Preservation Georgia online, Apr. 9-15, 2007

Preservation Georgia Online April 9-15, 2007 In this issue: May is Historic Preservation Month! May is Georgia Archaeology Month! HPD staff news Nominations sought for The Georgia Trust's 2008 Places in Peril List Have you discovered the Historic Preservation Learning Portal? 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."
Preservation-related events will be taking place in communities across Georgia. Go to HPD's Web site at www.gashpo.org and check the Events Calendar for historic preservation month activities near you. Submit your listings to: helen_talley-mcrae@dnr.state.ga.us. Check the National Trust's Web site at www.nationaltrust.org/preservationmonth for resources and ideas to help your community or organization plan activities.
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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May is Georgia Archaeology Month!
The Society for Georgia Archaeology (SGA) will be holding their annual spring meeting event in Macon on May 19. This year's theme is Conflict: Georgia's Expanding Boundaries, 1733-1833. The program highlights Georgia's military past during a century of dramatic change. A keynote address will be given by Retired Colonel James M. Johnson, Ph.D. Self-guided tours will explore several early military sites in central Georgia beginning in Macon at Fort Hawkins - a major U.S. Army headquarters from 1806-1819. Archaeological excavations over the past two years have drastically rewritten the history of this fort. Follow along the remnants of the historic Federal Road and visit Fort Wilkinson on the Oconee River, Ocmulgee Old Fields, and Benjamin Hawkins' Creek Agency on the Flint

River. You also may travel to historic Clinton, an early town with an intact road system and early federal era houses. Informed tour guides will be posted at each of these station stops to answer your questions and provide historical and archaeological context to enhance your visit. For more information and to register, go to http://www.thesga.org/spring_meeting_2007.htm
Visit the SGA Web site at www.thesga.org to learn about other events and how you can get involved.
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HPD staff news
HPD is pleased to announce that Lynn Speno is the Survey and Register Unit's new program specialist. Lynn was previously with Ray & Associates where she worked on a number of National Register nominations, tax incentive projects, and historic context projects including women's history, public schools, and postWWII housing in Atlanta. She has a master's degree in heritage preservation from Georgia State University. Most recently she has been working as an assistant to the Senior Archivist at the Georgia Power Company. Lynn's first day in the office will be Monday, April 16. You may contact her directly at 404-651-5911 or lynn_speno@dnr.state.ga.us.
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Nominations sought for The Georgia Trust's 2008 Places in Peril List
Do you know of an irreplaceable historic building or site that is highly threatened by demolition, neglect, inappropriate development or other threats? The Georgia Trust's Places in Peril program is accepting nominations to identify and preserve historic sites threatened by demolition, neglect, lack of maintenance, inappropriate development or other threats. Go to http://www.georgiatrust.org/preservation_resources/2008_places_nomination.ht m to download a nomination form. Nominations can be e-mailed or mailed and must be postmarked or received by Friday, June 8, 2007. For further information, contact Anne Farrisee at preservationmanager@georgiatrust.org or 404-8857817.
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Have you discovered the Historic Preservation Learning Portal?
The Federal Preservation Institute (FPI) provides historic preservation news and information, with particular emphasis on training opportunities for Federal agency preservation officers, their staff, and contractors. Their Historic Preservation Learning Portal allows you to quickly and easily address problems, projects, and

issues in the broad field of historic preservation. Visit the FPI Web site at http://fpi.historicpreservation.gov/
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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 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
June 11-15 - Care and Repair of Log Structures Workshop - sponsored by the Kentucky Heritage Council (SHPO) and Pine Mountain Settlement School in Harlan County, Kentucky - Pine Mountain, KY www.pinemountainsettlementschool.com
June 30-July 1 & July 14-15 33 hour Cherokee Nation History Course taught by Dr. Julia Coates of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma Chieftans Museum Rome www.chieftansmuseum.org
National and state conferences and meetings (previously listed)Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date.
April 11-14 Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation annual meeting Athens www.ahlp.org/docs/meetings.html
April 12-15 National Council on Public History Annual Meeting: Many Histories, Many PublicsCommon Ground? Santa Fe, NM www.ncph.org
April 17 - Preservation Easement Workshop: Addressing Organizational Practices and New Legislative Rules - Chicago, IL http://www.nationaltrust.org/legal/documents/easement.workshop.brochure.chica go.final.pdf

April 18-20 Heart and Soul of Georgia Bus Tour - Ga. Cities Foundation/GMA http://www.georgiacitiesfoundation.org/event_detail/default.asp?eventid=41930
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 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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