Preservation Georgia online, Aug. 18-22, 2003

Preservation Georgia Online August 18-22, 2003
In this issue:
OCTOBER 2003 NATIONAL REGISTER REVIEW BOARD AGENDA
GGS PUBLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE PURCHASE
JACOB K. JAVITS FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE
PRESERVATION GEORGIA ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
PRESERVATION CALENDAR
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OCTOBER 2003 NATIONAL REGISTER REVIEW BOARD AGENDA
Nominations for the following properties and districts will be presented at the October 10 National Register Review Board meeting in LaGrange:
Ellamae Ellis League House, Bibb County Wesleyan College Historic District, Bibb County O'Neal School Neighborhood Historic District, Crisp County East End Historic District, Lowdnes County Luther Williams Field, Bibb County Teel-Crawford-Gaston Farm, Sumter County Wilson-Finney-Land House, Morgan County Reich Dry Goods Company, Muscogee County Lewis-Rothschild Building, Muscogee County Henderson Manufacturing Company, Henry County Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal House, Fulton County George and Dorothy Winship, Jr., House, Fulton County
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GGS PUBLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE PURCHASE
The maps and other publications available at the Georgia Geologic Survey's (GGS) Publications Sales Office in Atlanta are now available at http://ggsstore.dnr.state.ga.us. You can now take advantage of the shopping cart feature to place orders any time of the day, and to save the time of a personal visit to the Survey's Atlanta sales office.

However, the Survey will continue to provide for walk-in purchases between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., Monday Friday, excluding state holidays. Georgia Geologic Survey; 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Ste. 400; Atlanta, GA 30334; 404-656-3214; cindy_hynote@dnr.state.ga.us
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JACOB K. JAVITS FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE
The U.S. Department of Higher Education's Jacob K. Javits Fellowship program provides financial assistance to students who have demonstrated: superior academic ability and achievement; exceptional promise; and financial need to undertake graduate study leading to the terminal highest degree in the selected field of study. Subject to the availability of funds, a fellow receives the Javits fellowship annually for up to the lesser of 48 months or the completion of their degree. The fellowship consists of an institutional payment and a stipend. The application deadline is October 3, 2003. For information on applying, visit www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/javitsapp.html.
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PRESERVATION GEORGIA ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
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PRESERVATION CALENDAR
- new listings:

September 8 "Kennesaw (Big Shanty) in the 19th Century" lecture by Robert Jones Kennesaw - 770-427-4686, ext. 0
September 10 Archaeologist Michael Scafuri will discuss the discovery, excavation, and research analysis of the Confederate submarine "H.L. Hunley" Kennesaw - 770427-4686, ext. 0
October 7 Author Steve Oney will discuss and sign his book "And the Dead Shall Rise: The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank" - Atlanta reservations are required call 770-578-3502 to RSVP www.centerforsouthernliterature.org
- upcoming listings:
Please note that the "Preservation Calendar" is a list of events and meetings of interest to preservationists and is not to be used for the detailed scheduling of meetings with HPD staff without contacting those individuals directly.
ONGOING
June September - Oakland Cemetery Saturday twilight tours and horse-drawn carriage tours Atlanta - www.oaklandcemetery.com/Tours&Events.htm
AUGUST
August 18-24 Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting Los Angeles www.archivists.org/conference/index.asp
August 21-23 African American Association of Museums Annual Conference Chattanooga, TN www.blackmuseums.org/index2.htm
August 23 - Historical Marker Dedication First Ebenezer Baptist Church Hephzibah Georgia Historical Society Savannah - 912-651-2125 or www.georgiahistory.com.
August 29-30 Downtown Historic Newnan Festival Newnan 770-253-8283
August 30 - Civil War Cavalry Talk, Co. G, 2nd Georgia Cavalry - Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - 770-427-4686 - www.nps.gov/kemo/index.htm
August 30 Old Fort Jackson National Historic Landmark Low Country Boil, BBQ, & Auction Fundraiser Savannah - 912-232-3945 - www.chsgeorgia.org/fortjackson.cfm

SEPTEMBER
September 3-7 Frank Lloyd Wright and Mid-Century Modernism Annual Conference San Francisco www.savewright.org
September 6 Utoy Creek/ Lionel Hampton and Beecher Hills park dedication - Atlanta - contact Barry Brown, Ga. Civil War Commission at barry_brown@dnr.state.ga.us or 404-657-7294.
September 8 "Kennesaw (Big Shanty) in the 19th Century" lecture by Robert Jones Kennesaw - 770-427-4686 x0
September 9 - French Demography and Influences in the South - lecture by Dale Couch, Senior Archivist, Georgia Archives - Morrow -www.GeorgiaArchives.org or 678364-3732.
September 10 Archaeologist Michael Scafuri will discuss the discovery, excavation, and research analysis of the Confederate submarine "H.L. Hunley" Kennesaw - 770427-4686 x0
September 11-14- Rail-Volution 2003: Building Livable Communities with Transit Atlanta www.railvolution.com
September 13 - Hay Day 1905 Family Festival at Hay House Macon - 478-742-8155 or www.hayhouse.org
September 17 20 American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) annual meeting Providence, RI www.aaslh.org
September 18 20 Restoration and Renovation Exhibition and Conference Chicago www.restorationandrenovation.com
September 20 - Atlanta Campaign Map Talk - Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - 770-427-4686 - www.nps.gov/kemo/index.htm
September 22-24 - Destination Downtown conference on downtown revitalization - Little Rock Cary Tyson at 501-324-9186.
September 23-28 Association for the Study of African American Life and History annual meeting - Milwaukee, WI www.asalh.org or asalh2003@aasp.umd.edu