Preservation Georgia online, Jan. 27-31, 2003

Preservation Georgia Online January 27 - 31, 2003
In this issue:
HPD STAFF NEWS
PRESERVATION GEORGIA ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
PRESERVATION CALENDAR
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HPD STAFF NEWS
Jennifer Martin Lewis is Georgia's new certified local government coordinator. She has worked with downtown revitalization programs in South Carolina and Georgia for the past seven years. After receiving her art degree from the College of Charleston, she began her career with the South Carolina Downtown Development Authority providing facade rehabilitation drawings to Main Street cities. Most recently, she worked for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs as the Design Specialist for the Better Hometown Program a small town revitalization effort in Georgia based on the National Main Street model. Jennifer has a Master of Historic Preservation from The University of Georgia, having completed her thesis on justifying the reuse of historic school buildings as schools.
Mary Odonell is the new historic preservation planner with the Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center (RDC) in Brunswick. Mary has worked as a planner, most recently, in Florida. Historic preservation planners working at the RDCs provide services in coordination with HPD on either a full or part-time basis. Visit the Coastal Georgia RDC's Web site at www.coastalgeorgiardc.org or call Mary at 912-264-7363. This RDC serves Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long and McIntosh counties.
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PRESERVATION GEORGIA ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
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PRESERVATION CALENDAR
- new listings:
February 6 9 - 4th Annual Georgia Heritage Celebration Augusta 706-724-0436
February 20 - "The Herndons" lecture by author Carole Merritt DeKalb History Center Decatur - 404-373-1088 or www.dekalbhistory.org
March 9 Savannah's Irish and Robert Emmet Park Historical Marker Dedication - Georgia Historical Society Savannah - www.georgiahistory.com/Markers.htm
March 15 Joel Chandler Harris in Savannah Historical Marker Dedication - Georgia Historical Society Savannah - www.georgiahistory.com/Markers.htm
March 29 Park Day at Prater's Mill Varnell, GA www.pratersmill.org or 706-694-6455
October 9 11 2003 International Preservation Trades Workshop Columbia, Maryland www.ptn.org or 866-853-9335.
October 11-12 Prater's Mill Country Fair Varnell, GA www.pratersmill.org or 706-6946455
- 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.
JANUARY
January 29 31 Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries Annual Conference Statesboro www.gamg.org
January 30 February 1 2nd Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference New Orleans - www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/SmartGrowth/.
January 31 National Register Review Board meeting Atlanta 404-651-5177; vivian_ pugh@dnr.state.ga.us
January 31 February 12 - Georgia Heritage Celebration - Georgia Historical Society Savannah - www.georgiahistory.com/GaHeritage.htm

FEBRUARY Black History Month
February 1 21 Underground Railroad Exhibit - Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Kennesaw - 770-427-4686 www.nps.gov/kemo/index.htm
February 6 - Georgia's Three Royal Governors lecture by Dr. Stan Deaton - Georgia Historical Society Savannah - www.georgiahistory.com/Programs.html
February 6 Free Civil War lecture by Col. James G. Bogle, Atlanta Civil War Round Table Sandy Springs - 404-851-9101; www.sandysprings.org/ssc/sshf_community.html
February 6 9 - 4th Annual Georgia Heritage Celebration Augusta 706-724-0436
February 8 - Consortium on Georgia History annual meeting: Exploring Mixed Race Identity Among the Creeks and Cherokees Athens www.uga.edu/history/schedule.htm
February 11 Olmsted lecture by Emory University professor Dana White - 7:30 pm Fernbank Museum Auditorium - Atlanta - 404-892-7274.
February 12 15 Greenprints Sustainable Communities by Design conference and tradeshow Atlanta www.greenprints.org
February 20 - "The Herndons" lecture by author Carole Merritt DeKalb History Center Decatur - 404-373-1088 or www.dekalbhistory.org
February 20 22 "Commemoration and the City" 3rd biennial symposium on architectural history and contemporary practice Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) www.scad.edu/archhist/symp3/Symp3rd.html
February 20 Free Civil War lecture by Mauriel Phillips Joslyn, Georgia Civil War Commission Sandy Springs - 404-851-9101; www.sandysprings.org/ssc/sshf_community.html
February 22 Fighting the Good Fight: A Black Civil War Soldier's Experience living history program - Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Kennesaw - 770-427-4686 www.nps.gov/kemo/index.htm
February 23 Now That This War is Over: History of the Buffalo Soldier living history program - Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Kennesaw - 770-427-4686 www.nps.gov/kemo/index.htm
February 23 25 19th annual conference of the Small Museums Association Ocean City, Maryland info@mahm.org or 301-809-9877
February 26 March 2 5th annual Southeast Regional African American Preservation Alliance (SRAPPA) conference Tallahassee - contact the Riley Center/Museum http://tfn.net/Riley/Events1.html at 850-681-7881 or rileyhousemuseum@netzero.net.

February 27 - 28 - 2003 Annual Woodrow Wilson Symposium - War & Peace: The Approaches of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Presidents - Augusta 706-722-9828
February 27 - 28 Preserving Historic Gardens conference - Athens www.gactr.uga.edu/conferences/2003/Feb/27/southgard.phtml
MARCH Women's History Month
March 8 Seminar on preservation of African American history sponsored by Hay House featuring Lorraine Johnson-Coleman Macon - 478-742-8155.
March 9 Savannah's Irish and Robert Emmet Park Historical Marker Dedication - Georgia Historical Society Savannah - www.georgiahistory.com/Markers.htm
March 10 12 American Farmland Trust National Conference Pacific Grove, CA www.farmland.org
March 11 Georgia Women's History Month Committee reception honoring Georgia's Women Veterans Decatur - 404-651-5268 or helen_talley-mcrae@dnr.state.ga.us
March 12 16 National Housing & Rehabilitation Association 2003 annual meeting St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands www.housingonline.com
March 15 Joel Chandler Harris in Savannah Historical Marker Dedication - Georgia Historical Society Savannah - www.georgiahistory.com/Markers.htm
March 19 22 Restoration and Renovation Exhibition and Conference Baltimore www.restorationandrenovation.com
March 19 22 Museums and the Web 2003 International Conference Charlotte, NC www.archimuse.com/mw2003
March 27 "Preservation Reformatting: Digital Technology vs. Analog Technology" - 18th Annual Preservation Conference of the National Archives and Records Administration www.archives.gov/preservation/conferences/preservation_conference2003.html
March 28-30 - Georgia Trust Annual Meeting Milledgeville www.georgiatrust.org
March 29 Park Day at Prater's Mill Varnell, GA www.pratersmill.org or 706-694-6455
APRIL
April 3 6 - 2003 Organization of American Historians annual meeting Memphis www.oah.org
April 12 - Georgia Historical Society Annual Meeting Savannah www.georgiahistory.com/whatsnew.htm

April 23 27 National Council on Public History annual conference Houston www.ncph.org/2003%20Annual%20Mtg.htm
April 24 27 Civil War Preservation Trust annual conference Richmond, VA www.civilwar.org
MAY Georgia Historic Preservation Month & Georgia Archaeology Month - www.georgiaarchaeology.org/sga
May 5 11 - National Preservation Week - www.nationaltrust.org/preservationweek
May 16 18 Georgia Trust Spring Ramble Monticello www.georgiatrust.org
May 18 22 Bridges to the World - American Association of Museums annual meeting Portland, Oregon www.aam-us.org/am03/
JUNE
June 5 7 Best Practices for the Care and Repair of Covered Bridges National Conference Burlington Vermont 802-674-6752
June 5 7 6th Southern Conference on Women's History Athens www.uga.edu/swch
June 5 - 8, 2003 - Vernacular Architecture Forum 2003 Annual Meeting - St-Pierre et Miquelon, Newfoundland, Canada - marvin_brown@urscorp.com; tel. 919-850-9511
June 7 11 The First International Heritage Development Conference 2003 Pittsburgh www.nationalheritageareas.com
June 16 27 Georgia Archives Institute Atlanta 404-894-9626 or anne.salter@library.gatech.edu
June 21 26 5th World Archaeological Congress (WAC 5) Washington, D.C. www.american.edu/wac5/
June 22 26 Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums Annual Meeting and Conference Princeton, NJ - http://www.alhfam.org/welcome.html
AUGUST
August 3 6 Scenic Summit: Action for America's Communities, Countryside and Public Lands Denver www.scenicsummit.org
SEPTEMBER
September 17 20 American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) annual meeting Providence, RI www.aaslh.org

September 30 October 5 New Frontiers in Preservation - National Preservation Conference Denver www.nthpconference.org
OCTOBER
October 9 11 2003 International Preservation Trades Workshop Columbia, Maryland www.ptn.org or 866-853-9335.
October 11-12 Prater's Mill Country Fair Varnell, GA www.pratersmill.org or 706-6946455
October 22 25 Southeastern Museums Conference Annual Meeting Mobile www.semcdirect.net