Preservation Georgia online, Jan. 31-Feb. 4, 2005

Preservation Georgia Online January 31 - February 4, 2005
In this issue: State Legislative Update: Georgia Land Conservation Act Recent National Register listings New PBS Series: Slavery in the Making of America New Historic Hotels of America Web site Calls for presentations/ papers NEA/ NEH scholarships Positions available in Georgia New additions to the Preservation Events Calendar Subscription Information
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State Legislative Update: Georgia Land Conservation Act
HB 98, the Georgia Land Conservation Act, passed the House unanimously and has been referred to the Senate's Natural Resources and the Environment Committee. HB98 provides a comprehensive program of funding and tax incentives to protect a broad range of natural and historic properties through land acquisition and/or conservation easements. Historic landscapes, farms, archaeological sites and battlefields would benefit from the legislation. $100 million is recommended for the first year's funding. Read House Bill 98: http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/sum/hb98.htm
The Georgia Land Conservation Act was developed using many of the recommendations provided by the Governor's Land Conservation Partnership, a 19-member task force with interests ranging from natural resource conservation to historic preservation. The Land Conservation Partnership presented its recommendations to Governor Perdue in August 2004. A complete copy of the report can be found at http://www.gadnr.org/glcp/index.html
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Recent National Register listings
Lawler Hosiery Mill, 301 Bradley St., Carrollton, Carroll County, was listed January 26, 2005.
Vienna Historic District, roughly centered on the downtown commercial district and includes residential areas and the rail line, Vienna, Dooly County,was listed Janyuary 28, 2005.(Georgia County Courthouses TR (AD))

Forest Grove, 1200 GA 242/Riddleville rd., Sandersville vicinity, Washington County, was listed January 26, 2005.
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New PBS Series: Slavery in the Making of America
This four-part PBS television series narrated by Morgan Freeman traces American slavery from its origins through the adoption of the 13th amendment. More information about the series and local broadcast dates is available at http://www.pbs.org/previews/slavery/.
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New Historic Hotels of America Web site
There is a new e-commerce Web site for the Historic Hotels of America. Reservations can now be made online for the 213 member hotels. http://www.historichotels.org.
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Calls for presentations/ papers
The Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference (formerly "Restoration and Renovation Exhibition and Conference") is inviting proposals for presentations at its October 20-22, 2005, conference in New Orleans. Topics range from restoration and renovation to code compliance to marketing and traditional building. Direct questions to Judy Hayward at (802) 674-6752 or email jhayward@restoremedia.com. Deadline is April 11, 2005.
11th Biannual Meeting of The Society for American City and Regional Planning History (SACRPH) - Proposals for papers are invited on all aspects of urban, regional and community planning history. Particularly welcome are papers or complete sessions addressing Miami or Florida; economic restructuring and globalization; colonial and post-colonial planning; immigration and demographic dynamism; planning in and with diverse communities; and comparative examinations that consider race, class, gender and sexuality in planning. Submissions must include: a one-page abstract of each paper, a list of AV equipment, a one-page curriculum vitae for each participant, and four key words identifying the thematic emphases of the work. Please send proposals via email to sacrph@usc.edu Deadline: 2/15/2005
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NEA/ NEH scholarships

National Endowment for the Humanities is supporting faculty development through residential seminars and institutes in 2006. These projects are designed to provide teachers from across the nation with the opportunity for intensive study of important texts and topics in the humanities. Contact Joyce Ferguson at 202606-8463, Jean Hughes at 202-606-8471, or visit www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/seminars.html Deadline: 3/1/2005
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has given a grant to the National Preservation Institute (NPI) that allows the NPI to offer scholarships to cultural resources and historic property managers and volunteers who might not otherwise have the means to attend an NPI-sponsored seminar. Multiple scholarships are available for each seminar. To examine the agenda for each available seminar visit NPI`s Web site, www.npi.org/NEA0704.html. Deadline: 10/1/2005
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Positions available in Georgia
Program Coordinator - Ossabaw Island Education Alliance - Savannah - http://www.thecreativecoast.org/local/jobs/Education/85/
Exhibitions Project Coordinator - Fernbank Museum of Natural History - Atlanta http://www.museumjobs.com/jobdetails.php?JobID=2978
Historian - Office of the Secretary of the Army, Fort Gordon http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=26712938&brd=3876&AVS DM=2005%2D01%
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New additions to the Preservation Events Calendar
Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date. Tell us what your organization or community has planned by sending your listings for our online Events Calendar via e-mail to: helen_talleymcrae@dnr.state.ga.us. 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.
February 16 - Georgians for Preservation Action (GaPA) Annual Legislative Reception - Atlanta - Please RSVP to Mandy Elliott at the Georgia Trust, 404-

885-7817 or melliott@georgiatrust.org. For more information, visit http://www.georgiatrust.org/whatwedo/gapa_reception_invite.htm
February 25-26 - Staged reading of "The Green Book," a historical play about a segregation-era travel guide for African-Americans - DeKalb History Center Decatur - 404-373-1088 for reservations.
March 8 - Researching Georgia State University's Women's Collections - Lunch & Learn lecture by Morna Gerrard - Georgia Archives - Morrow www.georgiaarchives.org or 678-364-3700
March 21 - "Mountaineers in Gray: The Story of the Nineteenth Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment, CSA" lecture by Dr. J.D. Fowler - Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - http://www.nps.gov/kemo/ or contact 770427-4686 ext. 0
April 12 - Foxfire in a New Century - Lunch & Learn lecture by Angie Cheek Georgia Archives - Morrow - www.georgiaarchives.org r 678-364-3700
April 29-30 - Society for Georgia Archaeology Spring Meeting - Chatsworth http://thesga.org/
March 24-25 - Spring 2005 Community Planning Institute - Ga. Planning Association & Ga. Dept. of Community Affairs - Albany - 706-865-1324
May Historic Preservation Month and Archaeology Awareness Month www.gashpo.org and http://thesga.org/
May 10 - Fanny Andrews: 19th century Author, Educator & Naturalist - Lunch & Learn lecture by Charlotte A. Ford - Georgia Archives - Morrow www.georgiaarchives.org or 678-364-3700
June 4-11 Preservation Leadership Training NTHP - San Antonio, Texas April 4 application deadline - 202-588-6067 or plt@nthp.org, or www.nationaltrust.org/plt.
June 14 - Preserving your Family Documents and Photographs - Lunch & Learn lecture by Christine Wiseman - Georgia Archives - Morrow www.georgiaarchives.org or 678-364-3700
July 12 - Sharing Genealogy With Kids - Lunch & Learn lecture by Valerie Frey Georgia Archives - Morrow - www.georgiaarchives.org or 678-364-3700

August 9 - What's New at the Troup County Archives - - Lunch & Learn lecture by Morna Gerrard - Georgia Archives - Morrow - www.georgiaarchives.org or 678364-3700
September 13 - Genealogy Sources at the Athens-Clarke County Library - Lunch & Learn lecture by Laura Carter - Georgia Archives - Morrow www.georgiaarchives.org or 678-364-3700
October 11 - A History of Georgia Quilt Traditions - Lunch & Learn lecture by Susan Neill - Georgia Archives - Morrow - www.georgiaarchives.org or 678-3643700
October 20-22 - Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference (formerly "Restoration and Renovation Exhibition and Conference") - New Orleans http://www.traditionalbuildingshow.com/RandR/event/futureshows.shtml
November 8 - Using the New Georgia Encyclopedia - - Lunch & Learn lecture by Kelly Caudle - Georgia Archives - Morrow - www.georgiaarchives.org or 678-3643700
December 13 - Exploring Records at the Thomaston-Upson Archives Using the Scalawag Life of Nathaniel Walker - Lunch & Learn lecture by Penny Cliff Georgia Archives - Morrow - www.georgiaarchives.org or 678-364-3700
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