Preservation Georgia online, Oct. 4-8, 2004

Preservation Georgia Online October 4-8, 2004
In this issue: 2005 Georgia Heritage Grants announced Flint River Basin Archaeological Survey Trail of Tears Lesson Plan Save Our History National Grant Program Wolfsonian-FIU Fellowship Program Positions available in Georgia New additions to the Preservation Events Calendar Subscription Information
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2005 Georgia Heritage Grants announced
Governor Sonny Perdue has that the Georgia Heritage Grant Program has awarded seven grants totaling $100,000 for historic preservation projects throughout state. Forty-one applications were received requesting a total of $850,000 in grant assistance to complete over $2.3 million in project work.
The Georgia Heritage Grant Program is administered by the Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and provides matching grants for development and predevelopment projects. Development projects include stabilization, preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration activities. Predevelopment projects include plans and specifications, feasibility studies, historic structure reports, or other building-specific or site-specific preservation plans. Contact Cherie Bennett at 404-651-5181 or cherie_bennett@dnr.state.ga.us for more information.
The award recipients for state fiscal year 2005 are: Andalusia, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, $12,100 Old Metter High School, Metter, Candler County, $18,000 Statenville School, Statenville, Echols County, $40,000 Pike County Courthouse, Zebulon, Pike County, $10,000 Chickamauga Mason Lodge #221, Chickamauga, Walker County, $2,100 John Ross House, Rossville, Walker County, $9,500 William Harris Farm, Monroe, Walton County, $8,300
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Flint River Basin Archaeological Survey
Archaeologists with the LAMAR Research Institute will host Booth 59 in the Georgia Building at the Georgia National Fair at Perry from October 8-17. The purpose of the outreach effort is to publicize the Flint River Basin Archaeological Survey (FRBAS). The

FRBAS, sponsored by the Department of Natural Resources, Historic Preservation Division (HPD), is a joint effort of professional archaeologists and relic collectors that explores, documents, preserves and interprets the archaeological resources of the Flint River watershed. This long-term research plan teams traditional archaeological survey methods, relic collector surveys, and cooperative agreements with the region's landowners to accomplish its goals. The project has resulted in the location of 475 previously unrecorded archaeological sites, and more than 100 artifact collectors have participated in the innovative project. The FRBAS booth at the 2004 fair is another method for linking Georgia's public with its exciting archaeological past. For more information about FRBAS and archaeology in Georgia, please visit HPD's Web site at www.gashpo.org or contact the Office of the State Archaeologist at 404-657-1367.
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Trail of Tears Lesson Plan
The story of the removal of the Cherokee Nation from North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama to a newly-created "Indian Territory," now the state of Oklahoma, is the focus of the latest National Register of Historic Places online lesson plan for teachers. The 118th offering in its Teaching with Historic Places series, The Forced Relocation of the Cherokee Nation looks at both the 1,000-mile journey that killed 4,000 Cherokees and the conflict within the Cherokee Nation as it struggled to hold on to its land and its culture. http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/118trail/118trail.htm
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Save Our History National Grant Program
The History Channel is proud to announce the first year of its Save Our History National Grant Program. This year, $250,000 in grants will be awarded to historical organizations that partner with educators on unique, rewarding projects that help students learn about and appreciate the history of their local communities. Beginning September 29 through December 3, historical societies, preservation organizations, museums, historic sites, and other history organizations that partner with schools on Save Our History projects can apply for Save Our History grants. The History Channel will award grants between $1,000 and $10,000. Grant applications can be found and submitted online at http://www.saveourhistory.com/home.htm
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Wolfsonian-FIU Fellowship Program
The Wolfsonian-Florida International University is a museum and research center that promotes the examination of modern material culture. The focus of the Wolfsonian collection is on North American and European decorative arts, propaganda, and industrial and graphic design of the period 1885-1945. Fellowships are intended to support full-time research, generally for a period of three to five weeks. Ph.D.

candidates and holders of master`s or doctoral degrees are eligible to apply. The application deadline is December 31, 2004. For information, visit http://www.wolfsonian.fiu.edu/education/research/index.html or contact: Fellowship Coordinator, The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33139, 305535-2613 (phone), 305-531-2133 (fax), research@thewolf.fiu.edu
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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 23 - Annual Conference of the Historical Society of the Georgia National Guard - Kennessaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Visitor's Center - contact Dr. Beryl Diamond, 404-624-6065, or beryl.diamond@ga.ngb.army.mil
November 6-7 and November 20-21 - Cherokee Nation History course - to register, call Chieftains Museum / Major Ridge Home at 706-291-9494 or send an email to chmuseum@bellsouth.net.
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