Preservation Georgia online, Dec. 27-31, 2004

Preservation Georgia Online December 27-31, 2004
Happy holidays!
In this issue: HPD staff news Public Archeology Timeline Online Nominations sought Calls for papers/ session proposals Fellowships Positions available in Georgia New additions to the Preservation Events Calendar Subscription Information
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HPD staff news
Serena Bellew, HPD's environmental review coordinator for the past four years, will be leaving our office at the end of this month. She will be the cultural resources specialist for the Installation Management Agency-Army Reserve Division. Her main responsibilities will be to make sure that the Army Reserve facilities around the country are carrying out their Section 106 and Section 110 responsibilities under the National Historic Preservation Act, and providing technical assistance and training to Army Reserve cultural resources staff. We will certainly miss Serena here at HPD, and wish her the best in her new position!
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Public Archeology Timeline Online
Major events in public archeology between 1784-2004 are highlighted in a new National Park Service online feature: Public Archeology in the United States: A Timeline. The website splits the years covered into six sections, each of which notes key events and offers links and bibliographies. http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/timeline/timeline.htm
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Nominations sought
Nominations for the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) 2005 Awards Program are due by March 1, 2005. AASLH recognizes

achievement in the preservation of local, state, and regional history. Awards are given for general excellence, exhibits, public programming, special projects, media/publications, individual achievement, and preservation or restoration projects. Nomination forms and more information online at http://www.aaslh.org/cgi-bin/awards.cgi.
NTHP seeks nominations for 2005 11 Most Endangered Historic Places List This list is used to identify and raise awareness of historic sites at risk from neglect, deterioration, lack of maintenance, insufficient funds, inappropriate development, or insensitive public policy. To ensure that the most threatened sites are chosen, use the following three primary criteria: significance, urgency, and potential solutions. For more information about the process and to download the application, please visit: www.nationaltrust.org/11Most/nomination.html Applications must be postmarked by Wednesday, January 19 2004.
Southeast Society of Architectural Historians 2005 Publication Awards - These awards are given for publications either on the topic of architecture in the South or by authors who reside in the South. The three categories are books, journal articles and essays published in a book format. The copyright should be no earlier than 2003. A book, article or essay may have no more than two authors and nominated authors must be living. Book titles must also include full bibliographical information so that they can be ordered from the publishers. Deadline: June 1, 2005. For More Information: Catherine Zipf, Salve Regina University, 100 Ochre Point Ave, Newport, RI 02840, zipf@post.harvard.edu
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Calls for papers/ session proposals
The editors of Future Anterior: Journal of Historic Preservation History seek contributions on any subject, but encourage submissions on the following subjects: Mobility/Transience, Landscape/Growth, and Decay/Soiling. Articles should be no more than 2,500 words, with up to five illustrations. Text must be formatted in accordance with the Chicago Manual of Style, 14th Edition. Spelling should follow American convention, and quotations must be translated into English. All submissions must be submitted electronically, on a CD or disk, accompanied by hard copies of text and images. Deadline: February 27, 2005. For more information: www.arch.columbia.edu/futureanterior
The American Society of Landscape Architects is seeking education sessions proposal for its 2005 Annual Meeting & EXPO in Ft. Lauderdale, October 7-11. The ASLA is interested in advanced-level sessions on a number of suggested topics, including natural and cultural resources; residential design; practice management and business; parks and recreation; ADA; "green" issues such as green roofs, wetland mitigation, and brownfield reclamation; water issues;

transportation; design for active living; security design. Deadline: January 14, 2005. For more information: Dan Sullivan, 202-216-2371, dsullivan@asla.org OR www.asla.org/meetings/am2005/call.html.
The 2005 American Studies Association meeting theme is "Groundwork: Space and Place in American Cultures." The ASA Program Committee invites papers and panels that explore embodied spaces, inscribed spaces, contested spaces, gendered spaces, and transnational spaces; that examine the material and cultural manifestations of such favorite American Studies metaphors as centers and margins, borders and crossroads; and illuminate the ways space and place have shaped identities, communities, and power relationships, and enforced inequalities of race, class, gender, sexuality, and physical ability. Deadline: January 28, 2005. For More Information, please contact the convention coordinator, annualmeeting@theasa.net. The ASA call for papers and information about proposal submission are found at http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/AmericanStudiesAssn/annualmeeting/
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Fellowships
American Antiquarian Society Visiting Academic Fellowships for 2005-06 - At least three AAS-National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships will be awarded for periods extending from four to twelve months. Long-term fellowships are intended for scholars beyond the doctorate, for which senior and mid-career scholars are particularly encouraged to apply. The short-term grants are available for scholars holding the Ph.D. and for doctoral candidates engaged in dissertation research. Special short-term fellowships support scholars working in the history of the book in American culture, in the American eighteenth century, and in American literary studies, as well as in studies that draw upon the Society's preeminent collections of graphic arts, newspapers, and periodicals. Deadline: January 15, 2005. For full details about the fellowships, as well as application materials, please visit www.americanantiquarian.org.
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Positions available in Georgia
DNR State HISTORIC SITE MANAGER I (job #00099049), Fort King George Historic Site, McIntosh County. Salary range: $2,622.84---$4,589.34 monthly. TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Completion of an undergraduate degree in history, anthropology, archaeology, parks resource management, parks & recreation management or a related field from a four-year college or university. OR Two years of experience on a historic site in a position in which a regular function was to greet visitors and conduct tours OR Two years of experience as a

park manager or assistant park manager in a State operated park or similar such park. FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT VACANCIES LISTED HEREIN CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING DNR OFFICE OF PERSONNEL SERVICES AT (404) 656-2695.
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New additions to the Preservation Events Calendar
Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date. Please note that items on the "Preservation Events Calendar" are events and meetings of interest to preservationists. It is not to be used for the detailed scheduling of meetings with HPD staff without contacting those individuals directly.
January 28-29 - "New Interpretations of the Civil War" - Civil War Interpretation Symposium - Kennesaw State University - To register or for more information, call 770 423 6254 or see www.kennesaw.edu/research/crhc.
February 1-2 - Historic Preservation Tax Incentives seminar - presented by HPD and DCA - Folkston - registration deadline is Wednesday, January 26 - contact Kimberly Carter at 404-679-0604, kcarter@dca.state.ga.us or http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaynavigation.asp?TopCategory=115
February 24-25 - "Business Leadership & Philanthropy" - 2nd annual Symposium on Jewish Life in the South - Kennesaw State University - tscott@kennesaw.edu or 770-423-6254; after January 10, registration form will be online at www.kennesaw.edu/research/crhc.
April 26-29 - 59th Society of Architectural Historians Annual Meeting Savannah - http://www.sah.org/
October 5-7 2005 International Trades Education Symposium - St. Clairsville, Ohio - www.iptw.org
October 7-11 - American Society of Landscape Architects 2005 Annual Meeting & EXPO - Ft. Lauderdale - www.asla.org/meetings/am2005/call.html
November 3-6 - Groundwork: Space and Place in American Cultures: 2005 Material Culture Caucus - American Studies Association - Washington, DC http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/AmericanStudiesAssn/annualmeeting/
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