Preservation Georgia online, Feb. 26-Mar. 4, 2007

Preservation Georgia Online February 26-March 4, 2007 In this issue: Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission Women's History sites funded through Georgia Heritage Grants SFY 2008 Georgia Heritage grant applications New Preserve America communities Positions available in Georgia Preservation Events Calendar Subscription Information
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Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission
In September 2006, the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor was designated by Congress to recognize the important contributions made to American culture by enslaved Africans who were brought to this country to work in the rice plantations that once existed in the barrier islands and coastal regions of North and South Carolina, Florida and Georgia. Because of their geographic isolation and strong sense of community, the Gullah/Geechee people developed a creole language and preserved many elements of their African roots that remain intact today. The Heritage Corridor will enhance the preservation and interpretation of the language, arts and crafts, folklore, religious beliefs and foods that are significant to Gullah/Geechee culture.
The legislation creates a Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission to develop a management plan for the heritage area. The commission will consist of 15 members, including six from South Carolina and three each from Florida, North Carolina and Georgia. Two individuals will be nominated by the state historic preservation offices in these states and one will be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. To receive consideration for the management commission, biographies or resumes must be received by March 30, 2007. The Fact Sheet and National Park Service News Release is available on HPD's website at http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=358 with detailed information on the application process.
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Women's History sites funded through Georgia Heritage Grants
Georgia Heritage Grant funds have been awarded to help preserve resources associated with prominent women throughout the state. Since the grant program began, properties associated with writers, educators, women's groups, a singer,

and an artist have received financial assistance totaling over $95,000. Notable women's sites that benefited from Georgia Heritage Grants include Flannery O'Connor's Andalusia in Baldwin County, the Beulah Rucker House in Hall County, the Mary Hambidge House in Rabun County, the "Ma" Rainey Pridgett House in Muscogee County, the Cora Harris Study and Chapel in Bartow County, the Lyons Woman's Club in Toombs County, and the Dawson Women's Clubhouse in Terrell County. We will highlight these resources throughout March in recognition of Women's History Month.
More money could be available to save historic resources like these by increasing funding allotted to the Georgia Heritage Grant Program. You can help us achieve this goal by ordering a Historic Preservation License Plate. Twentytwo dollars of the tag fee is designated for the Georgia Heritage Grant Program. For more information, contact grants coordinator Carole Moore at 404: 463-8434 or e-mail at carole_moore@dnr.state.ga.us. To view the plate and/or use the order form to reserve the plate, go to HPD's Web site at www.gashpo.org.
1000 tags must be ordered by December 2007 before these tags will be manufactured. Current tag orders are 494.
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SFY 2008 Georgia Heritage grant applications
Applications for the SFY 2008 Georgia Heritage grants will be available on the HPD web site in mid April at http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=38. The postmark deadline for the applications will be Friday, July 13, 2007. If you would like to receive a paper application in the mail, please send Grants Coordinator Carole Moore your mailing address at carole_moore@dnr.state.ga.us or call her at 404-463-8434.
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New Preserve America communities
Congratulations to Sandersville and Walker County for their recent designation by the Advisory Council for Historic Preservation as Georgia's newest Preserve America communities.
Preserve America is a White House initiative that encourages and supports community efforts to preserve and enjoy our priceless cultural and natural heritage. The goals of the initiative include a greater shared knowledge about the nation's past, strengthened regional identities and local pride, increased local participation in preserving the country's cultural and natural heritage assets, and support for the economic vitality of our communities.

To find out more about becoming a Preserve America community, please go to www.PreserveAmerica.gov.
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Positions available in Georgia
Historian, Historic Preservation Division, Atlanta http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=353 Application deadline: not yet determined.
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Preservation events calendar
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 5 - Ocmulgee Archaeological Society meeting - Jerry McDonald will discuss the locations of the many historic Creek Indian towns and villages in Middle Georgia - Macon - stephen.hammack@robins.af.mil or 478-718-3398
March 13 - Gtr Atlanta Archaeological Society Meeting - Dr. Kent Schneider will discuss the research and development of remote sensing technology - Atlanta vegotsky@earthlink.net
March 19 - "J.B. Hood and the Atlanta Campaign," lecture by Dr. J. D. Fowler Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - 770-427-4686 or www.nps.gov/kemo
April 9 - "Battle of New Hope Church," lecture by Dr. Keith Bohannon - Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - 770-427-4686 or www.nps.gov/kemo
May 2-4 - "Building Creative Communities" Conference - Colquitt www.buildingcreativecommunities.com
May 7 - "19th Century Money and Banking," lecture by Phillip Whiteman

- Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - 770-427-4686 or www.nps.gov/kemo
September 17 - "Antietam," lecture by author Richard Croker - Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - 770-427-4686 or www.nps.gov/kemo
October 22 - "Trail of Tears," lecture by Dr. Sarah Hill - Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - 770-427-4686 or www.nps.gov/kemo
November 12 - "Courage in the Civil War: Moral Courage and Courage in Battle," - Wiley Sword lecture and book signing - Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - 770-427-4686 or www.nps.gov/kemo
Previously listed national and state conferences and meetings
March 5-6 - Community Planning Institute - Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the Georgia Planning Association - Columbus www.dca.state.ga.us/development/PlanningQualityGrowth/programs/opqg.asp
March 6-8 A Critical Examination of Change: The Impermanent and Intangible in Preservation - 6th National Forum on Historic Preservation Practice Baltimore, MD 302-831-1050 or davames@udel.edu
March 8-10, 2007 - Spring 2007 Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference Boston - www.traditionalbuildingshow.com
March 10 - Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association meeting followed by the unveiling of a new Trail of Tears exhibit at the Funk Museum and the showing of the 2-hour film "The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy" - Waleska badnil@alltel.net or 770-704-6338.
March 25-28 National Main Streets Conference Seattle http://conference.mainstreet.org
March 28-31 - Vernacular Architecture Forum Conference "Savannah and the Lowcountry" - Savannah - http://www.scad.edu/academic/majors/arlh/vaf/ or contact Daves Rossell, erossell@scad.edu
April 11-14 Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation annual meeting Athens www.ahlp.org/docs/meetings.html
April 18-20 Heart and Soul of Georgia Bus Tour - Ga. Cities Foundation/GMA http://www.georgiacitiesfoundation.org/event_detail/default.asp?eventid=41930

April 22-28 - Georgia Cities Week - Cities: Service, Style & Soul - Georgia Municipal Assn. - http://www.gmanet.com/georgia_cities_week/
April 27-28 - Spring HPC Training - Georgia Alliance of Preservation Commissions - St Marys - www.uga.edu/gapc - 706-583-8047 or jmlewis@uga.edu
May 11 - Georgia National Register Review Board Meeting - Historic Preservation Division, DNR - Atlanta http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaynavigation.asp?TopCategory=41
May 18-20 - Georgia Trust Annual Meeting - Brunswick & the Golden Isles www.georgiatrust.org/historic_sites/annual_meeting.htm
May 20-27 - VI World Archaeological Congress - Kingston, Jamaica http://www.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/
June 18-21 - Your Passport to Crossing Boundaries in Heritage Development: International Heritage Development Conference - Alliance of National Heritage Areas - Detroit, MI - http://www.nationalheritageareas.org/2007_conference.htm
June 23-30 - Preservation Leadership Training - National Trust for Historic Preservation - application deadline is March 30 - Owatonna, Minnesota http://www.nationaltrust.org/plt
September 5-8 - 2007 AASLH annual meeting - Relevance: The Bottom Line Atlanta - http://www.aaslh.org/anmeeting.htm
September 28 - Georgia National Register Review Board Meeting - Historic Preservation Division, DNR - Atlanta http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaynavigation.asp?TopCategory=41
October 2-6 - Preservation Matters!: 2007 National Preservation Conference Saint Paul, Minnesota - www.nthpconference.org
October 25-28 - 12th National Conference on Planning History - Society for American City and Regional Planning History (SACRPH) - Portland, Maine http://www.urban.uiuc.edu/sacrph/
November 5-8 - National Trail of Tears Association National Conference - Rome - www.nationaltota.org or totajerra@aol.com or tc12@bellsouth.net
January 17-19, 2008 - Third International Architectural Paint Research Conference - New York - www.aprconference.us

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