Preservation Georgia Online March 8-14, 2008 In this issue: March 2008 Reflections is now available online Grants available for community improvement projects Award available for excellence in historic preservation Preservation events calendar Subscription information ************************************************************************ March 2008 Reflections is now available online The March 2008 issue of Reflections, the quarterly publication of the Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network, is available on HPD's Web site at http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/Assets/Documents/Reflections_March_2008.pdf This issue features African American preservation initiatives in northwest Georgia. In February 2008, the Helping Hands: In Service at the Marsh House Committee dedicated a historical marker in Lafayette that commemorates the African Americans who worked at the house from enslavement until the 20th century. The Walker County African American Historical and Alumni Association (WCAAHAA) maintains two African American cemeteries in Chattooga and Walker Counties, and the Chickamauga Masonic Lodge #221 has received two Georgia Heritage grants for preservation of the structure. The Flat Rock Archive, Inc. in Lithonia was dedicated in January. It is a repository of information about African American rural life in DeKalb County. The Southwest Georgia Project for Community Education held an induction ceremony at Albany State University for the Georgia Hall of Fame, a project of the Southern Rural Black Women's Initiative. ************************************************************************ Grants available for community improvement projects The General Mills Corporation, maker of Hamburger Helper, is offering My Hometown Helper grants for local groups interested in making a difference in their community. People looking to improve their hometown -- from helping to fund a volunteer fire department, to restoring a town landmark, to supporting a local school -- are encouraged to submit entries. Last year, the program gave away more than $200,000 in total grants and helped communities purchase new band equipment, build a school playground, and fund a tornado warning system, among other projects. Application deadline is March 31. To learn more about the grant program, visit www.myhometownhelper.com/LearnMore.aspx. The History Channel offers grants of up to $10,000 to fund partnerships between history organizations and schools or youth groups on projects that teach students about their local history and actively engage them in its preservation. Applications for 2008-2009 grants are due by Friday, June 6, 2008. For more information on Save Our History grant projects and guidelines please visit www.saveourhistory.com. ************************************************************************ Award available for excellence in historic preservation The National Trust for Historic Preservation and HUD are inviting nominations for the 2008 HUD Secretary's Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation. This award recognizes the recipient for success in advancing the goals of historic preservation while providing affordable housing and/or expanded economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income families and individuals. Nominated projects or activities are judged for the successes they have achieved in preserving, rehabilitating, restoring, and interpreting our architectural and cultural heritage. Any project, agency, individual, or organization involved in historic preservation is eligible to receive the award. Nominated projects must have been completed within the past three years. For more information, please visit www.huduser.org/Research/nthp_awards_2008.pdf. ************************************************************************ 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. March 26 Harrisburg-West End Historic District "Peep `N Eat" Walking Tour Historic Augusta Augusta RSVP 706-724-0436 National and state conferences and meetings (previously listed)Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date. March 26-30 - Society for American Archaeology 73rd Annual Meeting Vancouver, BC, Canada - www.saa.org March 28-29 - "Concrete & Cast Stone in the 21st Century: Design, Preservation, & Care of Contemporary & Historic Architecture" an intensive two-day conference - Cambridge, MA - 617-623-4488; ses_tec_con@msn.com March 30-April 2 National Main Streets Conference National Main Street Center Philadelphia, PA http://conference.mainstreet.org April 4-6 - The Georgia Trust's 2008 Annual Meeting and Spring Ramble Columbus - www.georgiatrust.org - 678-560-6301 April 5 - Civil War Preservation Trust Park Day - nine Georgia locations www.civilwar.org/parkday April 10-13 National Council on Public History Annual Meeting: Public Histories of Unity and Division Louisville, KY www.ncph.org April 11-13 - "High Cotton and Tall Columns" Southern Garden History Society Annual Meeting - Athens - www.southerngardenhistory.org/annualmeeting.html April 17 - Georgia Historical Society Annual Meeting - Savannah www.georgiahistory.com/events/59 April 17-18 - Managing and Preserving Archival Collections - Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts - Registration deadline: April 3 - Baltimore www.ccaha.org/workshop_cal.php April 23-27 - 2008 Society of Architectural Historians annual meeting - Cincinnati, Ohio - http://www.forum.nthp.org/default.asp April 25-26 - Spring Historic Preservation Commission Training Douglas http://www.uga.edu/gapc/training.htm or contact Jennifer Lewis at 706-583-8047 or gapc@uga.edu April 26 - Society for Georgia Archaeology Annual Spring Meeting Archaeological Encounters in Georgia's Spanish Period: New Discoveries and Improved Understandings - Atlanta - www.thesga.org April 28-June 9 - Georgia's Historic Courthouses exhibit Johnson County Courthouse - Wrightsville http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaynavigation.asp?TopCategory=21 contact leigh.burns@dnr.state.ga.us May 7-10 - VAF 2008 Annual Meeting - "In the Garden of the Sun: California`s San Joaquin Valley" - Fresno, CA - http://vernaculararchitectureforum.org May 21-31 - 11th US/ICOMOS International Symposium "Developing a Comprehensive Approach to US Participation in the Global Heritage Community" - Washington, DC. - http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/436 June 12 - Georgia Municipal Cemetery Association Conference Savannah www.geocities.com/citycemeteriesofga 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 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. ************************************************************************ Subscription Information Preservation Georgia Online is produced by the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. 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