visitors Bureau (Carrollton, Carroll County)
- City of Villa Rica (Carroll County)
- Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau (Columbus, Muscogee County)
- Dalton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (Dalton, Whitfield County)
- Georgia Humanities Council (Atlanta, Fulton County)
- Hills & Dales Estate (LaGrange, Troup County)
- LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce (LaGrange, Troup County)
- Newnan-Coweta Historical Society (Newnan, Coweta County)
- Polk County Historical Society (Cedartown, Polk County)
- Prater’s Mill (Dalton,Whitfield County)
- Sewell Mill Events Facility & Community Center (Bremen, Haralson County)
- Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum (Carrollton, Carroll County)
- Thomaston-Upson Archives (Thomaston, Upson County)
- Town of Moreland (Coweta County)
- Troup County Archives (LaGrange, Troup County)
- Whitfield-Murray Historical Society (Dalton, Whitfield County)
Individual Members
- Elizabeth Beers
- Janet Cochran
- Jack Dorsey
- Chuck Douglas
- Josh Evans
- Robert Harris, Jr.
- Dustin Klein
- Lorraine LaRue
- Kaye Minchew
- Gail Priest
- Jim & Judy Rowell
- Leon Shriver
- Carol Theune
- Mary Walker
- Robert Winebarger
- Robin Worley
