Historic Preservation Division (HPD) 
Weekly Update for January 1- 5, 2001 
In this issue: 
Historic Sapelo Church Rededicated 
NTHP's Heritage Tourism Survey Results 
National Register News 
GHRAB Grants for 2001 
Preservation Calendar 
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Historic Sapelo Island Church Rededicated 
Established in 1866, the restored Raccoon Bluff African Baptist Church on Sapelo Island was rededicated on December 21. The century-old building had has been restored by students from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and island residents using funding from Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Sapelo Island Cultural and Revitalization Society (SICRS), and the Governor's discretionary fund. DNR regional supervisor Bob Monroe says that the current church is thought to have been built in 1899 from lumber that a 1898 hurricane swept off Blackbeard Island and deposited on Sapelo Island's beaches. Among those attending the rededication ceremony were: Gov. Roy and Marie Barnes, DNR Commissioner Lonice Barrett, SCAD President Paula Wallace, Sapelo Island residents Ben Hall and Willie Mae Robinson, HPD Director Ray Luce, and HPD's Community Planning Coordinator Richard Laub. 
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Nationwide, Heritage Tourism Is Booming 
New National Trust Survey Indicates Explosive Growth of State-Level Programs Washington, D.C. (Dec. 19, 2000) - America's past has a brighter future than ever. According to a National Trust for Historic Preservation survey released today, more than half of U.S. states have established statewide heritage or cultural tourism programs, compared to virtually none a decade ago. Twenty of those programs are less than five years old. For more information, read the full press release at http://www.nthp.org/main/frontline/pr_ht2000Full.htm. 
 
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National Register News 
LISTED 12/28/00 - Robert and Missouri Garbutt House, 700 W. Liberty St., Lyons, TOOMBS COUNTY, 00001564. 
The new National Register Bulletin: Guidelines for Evaluating and Registering Archaeological Properties is available on their website at http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins.htm 
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GHRAB Grants for 2001 
The Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board (GHRAB) has established an ongoing grant program designed to promote the preservation of and access to historical documents in Georgia repositories. Please contact Ann P. Smith at 404/657-4530 or by e-mail at asmith@sos.state.ga.us for details. 
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Preservation Calendar 
January 5 National Register public information meeting  Porterdale (tel. 404/651-5911) 
January 8 Opening Day of 2001 Georgia State Legislative Session - Atlanta 
January 9 National Register public information meeting  Sandersville (tel. 404/651-5911) 
January 11 National Register public information meeting  Columbus (tel. 404/651-5911) 
January 12 Georgia Local Nonprofit Preservation Organizations meeting  Savannah (tel. 404/881-9980) 
January 15 Holiday  Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday, HPD office will be closed 
 
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