Historic Preservation Division (HPD) Weekly Update for August 13 17, 2001 In this issue: NATIONAL REGISTER NEWS HPD WEEKLY UPDATE SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION PRESERVATION CALENDAR ***************************************************************************** NATIONAL REGISTER NEWS The New Ogeechee Missionary Baptist Church, 751 Chevis Rd., Savannah vicinity in Chatham County, was listed in the National Register on August 8, 2001. ***************************************************************************** HPD WEEKLY UPDATE SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION The HPD Weekly Update is produced by the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. We hope that you find it useful and informative. Please send your comments, suggestions, and information via e-mail to: helen_talleymcrae@mail.dnr.state.ga.us. All issues are posted to our Web site at www.gashpo.org and distributed via e-mail. To be added to our e-mail subscription list, please send an e-mail to helen_talleymcrae@mail.dnr.state.ga.us with "HPD Weekly Update Subscribe" in the subject line. If you do not wish to receive the HPD Weekly Update, please send an e-mail to helen_talleymcrae@mail.dnr.state.ga.us with "HPD Weekly Update Unsubscribe" in the subject line. ***************************************************************************** PRESERVATION CALENDAR AUGUST August 17 18 Vernacular Georgia "Summer Camp" Lumpkin County (RSVP by Aug. 9 to Jorene Martin - tel. 770/538-2618, jmartin@gmrdc.org) August 17 21 7th Conference on National Scenic and Historic Trails Casper, Wyoming (email nattrails@aol.com) August 19 21 Tourism Management and Development Institute State University of West Georgia, Carrollton (tel. 770/838-3221) August 20 24 Neighborhood Reinvestment Training Institute Washington, D.C. (tel. 800/438-5547) or (e-mail nrti@nw.org) August 21-22 - Board of Natural Resources meeting Atlanta August 26 29 - Celebrating the Journey: National Scenic Byways Conference Portland, Oregon -www.americasbywaysconference.org/ SEPTEMBER September 6- 8 Restoration and Renovation Exhibition and Conference New Orleans www.egiexhib.com September 7 9 2001 Georgia Local History Conference Madison www.georgiahistory.com/local.htm (tel. 912/ 651-2125, ext. 14) September 9 12 "Buffalo Nations": Preserving Our Past, Sharing Our Future 2001 American Indian Tourism Conference Bismarck, North Dakota (tel. 701/ 255-3285, ext. 331) September 13 Working Together Smartly: A Conference About Smart Growth and Community Development Washington D.C. www.neighborhoodcoalition.org September 13-16 - Rail-Volution 2001: A Conference on Building Sustainable Communities San Francisco www.railvolution.com September 16 18 - National Conference on Transportation and Historic Preservation: Finding Common Ground - Lexington, Kentucky www.transportation.org/community/preservation September 19 - Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network, Steering Committee, Atlanta September 19 - 22 - 7th Historic Bridges Conference - Cleveland, OH http://web.ulib.csuohio.edu/7hbc/ (tel. 216/ 687-6998 or e-mail w.barrow@csuohio.edu) September 22 - Hay Day - 1864 Family Festival at the Hay House Macon (tel. 478/7428155) September 22-23 - The Georgia Trust's Ramble through Berry College and Rome www.georgiatrust.org September 25-26 - Board of Natural Resources meeting Atlanta September 26-29 Trail Link 2001 3rd International Trails & Greenways Conference St. Louis - www.railtrails.org September 27- 29 - Southeast Regional SHPO Annual Meeting - Statesville, NC September 28 Georgia National Register Review Board Meeting - Milledgeville September 28 - Grand Opening Gala for the Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson Augusta, Georgia (tel. 706/724-0436) OCTOBER October 3 HPD/ Georgia Trust Orientation Atlanta (tel. 404/ 651-5268) October 3 10 Association for Preservation Technology (APT) 2001 International Conference - Asilomar, California - www.apti.org October 4 Historic Chattahoochee Commission Annual Meeting Opelika, Alabama (tel. 334/ 687-9755) October 5 Centennial Farms Awards Georgia National Fair Perry (tel. 404/651-6782 or email gretchen_kinnard@mail.dnr.state.ga.us) October 6 Coastfest Coastal Resources Div. /DNR - Brunswick www.dnr.state.ga.us/dnr/coastal/ October 6 Newnan-Coweta Historical Society Fall Tour of Homes (tel. 770/251-0207, or email nchs@west.ga.net) October 7 "Sunday in the Park" celebrating Oakland Cemetery's 151st Anniversary -Atlanta (tel. 404/688-2107; (e-mail oaklandcemetery@mindspring.com) October 8 14 Georgia Archives Week www.soga.org October 11 Fair of 1850 at Westville Lumpkin www.westville.org October 12 13 Chickamauga Battlefield Hwy. 27 Dedication and Festival Fort Oglethorpe www.nps.gov/chch/ October 13 Society for Georgia Archaeology (SGA) Fall Meeting Roswell www.georgiaarchaeology.org October 13 14 Prater's Mill Country Fair Varnell - www.pratersmill.org October 13 14 Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society fall meeting Savannah www.cofg.org October 16 - 21 Preserving the Spirit of Place: National Preservation Conference 2001, National Trust - Providence, R.I. - www.nthpconference.org October 17 20 Southeastern Museums Conference and Annual Meeting- Louisville, Kentucky - www.semcdirect.net/annualmeeting.htm (tel. 225/343-8669). October 21 "Columbus Georgia in Vintage Postcards" by Ken Thomas - book signing at Columbus Museum - www.columbusmuseum.com and the Historic Columbus Foundation (tel. 706/322-0756) October 21 24 Georgia Downtown Association Annual Conference Decatur (tel. 404/3718386). October 24 26 Sacred Trusts VII conference Partners for Sacred Places Washington D.C. (contact Patrick Hauck at phauck@sacredplaces.org or tel. 215/ 567-3234, ext. 18) October 26 American Canal Society Annual Meeting Hagerstown, Maryland www.canals.com/ACS/acs.html, contact: Dave Johnson, 9211 Wadsworth Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817. October 28 - Rose Hill Cemetery Ramble Middle Georgia Historical Society - Macon NOVEMBER November 1 4 National Cultural Tourism Conference San Antonio, Texas e-mail: cjarrell@ci.sat.tx.us November 6 8 Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere (SAMAB) 12th annual fall conference Gatlinburg, Tennessee (e-mail - samab@utk.edu) November 6 11 - Association of Railway Museums, Inc. and the Tourist Railway Association, Inc. Joint Annual Meeting North Carolina Transportation Museum, www.ci.salisbury.nc.us/nctrans/index.htm , Salisbury-Spencer, NC (tel. 877/628-6386) November 9 - 10 Historic Preservation Commission Training Fitzgerald - e-mail laughlin@arches.uga.edu November 30 December 4 - AASHTO Annual Meeting Fort Worth www.aashto.org DECEMBER December 1 Evening of Christmas Music at Tate Gym sponsored by Marble Valley Friends, Inc. (e-mail - mjhb@mindspring.com for additional information) December 4-5 - Board of Natural Resources meeting Atlanta JANUARY 2002 January 18 20 "Your Town" - African American community design and preservation issues workshop Plains (contact David Kelly - tel. 706/ 542-0156; dpkelly01@hotmail.com) FEBRUARY 2002 February 28 March 1 "Georgia Communities at the Crossroads: Growth Strategies and Solutions" - 2002 State Historic Preservation Conference - Macon MARCH 2002 March 20 23 - Restoration and Renovation Exhibition and Conference Boston www.egiexhib.com APRIL 2002 April 11 -14 - "Preserving the Historic Road in America" - 3rd Biennial Conference - Omaha, Nebraska - www.historicroads.org April 17 21 US/ ICOMOS 5th International Symposium Santa Fe, New Mexico www.icomos.org/usicomos April 19 21 The Georgia Trust's 2002 Annual Meeting LaGrange - www.georgiatrust.org April 21 24 -Scenic Summit for America's Communities, Countryside, and Public Lands Denver www.scenicsummit.com SEPTEMBER 2002 September 28 October 1 - AASHTO Annual Meeting Nashville - www.aashto.org OCTOBER 2002 October 8 - 13 National Preservation Conference 2002, National Trust Cleveland, Ohio www.nthpconference.org Also check: Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites - www.dnr.state.ga.us/dnr/parks/ Georgia Historical Society - www.georgiahistory.com/whatsnew.htm