Preservation Georgia online, Oct. 18-22, 2004

Preservation Georgia Online October 18-22, 2004
In this issue: National Register news Don't miss these upcoming HPD program workshops! Volunteers work with TPL to preserve historic Hyde Farm Save America's Treasures awards $14.5 million in grants National Trust`s Dozen Distinctive Destinations Local hosts sought for Share Your Heritage Workshops Positions available in Georgia New additions to the Preservation Events Calendar Subscription Information
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National Register news
O'Neal School Neighborhood Historic District, roughly bounded by the Seaboard Coastline Railroad, Owens St. 16ht Ave. and 6th St., Cordele, Crisp County, was listed in the National Register on October 6, 2004.
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Don't miss these upcoming HPD program workshops!
Introduction to Section 106: A Workshop for Successful Project Review will be presented by the Historic Preservation Division and the Metropolitan Planning Commission in Savannah on Wednesday, November 17, 2004. Local government staff, federal and state government staff, elected officials, planners, consultants, local government grant writers, are encouraged to attend. Seating is Limited! Go to http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=254 for the agenda and more information. To register, please contact Melina Vasquez at 404-651-6452 or melina_vasquez@dnr.state.ga.us with your name, organization and phone number.
The Georgia Alliance of Preservation Commissions is pleased to announce that the Fall Historic Preservation Commission Training will be held November 19-20 in Cartersville! Plan on attending this valuable training - it will be a wonderful opportunity to network with other commissioners and staff as we delve into the complicated issues that face preservation commissions: ensuring due process, surviving appeals, knowing the facts on property rights, preventing demolition by neglect and understanding economic hardship, and more! Details and registration information are available at http://www.uga.edu/gapc/training.htm
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Volunteers work with TPL to preserve historic Hyde Farm

"Friends of Hyde Farm" is a volunteer group working with The Trust for Public Land (TPL) to preserve historic Hyde Farm. The farm buildings are from circa 1840 to 1950. Located in East Cobb along the Chattahoochee River, the 95 acres of land consists of forest, fields and several streams. The lands bordering Hyde Farm are either private residences or units of the National Park Service. For more information, visit their Web site at www.friendsofhydefarm.org.
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Save America's Treasures awards $14.5 million in grants
The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH), National Park Service (NPS), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) jointly announced the awarding of $14.5 million in federal Save America's Treasures (SAT) grants on October 11. With these funds, 60 organizations and agencies will act to conserve some of America's most significant cultural treasures, which illustrate, interpret, and embody the great events, ideas, and individuals that contribute to our nation's history and culture. Through the congressionally-appropriated SAT program, awards were made to 35 historic properties and sites and 25 nationally significant collections of artifacts, documents and artistic works.
Congratulations to the two Georgia projects that received grants: Andrew Low House, The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Georgia, Savannah and the Peabody Awards Collection, University of Georgia, Athens. A full project list is can be found at http://www2.cr.nps.gov/treasures/index.htm.
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National Trust`s Dozen Distinctive Destinations
Give your favorite destination the recognition it deserves by nominating it for the National Trust`s 2005 list of Dozen Distinctive Destinations. Each year, the Trust honors 12 communities from across the country that offer enjoyable natural, historic, aesthetic, recreational and cultural experiences. Deadline: November 15, 2004. To nominate a destination visit http://www.nationaltrust.org/dozen_distinctive_destinations/index.asp.
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Local hosts sought for Share Your Heritage Workshops
The National Trust's Heritage Tourism Program is seeking local hosts for four Share Your Heritage workshops in 2005. Share Your Heritage workshops are intensive planning workshops designed to bring a targeted group of diverse community representatives together to address key cultural heritage tourism challenges. The 2005 application form for potential local hosts can be at

http://www.nationaltrust.org/heritage_tourism/shareyourheritage.html. The deadline for local host applications is November 19, 2004.
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Positions available in Georgia
Architectural Historian required to support the Army Reserve Division in Atlanta http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/jobseeker/jobsearch/job_detail.html?job_id=J606762FF
FT opening for Professional meeting Secretary of Interior's Qualification Standard for Archeology - Atlanta http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10158&entry=871&search_type=jobs
Assistant Professor of Anthropology/Archaeology - Kennesaw State University http://www.kennesaw.edu/academicaffairs/ads/2005/HSS/ASTP_Anthropology_Archae ology.htm
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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.
October 29-30 - Society for Georgia Archaeology Fall Meeting - LaGrange http://www.thesga.org/fallmeet04.htm
November 6-8 - Historic archeological dig by the Lamar Institute archaeologists at Glen Mary Plantation - Sparta - contact Janet Coleman at jlcole30@uga.edu for details.
November 18-20 - 7th Annual Cultural & Heritage Tourism Alliance Conference Chicago - www.chtalliance.com
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