Preservation Georgia online, Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 2005

Preservation Georgia Online October 31-November 4, 2005 In this issue: HPD invites artwork submissions for a new preservation license plate HPD's traveling exhibit on Georgia's historic courthouses to debut in January HPD's first Tax Incentives Conference received rave reviews! Georgia Rosenwald School to serve as case study at national workshop 4,445 Sanborn Maps are now available online! Grants Positions available in Georgia New additions to the Preservation Events Calendar Subscription Information
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HPD invites artwork submissions for a new preservation license plate
During the 2005 Legislative Session, the General Assembly authorized the creation of a special license plate to promote historic preservation efforts in Georgia. It is the intent that proceeds from the sale of these license plates will promote preservation projects through HPD's Georgia Heritage Grant program.
HPD is now issuing an "Invitation to Submit Artwork" for the design of these plates. Please go to HPD's Web site at http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=293 to see the formal announcement. The deadline for artwork to be received at HPD is December 1, 2005. Paper copies of the "Invitation" can be requested from Carole Moore at (404) 463-8434 or carole_moore@dnr.state.ga.us.
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HPD's traveling exhibit on Georgia's historic courthouses to debut in January
Georgia has one of America's greatest collections of county courthouses; 132 are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. These buildings represent nearly 170 years of Georgia history. Their architectural and historic significance have made them community landmarks in nearly every county across the state.
The Georgia Humanities Council recently awarded the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) a $9,000 grant to produce a traveling exhibit on Georgia's historic courthouses. Photographs by James R. Lockhart, HPD's long-time staff photographer, will be featured in the exhibit. Historic images and copies of records from the State Archives will be on display. Kathy Dixson, principal of Avient Museum Services, is the project's design consultant.

The exhibit will open at the State Capitol, January 11-12 at the beginning of the 2006 Georgia Legislative Session. From March through June 2006, it will travel to various locations around the state, including Dahlonega, LaGrange, Valdosta, and Brunswick. For additional information, contact Cherie Bennett of HPD at Cherie_Bennett@dnr.state.ga.us
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HPD's first Tax Incentives Conference received rave reviews!
The "Making Dollars and Sense of Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Conference," held September 8-9, 2005 at Georgia State University, received rave reviews from conference participants. This was the first event coordinated and hosted by the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) that focused primarily on the financial aspects of the Federal Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit and the Georgia state tax incentives for historic properties. Speakers included Guy Lapsley from the National Park Service, Colleen Gallagher with the Internal Revenue Service, representatives from Bank of America, SunTrust, Reznick Group, Miller-Gallman Developers LLC, the Fitzpatrick Hotel in Washington, GA, UrbanTrust LLC, Dawson+Wissmach Architects, Ray and Associates, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, the University of Georgia Economic Development Center, and HPD staff. HPD wishes to thank all the co-sponsors of the conference: The National Park Service, The Historic Preservation Education Foundation, the Association of Georgia State University Historians, the Georgia State University Department of History and the Heritage Preservation Program, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, and Georgia Power.
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Georgia Rosenwald School to serve as case study at national workshop
Mark your calendars for Practical Advice for Preserving Rosenwald Schools, a workshop sponsored by the North Carolina SHPO and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The workshop will be held at The Centre, Halifax Community College in Weldon, NC on November 18-19. HPD's Jeanne Cyriaque, African American Programs Coordinator, and Marian Coleman, executive director of the Noble Hill-Wheeler Memorial Foundation in Cassville, are featured speakers. They will present a case study about the successful rehabilitation of the Noble Hill School, one of Georgia's best examples of adaptive use as a heritage center. For more information, contact East Carolina University at 1-800-767-9111 or visit http://www.ecu.edu/csacad/cpe/rosenwald.cfm
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4,445 Sanborn Maps are now available online!
The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the availability of a new online resource: Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Georgia Towns and Cities, 1884-1922. The digital collection consists of 4,445 maps by the Sanborn Map Company depicting commercial, industrial, and residential areas for 133 municipalities.
Originally designed for fire insurance assessment, the color-coded maps relate the location and use of buildings, as well as the materials employed in their construction. The maps indicate which city utilities--such as water and fire service--were available. Fire insurance maps document the changing face of towns and cities, providing highly detailed information for each neighborhood and block. The Library of Congress web site refers to them as "probably the single most important record of urban growth and development in the United States during the past one hundred years."
The Sanborn Maps database is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. The maps represented are from the University of Georgia Libraries Map Collection. Visit the site at: http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/sanborn/
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Grants
Georgia Council for the Arts announces $7,500 Folklife Project Grants, available for nonprofit organizations, government entities, and educational institutions to carry out projects. The Folklife Project Grant supports the presentation, documentation, and preservation of Georgia's traditional arts and folklife. Funds from the grant are used for a variety of purposes, including festivals, concerts, exhibits, cultural heritage tourism, cultural resource inventories, documentary fieldwork projects, archiving projects, educational programs, and more. Organizations may apply for partial funding to fund specific portions of a larger project's overall expenses. Grantees must be able to provide 100% match for requested funds, up to 50% of which may be in kind. Guidelines and applications are available from the Internet at: http://www.gaarts.org (Click on "Forms, Guidelines & Applications," then choose Chapter 6, Folklife Project Guidelines and Forms), or by calling or emailing Adrienn Mendonca, Traditional Arts Program Manager, who can send you the forms, at phone (404) 685-2794, email amendonca@gaarts.org All applications must be received by hand delivery or postmarked by January 23, 2006.

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Positions available in Georgia
Georgia's Old Capital Museum Society, Inc., located in Milledgeville, GA seeks an Executive Director for the Georgia's Old Capital Museum, and the BrownStetson-Sanford House Museum. The ideal candidate will have leadership ability, and demonstrated skills in fundraising, strategic planning and community partnering. A Baccalaureate degree is required; an advanced degree is preferred. Salary range is $30,000- $38,000. Review of candidates begins November 18, 2005. Please send a cover letter, resume and three references to: Executive Director Search, at lpeevy@gmc.cc.ga.us or mail to Georgia's Old Museum Capital Society, P.O. Box 1177, Milledgeville, GA 31059. GOCMS is an AA/EE employer.
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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.
November 10 - free lecture on Georgia's state underwater archaeology program by HPD's Jason Burns, Deputy State Archaeologist - Thomasville - 912-5983346 or Jason_Burns@dnr.state.ga.us
November 14 - "Joseph Eggleston Johnston and William Tecumseh Sherman: An Intimate History" free lecture presented by Dr. Elsa Nystrom - Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - www.nps.gov/kemo or 770-427-4686, extension "0"
November 15 - Bonner Awards Best MA Thesis in Georgia History cosponsored by GHS and GC&SU - Milledgeville - 912-651-2125

November 18-19 - Practical Advice for Preserving Rosenwald Schools workshop, sponsored by the North Carolina SHPO and the National Trust - Weldon, NC 800-767-9111 or http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/cpe/rosenwald.cfm
December 2 - Lecture by Edward Lengel, The Papers of George Washington at the University of Virginia - Savannah - 912-651-2125
December 3-4 - Decatur Holiday Candlelight Tour of Homes - Decatur http://www.decaturga.com/events_tourofhomes.aspx
December 3-4 - Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour - Marietta http://www.mariettasquare.com/pilgrimage.html
December 7 - Historic Cemeteries of the South: A Photographic Tour - free lecture by W. Todd Groce, Ph.D., Georgia Historical Society - Bluffton - 912-6512125
December 14-16 - CDBG/CHIP Applicants' Workshop - Georgia Department of Community Affairs - Atlanta - contact Lisa Smith at 404-679-5276.
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