Preservation Georgia online, Jan. 14-20, 2008

Preservation Georgia Online January 14-20, 2008
In this issue: 3 new National Register listings Georgia Archives launches new photo program Georgia Trust Academic Scholarships Preservation events calendar Subscription information
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3 new National Register listings
The Bacon County School, located in Alma, Bacon County, Georgia, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 26, 2007. The Bacon County School was constructed in 1933 when a need arose for a larger school due to the town of Alma and Bacon County school systems merging, and the number of school age children increasing. The school is significant in the areas of architecture and education, and has received a Georgia Heritage grant to assist in the preparation of a historic structure report to help enable its preservation.
The William E. and Sarah Dillard Powell House, located on Boxwood Terrace in Dillard, in Rabun County, was listed in the National Register on January 2, 2008. The William E. and Sarah Dillard Powell House is significant to Rabun County as one of its early boarding houses associated with the resort era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The house's architecture reflects its transformation from a single-family farmhouse to a much larger accommodation for seasonal boarders and tourists. It is also associated with two prominent local families--the Dillards and the Powells, early settlers in the area.
The Warner Robins Depot, located on First Street in Warner Robins, Houston County, was listed in the National Register on January 2, 2008. The Warner Robins Depot is significant in the area of architecture and transportation as a good and intact example of a 1940s depot housing both passenger and freight facilities in Georgia. The depot retains its exterior and interior character-defining features including its form, floor plan, and ticket counters. The depot is significant in the area of social history for its reflection of how public facilities were segregated during the late 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries with separate waiting rooms for white and African American travelers. For more information about these recent National Register listings and others, go to http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=375

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Georgia Archives launches new photo program
The Georgia Archives has created a way for Georgians to help preserve the history of the state through a program called Virtual Georgia. Anyone with photographs related to Georgia, may nominate pictures to be included in the archives permanent collection. Pictures are nominated by being uploaded to the Virtual Georgia website. The program is slated to last through March 1, 2008. For more information, visit the Virtual Georgia Web page at http://content.sos.state.ga.us/cdm4/vrg.php
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Georgia Trust Academic Scholarships available
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting entries for the B. Phinizy Spalding and Hubert B. Owens Scholarships and the J. Neel Reid Prize. The application deadline is February 15. For more information, visit their Web site at www.georgiatrust.org/preservation_resources/opportunities.htm or call 404-8857817.
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Preservation events calendar
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.
Submit your listings to: helen.talley-mcrae@dnr.state.ga.us.
This week's new listings Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date.
January 17 - Ossabaw Island Foundation Annual Meeting Announces 2008 Initiatives - Savannah - RSVP: elizabeth@ossabawisland.org or 912-233-5104.
January 31 - Miller High School Town Hall Meeting - The Georgia Trust - Macon www.georgiatrust.org or 478-742-8155
February 2 - 2008 Preservation Ball - The Georgia Trust - Atlanta www.georgiatrust.org - 404-885-7805

February 13 - "The Legacy of Reid and Schutze: Bringing Rome to Atlanta" a lecture by Paul Knight - The Georgia Trust - Atlanta - www.georgiatrust.org - 404885-7817
April 4-6 - The Georgia Trust's 2008 Annual Meeting and Spring Ramble Columbus - www.georgiatrust.org - 678-560-6301
National and state conferences and meetings (previously listed)Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date.
January 17-19 - Third International Architectural Paint Research Conference New York - www.aprconference.us
January 26 Downtown Development Authority Training Department of Community Affairs Atlanta contact Kimberley Carter at 404-679-0604 or kcarter@dca.state.ga.us
February 7 Form-Based Development Codes for Cultural Heritage Tourism Districts training workshop - Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs - St Marys http://www.mainstreetgeorgia.org/UserFiles/File/CulturalHeritageOrdinance.pdf or Cindy Eidson at ceidson@dca.state.ga.us or 404-679-3101.
February 7 - Historic Preservation Day at the State Capitol - Georgians for Preservation Action and the Georgia Trust will host an afternoon of activities related to passage of HB 851, the improvements to the state tax credit. Atlanta - contact Anne Farrisee at afarrisee@georgiatrust.org. February 7-9 7th annual New Partners for Smart Growth conference Washington DC www.newpartners.org
February 28-29 - The Atlantic World and African American Life and Culture in the Georgia Lowcountry, 18th to 20th Century - A Symposium - Savannah www.ossabawisland.org.
March 4 Form-Based Development Codes for Cultural Heritage Tourism Districts training workshop - Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs - Washington, Ga. http://www.mainstreetgeorgia.org/UserFiles/File/CulturalHeritageOrdinance.pdf or Cindy Eidson at ceidson@dca.state.ga.us or 404-679-3101.
March 12-16- American Society for Environmental History 2008 Annual Meeting "Agents of Change: People, Climate, and Places through Time" - Boise, Idaho www.aseh.net

March 12-14 - Main Street 101 Training and Development Conference Department of Community Affairs Statesboro contact Kimberley Carter at 404-679-0604 or kcarter@dca.state.ga.us
March 26-30 - Society for American Archaeology 73rd Annual Meeting Vancouver, BC, Canada - www.saa.org
March 28-29 - "Concrete & Cast Stone in the 21st Century: Design, Preservation, & Care of Contemporary & Historic Architecture" an intensive two-day conference - Cambridge, MA - 617-623-4488; ses_tec_con@msn.com
March 30-April 2 National Main Streets Conference National Main Street Center Philadelphia, PA http://conference.mainstreet.org
April 10-13 National Council on Public History Annual Meeting: Public Histories of Unity and Division Louisville, KY www.ncph.org
April 11-13 - "High Cotton and Tall Columns" Southern Garden History Society Annual Meeting - Athens - www.southerngardenhistory.org/annualmeeting.html
April 23-27 - 2008 Society of Architectural Historians annual meeting - Cincinnati, Ohio - http://www.forum.nthp.org/default.asp
April 25-26 - Spring Historic Preservation Commission Training Douglas http://www.uga.edu/gapc/training.htm or contact Jennifer Lewis at 706-583-8047 or gapc@uga.edu.
May 7-10 - VAF 2008 Annual Meeting - "In the Garden of the Sun: California`s San Joaquin Valley" - Fresno, CA - http://vernaculararchitectureforum.org
May 21-31 - 11th US/ICOMOS International Symposium "Developing a Comprehensive Approach to US Participation in the Global Heritage Community" - Washington, DC. - http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/436
June 21 Downtown Development Authority Training Department of Community Affairs Savannah contact Kimberley Carter at 404-679-0604 or kcarter@dca.state.ga.us
June 21-24 Georgia Municipal Association's Annual Convention Savannah http://www.gmanet.com/annual_convention/
July 10-13, 2008 - National Alliance of Preservation Commissions 6th biennial forum New Orleans - napc@uga.edu.

July 16-19 Thinking outside the Fox: League of Historic American Theatres 32nd annual meeting Atlanta www.lhat.org/conference_theatre.asp
October 21-25 "Preservation in Progress": National Preservation Conference National Trust Tulsa, Oklahoma - http://www.nthpconference.org/
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