| Year(s) Listed: • 2011 |
| City/Town: • Lawrence |
| Location Class: • |
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| Awards: • Advocacy Award |
| Contributor: Kansas Preservation Alliance |
As director of the Lawrence Convention and Visitors Bureau and the chair of the Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area planning committee, Ms. Billings has created an effective partnership between tourism and preservation. Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area is an initiative that enhances, preserves, and promotes the Territorial, Civil War, and civil rights stories of 29 Kansas counties. The Preservation Advocacy Award is for commitment to Historic Preservation through Advocacy Leadership for the creation of Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area.