Preservation Georgia Online April 23-29, 2007 In this issue: Preservation Tag Deadline Extended! SFY 2008 Georgia Heritage Grant Applications Are Now Available National Endowment For The Humanities (NEH) grants available Preservation Events Calendar Subscription Information ************************************************************************ Preservation Tag Deadline Extended! With 604 tags pre-ordered, we are getting closer and closer to our goal of 1,000 by December 31, 2007. Although the passage of last fall's constitutional amendment relating to the sale of specialty license plates extended the deadline to December 31, 2008, HPD does not want to lose the momentum it has achieved and believes it is crucial for the preservation community to continue the push to meet the original 2007 goal. The sooner the preservation tag is produced, the sooner more funds will be available for the Georgia Heritage Grant program. So, please continue to encourage other individuals and groups to order tags as soon as possible. For more information, contact Grants Coordinator Carole Moore at 404-463-8434 or carole_moore@dnr.state.ga.us or visit our Web site at www.gashpo.org. ************************************************************************ SFY 2008 Georgia Heritage Grant Applications Are Now Available The SFY 2008 cycle for the Georgia Heritage Grant Program is just beginning. Paper applications have just been mailed and are also available on HPD's Web site at http://www.gashpo.org/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=38. The application postmark deadline is July 13, 2007. Eligible applicants include local governments and non-profit organizations for historic properties listed in, or eligible for listing in, the Georgia Register of Historic Places. Eligible activities include predevelopment projects such as preservation plans, feasibility studies or historic structure reports and development projects for actual "bricks and mortar" work. The amount appropriated this year for the 60%/40% reimbursable grant program is expected to be approximately $100,000, so funding will be competitive. If you would like to receive a paper application in the mail or have questions, please contact Grants Coordinator Carole Moore at 404-463-8434 or carole_moore@dnr.state.ga.us. ************************************************************************ National Endowment For The Humanities (NEH) grants available NEH Preservation Assistance Grant for Smaller Museums - The National Endowment For The Humanities (NEH) awards grants of up to $5,000 on a nonmatching basis to support the preservation of materials in collections-holding organizations. A focus of the program is to promote preservation planning and preservation training within the country`s smaller institutions. Deadline: 5/15/2007. For more information: Note: REGISTER NOW with www.grants.gov. All institutions applying for an NEH grant must submit their applications ONLY electronically via www.Grants.gov the government-wide grants portal. For more information, go to: http://www.neh.gov/grants/grantsgov/about.html Grants to Preserve and Create Access to Humanities Collections - These grants support projects that preserve collections and create intellectual access to collections that, because of their intellectual content and value as cultural artifacts, are considered highly important for research, education, and public programming in the humanities. Collections may include, but are not limited to, books, journals, newspapers, manuscript and archival materials, maps, still and moving images, sound recordings, and objects of art and material culture. Deadline: 7/17/2007. For more information: Visit: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pcahc.html. Questions? Contact the staff of NEH`s Division of Preservation and Access at 202-606-8570 and preservation@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1-866-372-2930. ************************************************************************ Preservation events calendar 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. Submit your listings to: helen_talley-mcrae@dnr.state.ga.us. This week's new listings Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date. April 28 ArchaeoFest: Archaeology Festival at Battlefield Park Coastal Heritage Society Savannah - www.chsgeorgia.org May 5 - Book signing for Never for Want of Powder: The Confederate Powder Works in Augusta, Georgia - Augusta Museum of History - 706-722-8454 or www.augustamuseum.org. May 5 - Thomasville Landmarks' Kentucky Derby Party benefit - Osceola Plantation Horse Barn - Thomasville - 229-226-6016 or tli@rose.net or www.thomasvillelandmarks.org/Derby.html May 5 - Artifact ID Day at Fort Hawkins - Ocmulgee Archaeological Society Macon - stephen.hammack@robins.af.mil or at 478-718-3398. May 7 - Ocmulgee Archaeological Society Macon May meeting - Macon stephen.hammack@robins.af.mil or at 478-718-3398. May 7 - SCAD Preservation Week Lectures: Justin Gunther, Curator of Buildings and Collections at Fallingwater - Savannah www.scad.edu/events/calendar/index.cfm May 8 - SCAD Preservation Week Lectures: John Jeanes, Director of Restoration at Montpelier - Savannah - www.scad.edu/events/calendar/index.cfm May 9 - SCAD Preservation Week Lectures: Steve Kelley, architect and engineer will be speaking on his recent work on log churches of eastern Poland Savannah - www.scad.edu/events/calendar/index.cfm May 10 - SCAD Preservation Week Lectures: to be announced - Savannah www.scad.edu/events/calendar/index.cfm May 10 lecture and book signing - Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Race and the First Medal of Honor by Russell Bonds Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society Marietta 770-426-4982 or clhs2@bellsouth.net May 11 - SCAD Preservation Week Lectures: Mark McDonald, Director of Historic Savannah Foundation - Savannah www.scad.edu/events/calendar/index.cfm May 22 - Lecture on the Archaeology of Robins AFB by Base Archaeologist Stephen A. Hammack - Milledgeville - stephen.hammack@robins.af.mil or at 478-718-3398. May 26 - Primitive Skills Demonstration - Ocmulgee National Monument - Macon - stephen.hammack@robins.af.mil or at 478-718-3398. August 25-26 - Grant Park Summer Shade Festival includes fundraiser to support the Grant Park Conservancy - Atlanta - www.summershade.org National and state conferences and meetings (previously listed)Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date. April 22-28 - Georgia Cities Week - Cities: Service, Style & Soul - Georgia Municipal Assn. - http://www.gmanet.com/georgia_cities_week/ April 27-28 - Spring HPC Training - Georgia Alliance of Preservation Commissions - St Marys - www.uga.edu/gapc - 706-583-8047 or jmlewis@uga.edu MAY IS HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH! May 2-4 - "Building Creative Communities" Conference - Colquitt www.buildingcreativecommunities.com May 5 - 2007 Georgia Historic House and Garden Pilgrimage Liberty County www.uga.edu/gardenclub May 10 22nd Governor's Awards in the Humanities Luncheon and Lecture by Dr. Timothy Crimmins and Anne Farrisee - Georgia Humanities Council Atlanta - www.georgiahumanities.org/programs/gov/awards.html May 11 - Georgia National Register Review Board Meeting - Historic Preservation Division, DNR - Atlanta http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaynavigation.asp?TopCategory=41 May 12 - Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association meeting - New Echota State Historic site - www.nationaltota.org May 1516 - Urban Georgia Network Meeting - "Sense of Place Extends Beyond Your Gates: Mixed-Use Development" - Atlanta - contact Cindy Eidson, ceidson@dca.state.ga.us, 404-679-3101. May 18-20 - Georgia Trust Annual Meeting - Brunswick & the Golden Isles www.georgiatrust.org/historic_sites/annual_meeting.htm May 19 - "Passport to the Creek Nation" - SGA Society for Georgia Archaeology (SGA) Spring 2007 Event - Macon http://www.thesga.org/spring_meeting_2007.htm 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 June 23-30 - Preservation Leadership Training - National Trust for Historic Preservation - application deadline is March 30 - Owatonna, Minnesota http://www.nationaltrust.org/plt July 25-28 League of Historic American Theatres - 31st annual conference and theatre tour Boston, MA www.lhat.org September 5-8 - 2007 AASLH annual meeting - Relevance: The Bottom Line Atlanta - http://www.aaslh.org/anmeeting.htm September 28 - Georgia National Register Review Board Meeting - Historic Preservation Division, DNR - Atlanta http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaynavigation.asp?TopCategory=41 October 2-6 - Preservation Matters!: 2007 National Preservation Conference Saint Paul, Minnesota - www.nthpconference.org October 25-28 - 12th National Conference on Planning History - Society for American City and Regional Planning History (SACRPH) - Portland, Maine http://www.urban.uiuc.edu/sacrph/ October 27-November 17 - 48th Seminar for Historical Administration application deadline is June 1 - Indianapolis, IN - www.aaslh.org/histadmin.htm November 5-8 - National Trail of Tears Association National Conference - Rome - www.nationaltota.org or totajerra@aol.com or tc12@bellsouth.net January 17-19, 2008 - Third International Architectural Paint Research Conference - New York - www.aprconference.us April 10-13, 2008 National Council on Public History Annual Meeting: Public Histories of Unity and Division Louisville, KY www.ncph.org ************************************************************************ Subscription Information Preservation Georgia Online is produced by the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. 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