Preservation Georgia Online August 16-22, 2008 In this issue: Managing Teardowns: Preserving Community Character and Livability Disaster aid resources Preservation events calendar Subscription information ************************************************************************ Managing Teardowns: Preserving Community Character and Livability The National Trust's new "Teardown Tools on the Web (pdf)" highlights approximately 30 tools that are being used by communities around the country in response to teardowns with direct links to more than 300 examples in 32 states. "Teardowns on the Web" is intended as an easy-to-share, user-friendly, onestop-shop for people looking for tools to better manage teardowns http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/teardowns/additionalresources/Teardown-Tools-on-the-Web-1.pdf ************************************************************************ Disaster aid resources The National Institute for Conservation has published a Guide to Navigating Federal Emergency Management Agency and Small Business Administration Disaster Aid for Cultural Institutions. It is designed to help museums, libraries, archives, historic properties and sites, and arts organizations obtain the funding they need to recover from major disasters. It includes contact information and forms to apply for funding. It is available online at www.heritagepreservation.org. A limited number of print copies are available by calling 888-979-2233. The American Institute for Conservation (AIC) is offering free emergency response assistance to cultural organizations. Contact AIC-CERT when a disaster - hurricane, flooding, earthquake, fire - has damaged collections. Call AIC's 24-hour assistance number at 202-661-8068 for advice by phone or to arrange for a team to come to the site to complete damage assessments and help with salvage organization. While on site and as funds last, AIC-CERT members will develop a list of re-housing supplies needed at the site, as well as have them ordered and delivered--at no cost to the institution. ************************************************************************ Preservation events calendar Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date. 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 - August 25 - Historical Marker dedication - Oakland Cemetery - Georgia Historical Society - Atlanta - http://georgiahistory.com/stories/62 August 26 - Historical Marker dedication - Robert Sengstacke Abbott's boyhood home - Georgia Historical Society - Savannah http://georgiahistory.com/stories/61 October 1-4 - Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians Annual Meeting - Greensboro, NC - http://www.sesah.org/sesah/CurrentEvents.html. October 3-5 - The Georgia Trust Fall Ramble: Newnan-Coweta County www.georgiatrust.org or call 770-218-6007. October 11-12 - "Walk with the Spirits" through historic Magnolia Cemetery Augusta - 706-724-0436 or visit www.historicaugusta.org. October 14-17 - Main Street Basic Training - Washington, DCNTMSCTraining@nthp.org or call 202-588-6219. November 18-19 - Identification and Evaluation of Mid-20th Century Buildings National Preservation Institute - Columbia, SC - http://www.npi.org/sem20th.html. January 10-17 - Preservation Leadership Training (PLT) - National Trust Birmingham, AL - http://www.PreservationNation.org/plt or contact Alison Hinchman at 202-588-6067 or plt@nthp.org (The deadline for receiving applications is October 3, 2008. A limited number of scholarships are available.) March 12 - Georgia Women of Achievement Annual Induction Ceremony with guest speaker author Mary Kay Andrews - Wesleyan College, Macon www.georgiawomen.org National and state conferences and meetings (listed in previous newsletters)- September 2-6 - Council on Geographic Names Authorities (COGNA) annual meeting, Oklahoma City, OK - Wayne Furr, 405.364.7278 or http://www.cogna50usa.org/conferences.htm September 3-4 - Section 106 Essentials course - Advisory Council on Historic Preservation - Atlanta - http://www.achp.gov/106essentials.html September 9-12 - American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) annual meeting: Discovering the Power of Transformation, Rochester, NY Bethany Hawkins, 615.320.3203 or Hawkins@aaslh.org September 11-14 - Preserving the Historic Road: 6th biennial conference, Albuquerque, NM - www.historicroads.org September 11-14 - Society for Commercial Archeology (SCA) conference Albuquerque, NM - www.sca-roadside.org September 13 - Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association meeting Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site - Cartersville - www.gatrailoftears.org or contact Linda Baker at 770-704-6338 or badnil@alltel.net. September 13-20 -10th Docomomo International Conference: The Challenge of Change, Dealing with the Legacy of the Modern Movement, The Netherlands http://www.archi.fr/DOCOMOMO/docomomo_electronic_newsletter5.htm September 16-17 - Cemetery Landscape Preservation Workshop - National Center for Preservation Technology and Training - Natchitoches, Louisiana www.ncptt.nps.gov. September 19-20 - Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference Chicago www.traditionalbuildingshow.com September 24-26 - National Historic Tax Credit Conference - NCSHPO - Chicago - harbeson@sso.org October 1-3 - Georgia Downtown Conference - Douglasville www.georgiadowntownassociation.org October 1-3 - 2008 Georgia Planning Association Fall Conference - Augusta www.georgiaplanning.org October 3 - Centennial Farm Awards - Georgia National Fair - Perry http://www.gashpo.org/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=119 October 10-11- Fall Historic Preservation Commission Training - Georgia Alliance of Preservation Commissions and HPD - Milledgeville http://www.gashpo.org/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=393 October 14-17 - Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) - Birmingham www.semcdirect.net October 15-19 - The Society for Industrial Archaeology, "Industry of the Old and New, New South" fall tour - Chattanooga, TN http://www.siahq.org/tours/chattanooga/chattanooga.html. October 15-19 - Oral History Association annual meeting: A Convergence of Interests: Oral History in the Digital Age, Pittsburgh, PA - Charles Hardy, chardyIII@wcupa.edu or 610-436-3329 October 21-25 "Preservation in Progress": National Preservation Conference National Trust Tulsa, Oklahoma - http://www.nthpconference.org October 23 - Georgia Municipal Cemetery Association Fall Meeting - Elberton contact Stan Rogers at 706-236-4534 or srogers@romega.us October 28 Thomasville Landmarks' Annual Membership Picnic - Thomasville 229-226-6016 November 1-22 - Seminar for Historical Administration - American Association for State and Local History - Indianapolis - www.aaslh.org/histadmin.htm November 5-7 Georgia Association of Regional Development Centers 9th Annual Training Conference St. Simons Island www.gardc.com November 12-16 - ICOM/ICMAH Annual Conference, "Museums and Disasters" New Orleans - http://shotnews.net/?p=441 - Submit suggestions for talks and presentations by May 31 to m.jungblut@musee-hist.lu and dkahn@crt.state.la.us. 2009 February 19-21- Sixth biennial Savannah Symposium: World Heritage and National Registers in Perspective - Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah - http://www.scad.edu/architecturalhistory/dept/events/symposiums.cfm April 22 - April 26 - Society for American Archaeology (SAA) 74th Annual Meeting - abstract deadline September 10, 2008 - Atlanta - www.saa.org June 10-13 - Vernacular Architecture Forum Annual Meeting - Butte, Montana www.vafweb.org August 23-26 - National Scenic Byways 2009 conference: Elevate Your Expertise - Denver, CO - www.bywaysresourcecenter.org or center@byways.org ************************************************************************ Subscription Information Preservation Georgia Online is produced by the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. 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