Preservation Georgia Online August 13-19, 2007 In this issue: Review archaeologist position available with HPD Register now for Preservation 101 - September 20 in Atlanta NTHP accepting nominations for 2008 Dozen Distinctive Destinations Farm bill includes provisions for easements Preservation events calendar Subscription information ************************************************************************ Review archaeologist position available with HPD Review Archaeologist (Preservation Planner) - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Historic Preservation Division - Position number 00098663. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Historic Preservation Division seeks applicants for the position of Review Archaeologist. The position will be responsible for all aspects of Section 106 transportation-related review duties. Application Deadline Date: September 6, 2007. For more information, please visit HPD's Web site at http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=396 ************************************************************************ Register now for Preservation 101 - September 20 in Atlanta Who should attend? Anyone who 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) and has not attended a previous Preservation 101 orientation. To register, please send completed registration forms for each attendee along with a check made payable to the Department of Natural Resources for $30 per person. Download the agenda and registration form at http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=389 Questions? Contact Helen Talley-McRae at helen_talley-mcrae@dnr.state.ga.us or 404-651-5268. ************************************************************************ NTHP accepting nominations for 2008 Dozen Distinctive Destinations Nomination forms for the 2008 list of America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations are now available online. To be considered as one of a Dozen Distinctive Destinations, a place must provide an authentic and dynamic visitor experience; have a heritage tourism infrastructure, such as unique shopping, dining or lodging (e.g. historic hotels); have interesting and attractive historic architecture and/or cultural landscapes; and organizations actively working to promote and protect the community's historic assets. The deadline for the nomination is September 28 and can be found at http://www.nationaltrust.org/dozen_distinctive_destinations/2008_form.html. For more information about the program or the nomination process, please visit www.nationaltrust.org/ddd or contact Carrie Johnson at 202-588-6141 or e-mail Carrie_Johnson@nthp.org. ************************************************************************ Farm bill includes provisions for easements Since 2003, approximately 450,000 acres have been protected by easements on farmland with historic and archaeological significance including farms near historic battlefield sites, farms adjacent to centuries old Indian Mounds, and farms that have been in the same family for several generations. This work is thanks to the Farm and Ranchland Land Protection Program (FRPP) that, since the 2002 Farm Bill, has included historical and archaeological sites as properties eligible for program funding. The program provides federal matching dollars for voluntary, in-perpetuity easements. The result: farmers are protected against property tax escalation and are able to keep their property in agricultural use rather than selling their property for commercial development. The program relies on: Voluntary participation Listing or eligibility for listing on the National Register of Historic Places Fair market valuation of land before and after easement is determined. State, tribal, local government or a non-governmental organization with existing farmland protection programs may participate in supplementing the easement cost. The owner agreeing to maintain the land's agricultural use and convey certain rights, title and interest in property to above entities but retains rights, title, and interest in the easement deed. The owner contributing up to 25% of appraised fair market value of the easement. Federal share (USDA) being limited to 50% of purchased easement price. For more information, visit the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program Web site at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/frpp/ - excerpted from the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers weekly Legislative Update e-newsletter ************************************************************************ 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. September 9 - Whittier Mill Village Tour of Homes - Atlanta www.whittiermillvillage.org - 404-931-7969. September 13-16 - Historic Preservation Masonry Workshop - Tappahannock, VA - www.historicproperties.com/workshop.htm September 27 Historic Chattahoochee Commission's 25th Annual Meeting Columbus 877-766-2443 or trace@eufala.rr.com National and state conferences and meetings (previously listed)Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date. August 19 - East Point Historical Society quarterly membership meeting - Dr. Hugh Matterness will present a study of the historical and archaeological investigation of historic Connally Plantation - East Point http://www.geocities.com/eastpointhistory/web.html September 5-8 - 2007 AASLH annual meeting - Relevance: The Bottom Line Atlanta - http://www.aaslh.org/anmeeting.htm September 8 - Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association meeting Cartersville - contact Linda Baker at 770-704-6338 or badnil@alltel.net. September 17 - Historic Building Codes Seminar - Dept. of Community Affairs Commerce - http://www.mainstreetgeorgia.org/events/news.aspx?id=12 September 20 Preservation 101: A Georgia Orientation presented by Historic Preservation Division and The Georgia Trust - Atlanta http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=389 or call 404-651-5268. September 27-28 - Georgia National Register Review Board Meeting - Historic Preservation Division, DNR - Savannah http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaynavigation.asp?TopCategory=41 September 27-29 - Restoring Southern Gardens and Landscapes conference Winston-Salem, NC - contact Sally Gant at 336-721-7361 or sgant@oldsalem.org October 2-6 - Preservation Matters!: 2007 National Preservation Conference Saint Paul, Minnesota - www.nthpconference.org October 2-6 - Making Your Museum Matter: Southeast Museums Conference 2007 Annual Meeting - Little Rock, Arkansas http://www.semcdirect.net/education_and_programs/2007_annual_meeting/index .html October 5 - Centennial Farm Awards Georgia National Fair - Perry http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=119 October 10-12 - 2007 Georgia Downtown Conference - Georgia Downtown Assn & Georgia Dept of Community Affairs - Columbus www.georgiadowntownassociation.org/conference.asp October 11-13 - 10th Annual International Preservation Trades Workshop (IPTW) - Frederick, Maryland - contact 301-663-8206, ext. 101; dorothy_printup@nps.gov or visit http://iptw.org/home.htm October 18-20 Traditional Building Show and Conference New Orleans www.traditionalbuildingshow.com October 24-27 - 2007 Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians (SESAH) Annual Meeting - Nashville, TN - www.sesah.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 26-27 - The History of Racism, Slavery and its Aftermath: Conference Recognizing the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade Grand Rapids, Michigan contact Jason Crouthamel (crouthaj@gvsu.edu) or Craig Benjamin (benjamic@gvsu.edu) or 616-331-2931 October 26-27- Fall Historic Preservation Commission Training - Elberton http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=393; or contact Jennifer Lewis at 706-583-8047 or gapc@uga.edu October 27-November 17 - 48th Seminar for Historical Administration application deadline is June 1 - Indianapolis, IN - www.aaslh.org/histadmin.htm November 1-2 - Eternal Places: Discovering Georgia's Historic Cemeteries conference - Historic Preservation Division Augusta Contact HPD staff Carole Moore, Grants Coordinator, carole_moore@dnr.state.ga.us or phone 404-4638434, or Christine Neal, Cemetery Specialist, christine_neal@dnr.state.ga.us or phone 404-657-1367. November 5-8 - National Trail of Tears Association National Conference - Rome - www.nationaltota.org or totajerra@aol.com or tc12@bellsouth.net November 9 - Implementation of Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Class Chattahoochee Hill Country Conservancy - www.chatthillcountry.org - 770-4631548 or cmccauley@chatthillcountry.org 2008 January 3-6 - 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 January 17-19 - Third International Architectural Paint Research Conference New York - www.aprconference.us February 28-29 - The Atlantic World and African American Life and Culture in the Georgia Lowcountry, 18th to 20th Century - A Symposium - Savannah www.ossabawisland.org. March 12-16- American Society for Environmental History 2008 Annual Meeting "Agents of Change: People, Climate, and Places through Time" - Boise, Idaho www.aseh.net March 26-30 - Society for American Archaeology 73rd Annual Meeting Vancouver, BC, Canada - www.saa.org April 10-13 National Council on Public History Annual Meeting: Public Histories of Unity and Division Louisville, KY www.ncph.org April 23-27 - 2008 Society of Architectural Historians annual meeting - Cincinnati, Ohio - http://www.forum.nthp.org/default.asp May 7-10 - VAF 2008 Annual Meeting - "In the Garden of the Sun: California`s San Joaquin Valley" - Fresno, CA - http://vernaculararchitectureforum.org ************************************************************************ Subscription Information Preservation Georgia Online is produced by the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. We hope that you find it useful and informative. 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