Preservation Georgia online, Mar. 13-17, 2006

Preservation Georgia Online March 13-17, 2006 In this issue: HPD receives Preserve America grant for cemetery preservation initiative! New Archeological Collections NPS Technical Brief National Register news Grants Awards Positions available in Georgia Preservation Events Calendar Subscription Information
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HPD receives Preserve America grant for cemetery preservation initiative!
The Historic Preservation Division (HPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources received an $86,000 Preserve America grant to help preserve Georgia's historic cemeteries. Dr. Ray Luce, HPD's director and deputy state historic preservation officer, accepted the award from First Lady Laura Bush during a recent ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.
Cemetery preservation is a high priority for Georgia's citizens. Dr. Luce explains, "A few years ago, while holding public input meetings for our state plan, cemeteries were the top historic resource people wanted preserved. Since that time, our archaeology unit coordinator, Christine (Van Voorhies) Neal produced "Grave Intentions: A Comprehensive Guide to Cemetery Preservation in Georgia" with the Historic Chattahoochee Commission. It is our hope that with this grant, we can assist communities with the next step of finding ways to interpret cemeteries for both local citizens and heritage tourists."
Grant funds will promote the recognition, preservation, documentation, and protection of Georgia's historic cemeteries throughout the State. Funds will be used to conduct a statewide conference focusing on the preservation of the cemeteries and their use in heritage tourism; to produce a publication that gives an overview of preservation guidelines and interpretation of historic cemeteries; to promote the importance of historic cemeteries through public information; to create a cemetery sub-grant program where Preserve America communities apply for activities, such as cemetery preservation planning, interpretive plans, National Register nominations, etc. Contact Karen Anderson-Cordova at karen_anderson-cordova@dnr.state.ga.us for more information
Mrs. Bush congratulated the first 45 recipients of Preserve America Grants. The first round of Preserve America grants provided $3.5 million for projects in 28 states representing all regions of the country. The Georgia cities of Roswell and

Augusta-Richmond County also received grants on March 9. The First Lady also announced an application deadline of May 19 for the second round of grant funding totaling $1.5 million.
Preserve America is a White House initiative that encourages and supports community efforts to preserve and enjoy our priceless cultural and natural heritage. More information on Preserve America, including a complete list of grant recipients, criteria and application forms for various initiative programs, can be found at www.PreserveAmerica.gov.
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New Archeological Collections NPS Technical Brief
Archeological Collections and the Public: Using Resources for the Public Benefit uses case studies to highlight the public benefits of maintaining archeological collections, as identified by managers of collections repositories. This is the latest addition to the National Park Service Archeology Program's online technical brief series. http://www.cr.nps.gov/archeology/pubs/techBr/
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National Register news
The United States Post Office, Federal Annex at 77 Forsyth Street in downtown Atlanta was listed in the National Register on February 10, 2006.
Designed by Atlanta architect Albert Ten Eyck Brown and constructed in Atlanta's central business district between 1931 to 1933. This ten-story 292,000 square foot reinforced concrete structure is a product of the Public Works Administration (PWA) and built to serve the growing postal needs of the city in the early 1930s. It served as the central postal facility for the entire southeast region of the United States. The location of the building, opposite Terminal Station (across Spring Street at the time), was a strategic choice and significant in making the broader handling and distribution of mail possible by way of railroad. Tunnels under the Spring and Mitchell viaducts connected the mail handling areas of the Post Office with the mailing platforms of the adjacent Terminal Station (later demolished in 1970.) Mail was transferred back and forth by ways of conveyor belts that ran through tunnels.
The United States Post Office, Federal Annex is an excellent example of the Modern Classic style of architecture of the Modern Movement. It is considered one of Atlanta's finest examples of Federal architecture built in the late 1920s and early 1930 "a landmark of the city's Deco-to Modern Era and one of the region's most significant public works in the Modern Classic style."

A product of the PWA under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, this building exemplifies the modern bureaucratic Federal architecture of the thirties. This Modern Classic style, as it is sometimes referred to, was a widely popular style of government-sponsored buildings constructed during the thirties. This style is typically characterized by smooth planar wall surfaces, low relief detailing and minimal ornament in simplified classical forms.
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Grants
Preserve America is a White House initiative that encourages and supports community efforts to preserve and enjoy our priceless cultural and natural heritage. The application deadline for a second round of grant funding, totaling $1.5 million, is May 19, 2006. Go to www.PreserveAmerica.gov for more information.
Save America's Treasures at the National Trust is pleased to join its public partners, the National Park Service, the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, and the country's other major cultural agencies, in announcing the 2006 Federal Save America's Treasures Guidelines and Application. Please note that the due date for applications has been extended to Tuesday April 18, 2006 at 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. For more information: Guidelines and application at www.cr.nps.gov/hps/treasures/index.htm.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is accepting grant applications from Native American tribes, Alaska Native villages, regional and village corporations, and nonprofit organizations that serve primarily Native Hawaiians, to support museum activities. Grants are from $5,000 -$50,000 and are available in three categories: programming, professional development, and enhancement of museum services. Deadline is April 1 http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nativeServices.shtm
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Awards
The Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians seeks nominations for the Best of the South: Preserving Southern Architecture Award. This new award will honor a project that preserves or restores an historic building, or complex of buildings, in an outstanding manner and that demonstrates excellence in research, technique, and documentation. Projects in the eleven-state region of SESAH and that were completed in 2004 or 2005 are eligible. Nominations should consist of no more than two typed pages of

description, and be accompanied by hard copy illustrations and any supporting material. A cover letter should identify the owner of the project, the use of the building(s), and the names of all the major participants of the project. Send four copies to Travis McDonald, P.O. Box 419, Forest, VA, 24551. UPS/FedEx mailing address: 1008 Poplar Forest Drive, Forest, VA 24551. Deadline: 6/19/2006 - For more information: Call 434-534-8123 or email travis@poplarforest.org.
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Positions available in Georgia
archaeologist - USDA Forest Service http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=40256837
curator - Augusta Museum of History http://jobs.aaslh.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=2296380&keywords=&ref=1
architectural historian - URS Corporation, Atlanta http://www.preservenet.cornell.edu/employopps.html#ursga
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Preservation events
Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date. Tell us what your organization or community has planned by sending your listings for our online Events Calendar via e-mail to: helen_talleymcrae@dnr.state.ga.us.
Please note that items on the "Preservation Events Calendar" are events and meetings of interest to preservationists. It is not to be used for the detailed scheduling of meetings with HPD staff without contacting those individuals
New additions
March 23-24 - "The End of Southern History? Integrating the Modern South and the Nation" conference - Atlanta - 404-712-6000 or http://www.history.emory.edu/resources/SouthernHist.pdf
April 18 - Hurricane Preparedness workshop - Solinet - Kingsland www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?doc_id=3855&WKSHPID=12DPS.

April 19 - Dwelling Place: A Plantation Epic, lecture by Erskine Clarke - The Georgia Historical Society - Savannah - 912-651-2125 or visit www.georgiahistory.com
Apr. 27-28 - Old Buildings, New Frontiers: Historic Tax Credits Conference Washington DC - www.ipedinc.net/2006_Conference_Schedule_IPED.asp
June - Join Fernbank archaeologists in excavating and exploring a Spanish mission in Telfair County - 404-929-6300 or www.fernbank.edu/museum
September 21 - Carry Me Home: The Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution, lecture by Diane McWhorter - The Georgia Historical Society Savannah - 912-651-2125 or visit www.georgiahistory.com
September 28-30 - 2006 Annual Meeting - Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians - Auburn, Alabama - http://www.sesah.org/1events.html
October 5-7 - Fall 2006 Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference Washington, DC www.traditionalbuildingshow.com/RandR/PDF/DC_Call_for_Presentation.pdf
October 12-15 - Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Technology Las Vegas www.shot.jhu.edu/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting_Main_Page.htm.
October 14-15 - Prater's Mill Country Fair - Varnell - www.PratersMill.org
November 9 - Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America, lecture by Fergus Bordewich - The Georgia Historical Society Savannah - 912-651-2125 or visit www.georgiahistory.com
Previously listed national and state conferences and meetings
March 22-24 - Main Street 101 Training - Department of Community Affairs Valdosta - 404-679-0604 www.dca.state.ga.us
March 30 - Georgia Historical Society's 167th Annual Meeting - Savannah www.georgiahistory.com or 912-651-2125.
April 1 Park Day - Civil War Preservation Trust nationwide http://www.civilwar.org/parkday/
April 19-22 - National Council on Public History Annual Meeting - Washington DC - http://www.ncph.org/2006annualmtg.html

April 20-23 - Georgia Preservation Conference and Georgia Trust Annual Meeting - Athens - http://www.georgiatrust.org/historic_sites/annual_meeting.htm
April 27-30 - Preserving the Historic Road conference - Boston www.historicroads.org/sub7_1.htm
May 15-19 - Current Archeological Prospection Advances for Non-Destructive Investigations in the 21st Century - Fort Frederica National Monument, St. Simons Island - www.cr.nps.gov/mwac/training/ARCH06TNG.pdf
May 20 - Society for Georgia Archaeology (SGA) Spring Meeting - Atlanta www.thesga.org
May 24 - "Archaeological Perspectives on Coastal Georgia" symposium - Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center - Brunswick pbarefoot@coastalgeorgiardc.org.
June 4-7 - National Main Street Conference - New Orleans http://conference.mainstreet.org/content.aspx?page=7691&site=8
June 10-17 - Preservation Leadership Training (PLT) - applications are due March 31 - Nebraska City - www.nationaltrust.org/plt.
August 21-23 - 4th biennial Celebrating Rural Georgia Conference - Department of Community Affairs - Augusta - www.dca.state.ga.us or 404-679-0604
September 6-9 - Preservation of Historic Cemeteries workshop - The Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies - 815-244-1173 or www.campbellcenter.org
October 31 - November 5 - National Trust's National Preservation Conference Pittsburg, PA https://www.nthpconference.org/
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