Preservation Georgia online, Jan. 21-27, 2008

Preservation Georgia Online January 21-27, 2008
In this issue: HPD Staff In Print Georgia Municipal Cemetery Association 2008 Historic Preservation Day at the State Capitol Leadership in History Awards Positions available in Georgia Preservation events calendar Subscription information
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HPD Staff In Print
Taino Indian Myth and Practice: The Arrival of the Stranger King by William F. Keegan was recently reviewed by HPD's Karen Anderson-Cordova, Planning & Local Assistance Unit Manager. The book review appeared in the Fall 2007 issue of CENTRO: Journal of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, City University of New York.
Community Planning Coordinator Leigh Burns' article "Historic Preservation Works for Georgia Counties" was featured in the December 2007 issue of ACCG's magazine Georgia County.
Mary Ann Eaddy, Manager of the Technical Services Unit, and Staci CatronSullivan, Director of the Cherokee Garden Library coauthored the article "Georgia's Historic Landscape Initiative in Bartow County." This can be found in the Fall/Winter 2007/2008 issue of Garden Citings, the newsletter of the Cherokee Garden Library of the Atlanta History Center.
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Georgia Municipal Cemetery Association
The new Georgia Municipal Cemetery Association, formed in October 2007, will hold its next meeting at 10 a.m. on March 6 in Macon, Georgia, at Central City Park, Building #13. The agenda will include the election of officers and the adoption of association by-laws. Eligible members include those employed by or associated with either a municipal or non-profit cemetery. For directions or more information visit www.geocities.com/citycemeteriesofga.
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2008 Historic Preservation Day at the State Capitol
Georgians for Preservation Action and the Georgia Trust are sponsoring the second annual Historic Preservation Day on Thursday, February 7 from 12:00 to 5:00 PM. The focus this year is HB 851, legislation that will strengthen Georgia's state tax credit for rehabilitation.
The program features an overview of HB 851 by its sponsor, Rep. Allen Peake; a panel discussion about why a stronger tax credit is so critical and tips on navigating the halls of the State Capitol. Preservationists will also be encouraged to speak with their legislators about HB 851 and other issues. For more information contact Kate Ryan at the Georgia Trust at 404-885-7804 or at kryan@georgiatrust.org.
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Leadership in History Awards
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) presents the Leadership in History Awards to honor significant achievement in the field of local history, and bring public recognition to small and large organizations, institutions, and programs that contribute to this arena. The deadline for submission is March 1 of each year. For more information, go to www.aaslh.org/aaslh_awards.htm or contact Bethany Hawkins, AASLH at 615/320-3203 or email hawkins@aaslh.org.
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Positions available in Georgia
The City of Washington has been selected to participate in the National Park Service Cultural Resource Diversity Program and is seeking qualified college student applicants for a Summer 2008 Internship. The intern will work with tourism professionals to development heritage tourism brochures and pamphlets as well as a website to encourage preservation of the town's three historic African American and European American cemeteries (Old School Cemetery, Resthaven Cemetery, and the Old Catholic Cemetery). The intern will also develop a genealogy resources program to trace the heritage of 30,000 black residents living in the City of Washington and Wilkes County in 1880. During the project, the intern will participate in Washington City Council meetings, meet with preservation officials at the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the Georgia Department of Economic Development Tourism Office, and make field visits to historic cemeteries in Savannah, Atlanta, and Augusta. Internship application information is available from the Student Conservation Association, Mr. Justin Chow, 703/524-2441 or jchow@thesca.org.

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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.
February 1-16 - Georgia Historical Society's Georgia Days - Savannah www.georgiahistory.com/containers/140 or call 912-651-2125.
March 6 - Inaugral Meeting of the Georgia Municipal Cemetery Association Macon - www.geocities.com/citycemeteriesofga.
September 11-14 - Society for Commercial Archeology (SCA) conference Albuquerque - www.sca-roadside.org.
National and state conferences and meetings (previously listed)Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date.
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 2 - 2008 Preservation Ball - The Georgia Trust - Atlanta www.georgiatrust.org - 404-885-7805
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 4-6 - The Georgia Trust's 2008 Annual Meeting and Spring Ramble Columbus - www.georgiatrust.org - 678-560-6301
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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