Preservation Georgia online, Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 2007

Preservation Georgia Online November 26-December 2, 2007 In this issue: Only eight more tag orders to go! The Georgia Trust 2008 Preservation Awards Call for Entries Preserve America Grants are available Host a Cultural Resources Diversity Intern Calls for papers Positions available in Georgia Preservation events calendar Subscription information
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Only eight more tag orders to go!
Congratulations, Georgia preservationists! Our rallying cry for supporters has resulted in a surprising jump in numbers from 957 two weeks ago to 992 this week! We have four more weeks to make it to our goal of 1,000 license plate reservations by the end of the year. Those 1,000 reserved plates will mean at least an additional $22,000 will go into the SFY2009 Georgia Heritage pot of money. To help HPD in this final push, the Georgia Association of Broadcasters will be airing license plate radio spots next week, Dec. 3-8, on stations throughout Georgia. For more information, contact Carole Moore, grants coordinator, at Carole.Moore@dnr.state.ga.us or 404-463-8434. To order your tag, visit HPD's web site at www.gashpo.org. Thank you all for your continued support!
Breaking News! - We just heard this morning, unofficially, that we've reached our 1,000 order goal!!! As soon as we get official word, we'll announce the news and make plans to celebrate.
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The Georgia Trust 2008 Preservation Awards Call for Entries
Each year, The Georgia Trust recognizes significant contributions to the preservation of Georgia's historic resources. The awards are open to projects completed within the last three years. The Trust is now accepting nominations for the following: restoration, rehabilitation, stewardship, and preservation service. Postmark deadline is Friday, December 7, 2007. For more information, visit http://www.georgiatrust.org/preservation_resources/preservation_awards.htm.
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Preserve America Grants are available
To be eligible for a Preserve America grant, communities must: be designated as Preserve America communities or neighborhoods OR be a state historic preservation office or a tribal historic preservation office OR be a Certified Local Government applying for Preserve America Community
designation. (Certified Local Governments can apply for designation and grants before the deadline--see websites quoted at end of release.)
Eligible activities include planning, development, implementation or enhancement of innovative activities and programs in heritage tourism, including interpretation/education, planning, marketing, training and research and documentation of cultural resources. Successful projects will involve publicprivate partnerships and serve as models to communities nationwide for heritage tourism, historic preservation, education and economic development.
Applicants can access grant award and deadline information, find answers to grant related questions, information on previously funded projects, and obtain electronic versions of application material from the National Park Service website (www.cr.nps.gov/hps/hpg/preserveamerica); telephone (202.354.2020, ext. 2); or email NPS_preserveamerica@nps.gov.
For information on how to be designated as a Preserve America community, contact the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at (202) 606-8503, email achp@achp.gov or visit www.preserveamerica.gov. Application deadline is December 12.
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Host a Cultural Resources Diversity Intern
The National Park Service's Cultural Resources Diversity Internship Program (CRDIP) invites project proposals for its 2008 session. Starting its 10th year, the program has placed dozens of diverse undergraduate and graduate students in national parks and National Park Service administrative offices, and with partners in the public and private sectors, to offer career exploration opportunities. The cost of the internship is split between the CRDIP and the intern cosponsor; each paying $5,531. More information is online or email Turkiya L. Lowe at turkiya_lowe@contractor.nps.gov or call her at (202) 354-2266. Deadline for project proposal applications: December 10. The CRDIP is administered by the National Park Service, Cultural Resource Programs, in cooperation with the Student Conservation Association. http://www.cr.nps.gov/crdi/internships/hostsponsor.htm

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Calls for papers
In a series of National Forums held at Goucher College since 1997, a consortium of graduate historic preservation programs at 11 colleges and universities have focused on the changing perspectives of historic preservation practice in the United States. The Sixth National Forum on Historic Preservation Practice, to be held at Goucher College, March 2009, will explore the challenges that preservation faces in become a critical component of the national debate about sustainability. Deadline: January 2008. For full call for papers and information on applying contact David L. Ames, Conference Coordinator, and Director of the Center for Historic Architecture and Design, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716; 302-831-1050, FAX 302-831-4548, davames@udel.edu. Abstracts may be submitted electronically or in hard copy.
The Program Committee seeks submissions for sessions, roundtable discussions, and individual papers on all aspects of urban history across time and space for the Fourth Biennial Urban History Conference in Houston, Texas, on November 5-8, 2008. Theme: SHOCK CITIES: Urban Form in Historical Perspective. Deadline: March 3, 2008. For more information: For full call for papers (and submission instructions) visit: http://uha.udayton.edu Final submissions should be sent via e-mail to Program Chair, Martin Melosi at mmelosi@uh.edu and Janet R. Bednarek at Janet.Bednarek@notes.udayton.edu.
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Positions available in Georgia
The Middle Flint Regional Development Center (RDC) is seeking an individual qualified to assume the responsibilities of regional Historic Preservation Planner. The successful applicant must have (a) a Master's degree in historic preservation or architectural history, or (b) a Master's degree in planning, history or a closely related field, with an educational emphasis on historic preservation, or (c) a Bachelor's degree in one of these fields plus two years of closely related historic preservation experience, and (d) strong community planning and communication skills, plus a thorough understanding of historic preservation. The planner must have good writing skills, be computer literate and possess the ability to manage publicly funded projects. Full-time position to remain open until filled. The RDC provides planning and development services to a population of 100,300+ in 23 towns and cities located in eight west-central Georgia counties. Salary DOE, EOE.

Submit rsum to Don ten Bensel, Executive Director, Middle Flint Regional Development Center, 228 West Lamar Street, Americus, Georgia, 31709, dtenbensel@middleflintrdc.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.
December 7 - Dr. Edward J. Cashin Memorial Woodrow Wilson Symposium Historic Augusta - 706-724-0436 or visit www.wilsonboyhoodhome.org or www.historicaugusta.org.
December 7May 23 - Wilson 150: The Exhibition - traveling exhibition of Woodrow Wilson artifacts and documents as part of a yearlong celebration of President Woodrow Wilson's 150th birthday - Historic Augusta, Inc. - 706-7240436 - julia@historicaugusta.org
December 10-January 31 - FindIt: Five Years of Field Survey photography exhibit Hardy Bryan House, 312 North Broad Street - Thomasville www.thomasvillelandmarks.org
January 12 - Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association meeting - lecture by Charles O. Walker - Jasper - contact Linda Baker at 770-704-6338
National and state conferences and meetings (previously listed)Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date.
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 9-13 - 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
January 26 Downtown Development Authority Training Department of Community Affairs Atlanta contact Kimberley Carter at 404-679-0604 or kcarter@dca.state.ga.us
February 7 Form-Based Development Codes for Cultural Heritage Tourism Districts training workshop - Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs - St Marys http://www.mainstreetgeorgia.org/UserFiles/File/CulturalHeritageOrdinance.pdf or Cindy Eidson at ceidson@dca.state.ga.us or 404-679-3101.
February 7-9 7th annual New Partners for Smart Growth conference Washington DC www.newpartners.org
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 4 Form-Based Development Codes for Cultural Heritage Tourism Districts training workshop - Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs - Washington, Ga. http://www.mainstreetgeorgia.org/UserFiles/File/CulturalHeritageOrdinance.pdf or Cindy Eidson at ceidson@dca.state.ga.us or 404-679-3101.
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 12-14 - Main Street 101 Training and Development Conference Department of Community Affairs Statesboro contact Kimberley Carter at 404-679-0604 or kcarter@dca.state.ga.us
March 26-30 - Society for American Archaeology 73rd Annual Meeting Vancouver, BC, Canada - www.saa.org
March 30-April 2 National Main Streets Conference National Main Street Center Philadelphia, PA http://conference.mainstreet.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
June 21 Downtown Development Authority Training Department of Community Affairs Savannah contact Kimberley Carter at 404-679-0604 or kcarter@dca.state.ga.us
June 21-24 Georgia Municipal Association's Annual Convention Savannah http://www.gmanet.com/annual_convention/
July 10-13, 2008 - National Alliance of Preservation Commissions 6th biennial forum New Orleans - napc@uga.edu.
July 16-19 Thinking outside the Fox: League of Historic American Theatres 32nd annual meeting Atlanta www.lhat.org/conference_theatre.asp
October 21-25 "Preservation in Progress": National Preservation Conference National Trust Tulsa, Oklahoma - http://www.nthpconference.org/
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