Preservation Georgia online, Oct. 9-13, 2006

Preservation Georgia Online October 9-13, 2006 In this issue: Introducing HPD's new Environmental Review Form Don't Wait Until Your Birthday to Order Your Tag! It's not too late to register for Preservation 101 in Atlanta National Register news Local focus on Sautee Nacochee Positions available in Georgia Preservation Events Calendar Subscription Information
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Introducing HPD's new Environmental Review Form
HPD would like to introduce our new Environmental Review Form http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/assets/documents/final_er_form2.doc. The ER Form, available on our website under ER Program Information and Section 106 (http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=314), has been developed by our staff to aid project applicants in preparing the information necessary to complete review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Georgia Environmental Policy Act (GEPA), or the Georgia State Agency Historic Property Stewardship Program. This new form has been designed to facilitate and accelerate the ER process in our office. The Form is self-explanatory and should help project applicants understand what exactly is required for review under Section 106 and other laws, as well as provide a better understanding of the review process.
The ER Form is accompanied by certain supporting information. A Historic Resources Form (link), located below the ER Form on our website, is intended to provide our reviewers more specific information about historic structures when they are located within or adjacent to a project's area of potential effect (APE). The Historic Resources Form, when completed, gives HPD an improved ability to take into consideration historic resources, their integrity, and any effects projects may have on them. There are also examples of maps and site plans accompanying these two forms on our website. These maps and site plans are intended to illustrate good examples of supplemental information we have received in previous projects.
We are eager to hear how useful and helpful these forms prove to be. Please feel free to contact Michelle Volkema, Environmental Review Specialist, at michelle_volkema@dnr.state.ga.us or (404) 651-6546, with any comments or questions you may have.
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Don't Wait Until Your Birthday to Order Your Tag!
Many of you may be waiting to order your historic preservation license plate when you receive official notification from your county tax commissioner that it's time to renew your tag. However, here are three reasons NOT to wait until your birthday to order your preservation plate: 1) The sooner we reach 1,000 orders, the sooner we will each receive our plates to put on our vehicles! 2) It's easier to mail in the order form now, while you're thinking about it, instead of chancing that you may forget to send it in with your other renewal materials later. 3) It's also simpler just to send in one order form now, by itself, with a $25 check. License plate orders are increasing steadily, about 15-20 per week, with our current number at 258. For more information on how to order the historic preservation license plate or help spread the word, please contact grants coordinator Carole Moore at 404-463-8434 or email her at carole_moore@dnr.state.ga.us. To view the plate, access the order form, and locate the nearest tag office, go to HPD's website at www.gashpo.org.
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It's not too late to register for Preservation 101 in Atlanta
Register now for this year's Preservation 101: A Georgia Orientation seminar, Tuesday, October 24 in Atlanta.
Who should attend? Anyone who has not attended a previous Preservation 101 orientation, is new to historic preservation in Georgia and wants to learn about services and programs provided by the state historic preservation office (Historic Preservation Division) and the state nonprofit preservation organization (The Georgia Trust). You may download the form from HPD's Web site at http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=242 Questions? Contact Helen Talley-McRae at helen_talley-mcrae@dnr.state.ga.us or 404-651-5268.
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National Register news
The following proposed nominations were presented at the September 29 Georgia National Register Review Board meeting; all were recommended for nomination:
Bartow Historic District, Jefferson County

Bibb City Historic District, Muscogee County Ebenezer AME Church, Grady County Glenn Building, Fulton County Lawrenceville Street Historic District, Henry County Lott Cemetery, Ware County Warner Robins Depot, Houston County
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Local focus on Sautee Nacochee
A $50,000 grant award was approved by Appalachian Regional Commission for the Bean Creek Heritage Site. The Sautee Nacoochee Community Association is restoring a slave cabin (circa 1850) and establishing an African American Heritage Site in a nature preserve along the rim of Nacoochee Valley, where the history of slaves who lived and labored in Northeast Georgia will be interpreted from an African American perspective. For more information, visit www.snca.org or contact Caroline Crittenden, at 706-878-2514 or sautee@alltel.net.
The Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia, located in Sautee Nacochee, opened September 2. It showcases the handcraft skills of one of the South's premier grassroots art forms, and explores the historical importance and changing role of folk pottery in southern life. Visit www.folkpotterymuseum.com for more information.
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Positions available in Georgia
Communications/PR person needed, full-time or part-time - Marietta Museum of History - www.mariettahistory.org. Contact Jan E. Galt, director, at 770-5280430 or janatmmh@aol.com
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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
October Georgia's Historic Courthouse exhibit Old Depot Forsyth
October 28 - fall meeting of The Society for Georgia Archaeology - "Archaeology Investigations on Georgia's Military Installations" - in Macon. See www.thesga.org for more details.
November 2-4 - 2nd Annual Friends of the Georgia Archives Book Sale - Georgia Archives - Morrow - 678-364-3700 or gwainscott@cityofmorrow.com
November 6 - Civil War medicine presentation by Willie R. Johnson, park historian - Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - www.nps.gov/kemo
December 2-3 - Tour includes approximately 10 houses dating from 1836-1926 in Macon's oldest historic district. ll will be decorated for the holidays. Sponsored by InTown Macon Neighborhood Association - call 478-743-5651 to reserve tickets or for further information.
Previously listed national and state conferences and meetings
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 19-20 - Preserve America Summit to mark the 40th anniversary of the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act - New Orleans http://www.achp.gov/summit/summit.html
October 19-29 - Georgia Council for the Social Studies annual conference Athens - www.gcss.net
October 24 - Preservation 101: A Georgia Orientation seminar - Atlanta - Historic Preservation Division and The Georgia Trust http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=242
October 29 November 11 - Emergency Stabilization Workshop at the James Brown House, Ooltewah, Tennessee - http://www.heritageconservation.net/wsjames-brown-house.htm

October 31 - November 5 - National Trust's National Preservation Conference Pittsburg, PA https://www.nthpconference.org/
November 8-11 - Culture is the Spark: 8th Cultural & Heritage Tourism Alliance Conference - Atlanta, Georgia - http://www.chtalliance.com
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
February 8-10 GAAHPN annual meeting: What's New in the Old Neighborhood? - Augusta http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=328
March 8-10, 2007 - Spring 2007 Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference Boston - www.traditionalbuildingshow.com
March 28-31 - Vernacular Architecture Forum Conference "Savannah and the Lowcountry" - Savannah - www.vernaculararchitectureforum.org for more information, or contact Daves Rossell, erossell@scad.edu
May 20-27 - VI World Archaeological Congress - Kingston, Jamaica http://www.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/
June 18-21 - Your Passport to Crossing Boundaries in Heritage Development: International Heritage Development Conference - Alliance of National Heritage Areas - Detroit, MI - http://www.nationalheritageareas.org/2007_conference.htm
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