Preservation Georgia online, Apr. 30-May 6, 2007

Preservation Georgia Online April 30-May 6, 2007 In this issue: May is Historic Preservation Month! Latest county breakdown of preservation tag orders 2008 will mark the 75th anniversary of the New Deal Check out the new National Coalition for History Web site Preservation Events Calendar Subscription Information
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May is Historic Preservation Month!
On May 8, Governor Sonny Perdue will officially proclaim May as Historic Preservation Month in Georgia. This year's theme, Preservation Works for Georgia!, promotes historic preservation as "an effective tool for managing growth, revitalizing neighborhoods, and maintaining community character." Read the proclamation and our press release at http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaynavigation.asp?TopCategory=163
Preservation-related events will be taking place in communities across Georgia. Go to HPD's Web site and check the Events Calendar for historic preservation month activities near you at http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displayevents.asp?lstMonth=5&lstYear=2007. Submit your listings to: helen_talley-mcrae@dnr.state.ga.us.
What better time than during your Historic Preservation Month event to promote the new historic preservation license tag! You can download information sheets, order forms and posters from our Web site at http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=327
HPD will hold its eleventh annual Preservation Achievement Awards presentation in conjunction with the National Register Review Board meeting on May 11 in Atlanta. Recognition is given to people and organizations throughout the state that have made significant contributions to protecting Georgia's historic and archaeological resources.
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Latest county breakdown of preservation tag orders
Historic preservation license plates have been ordered in 87 of Georgia's 159 counties as of April 1st. Since tag sale figures last were analyzed in February, nine additional counties are now represented by one or more tag orders. The top ten selling counties are: Fulton County in first place at 68; DeKalb comes in

second with 66; Cobb 52; Chatham 38; Clarke 22; Gwinnett 18; Cherokee 14; Glynn 14 Muscogee 14; and Bibb 11. Surprisingly, 33 of the 87 counties that have seen tag activity have sold only one license plate each. The county with the largest increase in orders from February to April was Cobb, which previously had 34, but now has 52. The majority of sales continue to be from the Metro Atlanta area and counties along the coast. We have a noticeable lack of participation from many counties within the Heart of Georgia, Southeast Georgia and Southwest Georgia Regional Development Center areas. Unfortunately, our sales rate has slowed down from an average of 13 per week to about 10 per week. We will have to speed back up to reach our goal of 1000 tag orders by December 31, 2007. The current number of orders is 613.
Funds from the tag fee will go to the pool of money allotted for the Georgia Heritage Grant Program. These grants help stabilize, rehabilitate, and preserve important landmarks across the state by matching funds with grant recipients who propose worthwhile development and predevelopment projects. 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.
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2008 will mark the 75th anniversary of the New Deal
The National New Deal Preservation Association (NNDPA) is a non-profit organization created in 1999. Their mission is to identify, preserve, and document the legacy of the New Deal (1933-42). The intent of the commemoration of the 75th anniversary in 2008 is to heighten public awareness and appreciation of America's New Deal experience, and the enduring legacy of the New Deal in America today.
This is an opportunity for you to showcase your statewide or local New Deal treasures in your area. By doing so, you will also create economic, tourism and historic/heritage preservation activities ripe for establishing partnerships with many local/state agencies and organizations that can create a cooperative focus that benefits all.
Once you have made the decision or what, when, where and how you will commemorate the 75th anniversary in your town or state please let NNDPA know so they can add it to the 2008 NNDPA calendar on these Web sites: www.newdeal75.org and www.newdeallegacy.org. For more information about this project, please contact Kathy Flynn at newdeal@cybermesa.com or 505473-3985.
Text for this article was taken from the National New Deal Preservation Association `s Web site.

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Check out the new National Coalition for History Web site
On April 23, the National Coalition for History unveiled its new website offering users real-time access to news, up-to-date issue briefs, and links to Congress, federal agencies and NCH member organizations. The site was created through a partnership with The History Channel and was designed and will be maintained by the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. http://historycoalition.org/
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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.
May 8 - Celebrating 30 Years: Ken Thomas on Genealogy - Georgia Archives Lunch & Learn Lecture - Morrow www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/where_are_we/default.htm
June 11-15 Augusta Museum of History Day Camp, ages 8-12 registration deadline is May 28 Augusta 706-722-8454 - pwhite@csra.net
June 5-7 - Oral History Institute - Gambier, Ohio - Ohio Humanities Council 614-461-7802 or frankd@ohiohumanities.org or visit www.ohiohumanities.org
June 27-28 - AASLH Workshop: Collections Management & Practices - Salt Lake City - http://www.aaslh.org/collwork.htm
August 29 - GHS Lecture Series - Equiano: The African by Vincent Carretta Georgia Historical Society and the City of Savannah - Savannah - 912-651-2125 or visit www.georgiahistory.com
January 3-6 - 2008 Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America Chicago - www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10096

January 9-11 - 14th Annual Tax Credit Developers Conference - Miami www.novoco.com/events/index.php
January 9-12 - The Public Benefits of Historical Archaeology: Society of Historical Archaeology 2008 Conference - Albuquerque, NM www.sha.org/about/conferences/2008.html
National and state conferences and meetings (previously listed)Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date.
MAY IS HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH!
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
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