Preservation Georgia online, Apr. 24-28, 2006

Preservation Georgia Online April 24-28, 2006 In this issue: (belated) HPD staff news Governor signs bill providing tax credit for land conservation Historic Landscape Initiative recognized by preservation honor society Positions available in Georgia Preservation Events Calendar Subscription Information
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(belated) HPD staff news
In mid-February 2006, Jane Cassady joined HPD's staff as Management and Information unit manager. Since earning a Master of Historic Preservation degree from UGA in 1997, Jane worked in Georgia as a regional preservation planner, as the senior director of education, programs and services with the Georgia Trust and as a consultant. While working with the Kentucky SHPO, she was the community services coordinator and the site identification program administrator. Jane was also the Southern Regional Office director for Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana. HPD is very pleased to welcome Jane to our staff!
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Governor signs bill providing tax credit for land conservation
On 21 April, Governor Perdue signed a land conservation bill that passed the state house and senate without any opposing votes. The Land Conservation Tax Credit Act provides a tax break to property owners who agree to protect their land from development. The landowner can: - donate the property to a state or local government or land trust, or - donate a conservation easement and keep the land.
The easement would restrict use of the property: For example, a farmer could donate an easement and continue to grow crops on the land but would be unable to sell it to someone who wanted to build a warehouse or condominiums. The tax credit could be up to 25% of the land's value but not more than $250,000 for individuals or $500,000 for corporations. The donated land must qualify as conservation land and be certified by the Department of Natural Resources. This act will supplement the 2005 Land Conservation Act that enabled greenspace loans and grants. Visit http://www.gadnr.org/glcp/index.html for more information.

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Historic Landscape Initiative recognized by preservation honor society
Members of the Garden Club of Georgia's Historic Landscape Initiative Committee recently were awarded honorary memberships into Sigma Pi Kappa. Founded in 1991 at the University of Georgia's School of Environmental Design, Sigma Pi Kappa is the first national honor society to focus solely on historic preservation. The Historic Landscape Initiative Committee was recognized for its work in promoting the recognition and preservation of Georgia's historic landscapes and gardens. Committee members include Mabel R. Milner, Brencie Werner, and Lee Dunn of the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc.; James R. Cothran, FASLA; Staci Catron-Sullivan, Director, Cherokee Garden Library, Atlanta History Center; Susan Hitchcock, Landscape Historian, National Park Service; and Mary Ann Eaddy, HPD's Technical Services Unit Manager. Also recognized was Jaydee Ager, past president of the Garden Club of Georgia. Congratulations to the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. and committee members for their support of Georgia's cultural landscapes.
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Positions available in Georgia
Development Director of Major Gifts and Annual Support, Atlanta History Center http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/jobs.cfm
Education Vice President of Education, Atlanta History Center http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/jobs.cfm
Architectural Historian, URS - Atlanta https://www.urs.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID =11150&CurrentPage=1
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Preservation events
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
New additions
May 4 - Dan Elliott will talk about excavations at Fort Hawkins - Ocmulgee Indian Mounds - Macon - Stephen A. Hammack at 478-926-7392
May 5 - Kentucky Derby Day at the Rock Barn - Cherokee County Historical Society - Canton 770-345-3288 or www.rockbarn.org
May 11 - 2006 Governor's Awards in the Humanities - Atlanta http://www.georgiahumanities.org/programs/gov/awards.html or contact Jamila S. Owens at 404/523-6220 ext. 12 or jrsmith@georgiahumanities.org
Previously listed national and state conferences and meetings
Apr. 27-28 - Old Buildings, New Frontiers: Historic Tax Credits Conference Washington DC - www.ipedinc.net/2006_Conference_Schedule_IPED.asp
April 27-30 - Preserving the Historic Road conference - Boston www.historicroads.org/sub7_1.htm
May 2 "Dollars and Sense of Preserving Community Character" lecture by Ed McMahon - Historic Savannah Foundation Savannah http://www.historicsavannahfoundation.org/Education.asp
May 4-5 - Urban Georgia Network Symposium - Savannah - Cindy Eidson, ceidson@dca.state.ga.us, 404-679-3101.
May 5-6 - Historic Preservation Commission Training - Bainbridge http://www.uga.edu/gapc/training.htm or 706-583-8047 or jmlewis@uga.edu.
May 15-19 - Current Archeological Prospection Advances for Non-Destructive Investigations in the 21st Century - Fort Frederica National Monument, St. Simons Island - www.cr.nps.gov/mwac/training/ARCH06TNG.pdf
May 18 "Insuring your Historic Property from Disasters" seminar - Historic Savannah Foundation Savannah http://www.historicsavannahfoundation.org/Education.asp

May 20 "Crafting the Future Through Preservation" hands-on presentation seminar - Historic Savannah Foundation Savannah http://www.historicsavannahfoundation.org/Education.asp
May 20 - Society for Georgia Archaeology (SGA) Spring Meeting - Atlanta www.thesga.org
May 24 - "Archaeological Perspectives on Coastal Georgia" symposium - Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center - Brunswick pbarefoot@coastalgeorgiardc.org.
June 4-7 - National Main Street Conference - New Orleans http://conference.mainstreet.org/content.aspx?page=7691&site=8
June 6-16 - Engineering the Past for the Future: A Practical Approach to Engineering for Older and Historic Buildings - - NCPTT - Natchitoches, La. http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/
June 8-10 - Celebrating Our Coastal Heritage: Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network (GAAHPN) annual meeting - Brunswick - contact Jeanne Cyriaque at 404-656-4768 or jeanne_cyriaque@dnr.state.ga.us
June 10-17 - Preservation Leadership Training (PLT) - applications are due March 31 - Nebraska City - www.nationaltrust.org/plt.
July 10-14 - Advanced Cemetery Monument Conservation Workshop - NCPTT Natchitoches, La. - http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/
July 27-30 - 5th Biennial National Commission Forum, National Alliance of Preservation Commissions - Baltimore, MD - www.uga.edu/napc.
August 3-6 - Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize: African American Preservation Alliance (AAPA) annual conference - Memphis - 901-576-7170 or Nancyjane.Baker@memphistn.gov
August 21-23 - 4th biennial Celebrating Rural Georgia Conference - Department of Community Affairs - Augusta - www.dca.state.ga.us or 404-679-0604
September 6-9 - Preservation of Historic Cemeteries workshop - The Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies - 815-244-1173 or www.campbellcenter.org
September 28-30 - 2006 Annual Meeting - Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians - Auburn, Alabama - http://www.sesah.org/1events.html

October 5-7 - Fall 2006 Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference Washington, DC www.traditionalbuildingshow.com/RandR/PDF/DC_Call_for_Presentation.pdf
October 12-15 - Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Technology Las Vegas www.shot.jhu.edu/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting_Main_Page.htm.
October 31 - November 5 - National Trust's National Preservation Conference Pittsburg, PA https://www.nthpconference.org/
January 4-7, 2007 - American Historical Association annual meeting: Unstable Subjects: Practicing History in Unsettled Times - Atlanta http://www.historians.org/annual/2007/index.cfm
March 8-10, 2007 Spring 2007 Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference Boston - www.traditionalbuildingshow.com
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