Preservation Georgia online, Jan. 15-21, 2007

Preservation Georgia Online January 15-21, 2007 In this issue: Since 1995, 25 historic courthouses have benefited from Georgia Heritage
Grants Available grants Preservation Events Calendar Subscription Information
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Since 1995, 25 historic courthouses have benefited from Georgia Heritage Grants
Since its inception in 1995, the Georgia Heritage Grant Program has given money to help preserve 25 historic courthouse buildings throughout the state. The money has been used to stabilize, rehabilitate and plan for the continued use of these important community landmarks. County courthouses that have benefited from the grant program include: Brooks, Candler, Catoosa, Clinch, Crawford, Dawson, Haralson, Irwin, Jackson, Johnson, Lee, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Pike, Randolph, Spalding, Stewart, Taliaferro, Taylor, Telfair, Thomas, Treutlen, Union, and Wilcox.
For the SFY 2006 round of grants, the Jackson County Courthouse, located in Jefferson and built in 1879, was awarded $12,000 to complete a preservation plan. The plan identifies a course of action for the preservation and rehabilitation of the historic building and explores how the courthouse could be utilized in downtown Jefferson.
For the SFY 2005 round of grants, the Pike County Courthouse, located in Zebulon, received a $10,000 grant for a Historic Structure Report. The report helps document the building's history and physical changes that have occurred over time. It also helps map out measures that need to be taken to insure its continued use as a government facility. Built in 1895 and still used for its original purpose, the historic courthouse mixes Romanesque Revival and Colonial Revival styles and features a clock tower crowned with a dome and a unique multi-gabled roof.
More money could be available to help courthouses like these continue to be a center of activity for their communities by increasing funds allotted to the Georgia Heritage Grant Program. You can help us achieve this goal by ordering a Historic Preservation license plate. Twenty-two dollars of the tag fee is designated for the Georgia Heritage Grant Program. For more information, contact grants coordinator Carole Moore at 404-463-8434 or e-mail at carole_moore@dnr.state.ga.us. To view the plate and/or use the order form to reserve the plate, go to HPD's website at www.gashpo.org. 1000 tags must be

ordered by December 2007 before these tags will be manufactured. Current tag orders are 426.
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Available grants
Applications are due February 1 for the next round of matching grants from the National Trust Preservation Funds, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors, Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation, and Hart Family Fund for Small Towns. Contact your National Trust regional office to figure out which grant is best for you - http://www.nationaltrust.org/regional_offices/index.html
American Historical Association Grants - The Albert J. Beveridge Grants for Research in the Western Hemisphere are available to support research; individual grants do not exceed $1,000. Application deadline is February 15, annually. The Michael Kraus Research Grant in colonial American history, with particular reference to the intercultural aspects of American and European relations, offers cash awards of up to $800. Application deadline is February 15, annually. The Littleton-Griswold Grant offers grants of up to $1,000 for research in U.S. legal history and the field of law and society. Application deadline is February 15, annually. The Bernadotte Schmitt Grants support research in the history of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Individual grants will not exceed $1,000. The deadline for application is February 15. Call 202-544-2422 or visit www.historians.og/prizes/Grants.htm
The Museum Assessment Program (MAP) is supported through a cooperative agreement between the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the American Association of Museums. It is designed to help museums assess their strengths and weaknesses, and plan for the future. The program provides technical assistance for four kinds of assessments: (1) collections management; (2) governance; (3) institutional; and (4) public dimension. Assessments are funded on a first-come, first-served basis. Museums may apply for MAP assessments in any sequence. Museums that received a MAP assessment grant on or before September 2000 may apply for a grant to fund participation in that assessment a second time. The application deadline is February 15. Application materials can be obtained by contacting the American Association of Museums or by visiting its Web site at www.aam-us.org.
National Leadership Grants enable libraries and museums to help people gain the knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviors, and resources that enhance their engagement in community, work, family, and society. Projects should enable libraries and museums to address current problems in creative ways, develop and test innovative solutions, and expand the boundaries within which cultural heritage institutions operate. The application deadline is March 1. Visit:

http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nationalLeadership.shtm for full description, application materials and further contact information.
21st Century Museum Professionals - Museums play a critical role in the education of the public by preserving America's rich cultural heritage and helping to transmit it from one generation to the next. Museum professionals need high levels of knowledge and expertise as they help create public value for both local and national communities. This program supports projects that address the preparation of museum professionals for the future by updating and expanding their knowledge and skills. Grant Amount: $15,000 - $500,000; Grant Period: Up to three years. The application deadline is March 15, 2007. Visit http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/21centuryMuseums.shtm or contact: Christopher J. Reich, Senior Program Officer, at 202-653-4685 or creich@imls.gov.
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Preservation events calendar
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
March 6-8 A Critical Examination of Change: The Impermanent and Intangible in Preservation - 6th National Forum on Historic Preservation Practice Baltimore, MD 302-831-1050 or davames@udel.edu
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/
January 17-19, 2008 - Third International Architectural Paint Research Conference - New York - www.aprconference.us
Previously listed national and state conferences and meetings

January 21-26 - Transportation Research Board (TRB) 86th Annual Meeting Washington, DC - www.itre.ncsu.edu/ADC50/index.htm
January 26 - Georgia National Register Review Board Meeting - Historic Preservation Division, DNR - Atlanta http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaynavigation.asp?TopCategory=41
February 3 4th annual Black History Conference - Association for African American Historical Research and Preservation Seattle conferences@aaahrp.org
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 February 11 - 2007 Black History Month Essay and Public Speaking Contest: "African-Americans and the U.S. Constitution: A Mixed History" - submission deadline is January 19 - Georgia Historical Society - Savannah www.georgiahistory.com or 912-651-2125, ext. 17
February 13 - Historic Preservation Day at the Capitol & Legislative Reception Georgians for Preservation Action - Atlanta www.georgiatrust.org/get_involved/advocate.htm
February 15 2007 Under One Roof Housing Conference Fort Valley State University Cooperative Extension Program Fort Valley 478-825-6573 or torbertk@fvsu.edu
February 15-16 - Southern Garden Heritage Conference - State Botanical Garden of Georgia - Athens - 706-542-1244 or garden@uga.edu
February 26-28 Alliance of National Heritage Areas Annual Meeting and Congressional Reception Washington DC www.NationalHeritageAreas.com March 8-10, 2007 - Spring 2007 Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference Boston - www.traditionalbuildingshow.com
March 25-28 National Main Streets Conference Seattle http://conference.mainstreet.org
March 28-31 - Vernacular Architecture Forum Conference "Savannah and the Lowcountry" - Savannah - http://www.scad.edu/academic/majors/arlh/vaf/ or contact Daves Rossell, erossell@scad.edu

April 11-14 Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation annual meeting Athens www.ahlp.org/docs/meetings.html
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 18 - Georgia National Register Review Board Meeting - Historic Preservation Division, DNR - Atlanta http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaynavigation.asp?TopCategory=41
May 18-20 - Georgia Trust Annual Meeting - Brunswick & the Golden Isles www.georgiatrust.org/historic_sites/annual_meeting.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
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 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/
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