Preservation Georgia online, June 24-28, 2002

Preservation Georgia Online June 24 - 28, 2002
In this issue:
MACON CHOSEN FOR NTHP'S PRESERVATION DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
LOCAL FOCUS: FLANNERY O'CONNOR'S ANDALUSIA TO OPEN FOR TOURS
BRENAU UNIVERSITY OFFERS NEW BA IN NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP
PRESERVATION GEORGIA ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
PRESERVATION CALENDAR
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Please note that there will not be a Preservation Georgia Online for the week of July 1 - 5, 2002. Happy Independence Day!!!
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MACON CHOSEN FOR NTHP'S PRESERVATION DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
Macon is one of four communities recently named as part of the Preservation Development Initiative, a new program created by the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation that uses historic preservation tools to foster economic development. Along with Miami, Fla.; St. Paul, Minn.; and Pontiac, Mich., Macon will receive strategic assessments and planning, technical assistance, loans and grants with a capitalized value of up to $1.8 million to build preservation-based economic development strategies and implementation programs. Four additional communities will be announced later this year. In all, 26 Knight Foundation communities are eligible to apply for grants over a threeyear period. Visit the NTHP's Web site at www.nthp.org/main_street/pdi.html for more information.
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LOCAL FOCUS: FLANNERY O'CONNOR'S ANDALUSIA TO OPEN FOR TOURS
Andalusia, the National Register listed farm where Georgia author Flannery O'Connor lived and worked, will open this August for scheduled trolley tours for groups of fifteen people or more booked through the Milledgeville-Baldwin County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB). Andalusia, owned by the Flannery O'Connor - Andalusia Foundation, has been closed to the public for decades. Renovation and restoration work is expected to begin soon, therefore visitors will remain on the trolley for the duration of the tours. For more information about tours, contact the CVB directly at 478-452-4687.
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BRENAU UNIVERSITY OFFERS NEW BA IN NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP

Beginning in fall of 2002, Brenau University will offer a Bachelor of Arts degree in nonprofit leadership at their Atlanta campus. Visit their Web site for more information www.brenau.edu/Admissions/Atlanta.htm or call their admissions office at 800-252-5119, ext. 6207.
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PRESERVATION CALENDAR
- new listings:
July 4 Westville's Early American Independence Day Celebration Lumpkin www.westville.org
July 17 20 Back to the Future: 26th Annual Conference League of Historic American Theatres Minneapolis www.lhat.org/conference_theatre.asp
July 19 20 Vernacular GeorgiA Summer Excursion Tybee Island: Forts, Resorts and Cottages 478-751-6160 or rciucevich@mgrdc.org
July 24 Live in a Landmark Home Renovation Workshop Atlanta Preservation Center 404-688-3353, ext. 14.
July 27 - Mortality & Morbitity in 19th Century Atlanta walking tour - Oakland Cemetery Atlanta 404-688-2107 or marla@oaklandcemetery.com.
August 24 African-American History of Oakland tour - Oakland Cemetery Atlanta 404688-2107 or marla@oaklandcemetery.com.

October 24-26 Sacred Trusts National Conference Washington D.C. www.sacredplaces.org/sacred_trusts.html
- upcoming events:
June 25 29 2002 Association of Gravestone Studies (AGS) Conference Savannah www.gravestonestudies.org
June 28 29 Roswell Magnolia Storytelling Festival www.cvb.roswell.ga.us
JULY
July 4 Revolutionary War Veterans Recognition Day Tucker 770-938-3861.
July 4 Westville's Early American Independence Day Celebration Lumpkin www.westville.org
July 7 10 Mosaic in Motion (NPS) conference Stone Mountain, GA www.npca.org/cultural_diversity/mosaic_in_motion/mosaic_2002.asp
July 9 Georgia Civil War Commission Meeting Atlanta - 404-657-7294
July 17 GAAHPN Steering Committee Meeting Columbus - 404-656-4768
July 17 Historic Preservation Development Council Town Meeting - Washington, DC www.housingonline.com/conferences/hpdc/announcement.htm
July 17 20 Back to the Future: 26th Annual Conference League of Historic American Theatres Minneapolis www.lhat.org/conference_theatre.asp
July 18 - Georgia Historical Society lecture - Dr. Richard B. McCaslin, High Point University speaking on his book Lee in the Shadow of Washington - www.georgiahistory.com/Lectures.htm
July 19 20 Vernacular GeorgiA Summer Excursion Tybee Island: Forts, Resorts and Cottages 478-751-6160 or rciucevich@mgrdc.org
July 23-27 - Council on Geographic Names Authorities (COGNA) annual meeting, Baltimore, MD - rpayne@usgs.gov
July 24 Live in a Landmark Home Renovation Workshop Atlanta Preservation Center 404-688-3353, ext. 14.
July 24-25 Conference on Balancing Public Safety and Protection of Historic Places II San Francisco - www.ncptt.nps.gov/fpi/conference.
July 27 - Mortality & Morbitity in 19th Century Atlanta walking tour - Oakland Cemetery Atlanta 404-688-2107 or marla@oaklandcemetery.com.