Preservation Georgia online, Feb. 28-Mar. 6, 2009

Preservation Georgia Online February 28-March 6, 2009
In this issue: Congressional report HPD welcomes new public information program assistant DeKalb History Center celebrates Black History Month 2009 call for environmental research ideas Call for papers Preservation events calendar Subscription information
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Congressional report
HPD's congressional report for sfy2008 is now available online at http://www.gashpo.org/Assets/Documents/sfy2008_congressional_report.pdf
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HPD welcomes new public information program assistant
HPD is pleased to announce that Charlie Miller has been selected to fill the parttime public information program assistant position. Charlie's main focus will be creating a new HTML email template for HPD's weekly enewsletter, Preservation Georgia Online, and launching a new quarterly enewsletter featuring stories about HPD projects and programs.
Charlie has a BA in Film and Video and is currently working toward his Master of Heritage Preservation degree at Georgia State University. Charlie's preservation experience includes an internship with the Fox Theatre Institute, leading tours at Oakland Cemetery and working on a Historic Structure Report of the Lyon Family Plantation in DeKalb County. Welcome Charlie!
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DeKalb History Center celebrates Black History Month
The DeKalb History Center held its second annual Black History Month awards at the Historic Courthouse in Decatur. Georgia Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond hosted the event on February 26. The ceremony, A Salute to Civil Rights Leaders, honored several DeKalb County citizens. Thurbert E. Baker has served as Georgia's Attorney General since 1997. In 1986, Dr. Eugene Walker was elected the first black state senator since Reconstruction. Dr. Elizabeth

Wilson was the first African-American to serve on the Decatur City Commission and the first African-American Mayor of the City of Decatur. Elizabeth Omilami accepted an award for her parents, civil rights activist Rev. Hosea Williams, and state representative Juanita Terry Williams.
"Each honoree overcame great obstacles to succeed," said Melissa Forgey, Director of the DeKalb History Center. "It is incumbent upon us to recognize and record these achievements, so we can celebrate our accomplishments while refocusing ourselves on the progress that still needs to be made." Visit the DeKalb History Center's Web site at www.dekalbhistory.org.
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2009 call for environmental research ideas
You are invited to submit your transportation and environmental research ideas to the Center for Environmental Excellence by AASHTO via the Transportation and Environmental Research Ideas Database. The TERI database is a "one stop" location for keeping track of transportation practitioners' research ideas across the environmental spectrum. It has become a valuable resource for organizations that fund, conduct, and utilize research. You can access TERI at www.environment.transportation.org/teri_database
Each spring, AASHTO makes a special request for new TERI ideas. Once fresh ideas have been gathered, the Center works with AASHTO's Standing Committee on Environment (SCOE) to select and refine a group of the best ideas listed in TERI to recommend for NCHRP funding. In order to submit your research ideas, please use the online suggestion submittal Web page at www.transportation.org/?siteid=89. The Center is accepting TERI research ideas through Friday, March 13th.
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Call for papers
The International Archive of Women in Architecture International Conference will be held in Blacksburg, Virginia at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University where the archives are held. Scholars are asked to submit a 500 word abstract in English describing their research on women in architecture and the related fields as defined by the IAWA Center. Please include name, professional affiliation (if applicable), address, telephone numbers, e-mail address, and a current CV. Preference will be given to papers that address women whose materials are contained within the collection of the IAWA Center. Selected authors will be asked to develop their research into a paper (2500-5000 words) for publication in the IAWA Center 25th Anniversary Monograph to accompany

the conference. All submissions should be sent to ltucker@vt.edu Dr. Lisa Tucker, IAWA Advisor Executive Committee, School of Architecture + Design, 201 Cowgill Hall (0205), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA. Information about the archives can be found at http://spec.lib.vt.edu/IAWA/ Submission deadline is March 15, 2009.
13th Annual Salve Regina University Conference on Cultural and Historic Preservation will be held on October 15-17 in Newport, RI. It will explore the application of these ideas to the art, architecture, interior design, decoration, and literature of Gilded Age epoch. Proposals for papers or panels may examine such subjects as: the interplay between architecture and literature; the Gilded Age interior; the exotic and/or oriental interior; European architectural models; technology and Gilded Age architecture; photography and its role as a transmitter of architectural ideals; artistic and/or architectural books; conspicuous consumption and the arts; the role of historic American architecture in the Gilded Age; patronage; nationalism; and the challenges in preserving Gilded Age arts, architecture and literature today. In addition, as the Gilded Age was not everyone's experience, papers may also explore related period ideas, such as African-American art, architecture and literature, immigrant artistic expressions and/or the relationship between other ethnic or minority groups and the arts. We welcome submissions from scholars of all academic disciplines, as well as from younger scholars and graduate students. Proposals should include 250-word abstracts and CVs. Please send proposals by March 15, 2009, to: Catherine Zipf, Salve Regina University; 100 Ochre Point Ave.; Newport, RI 02840 - Catherine.Zipf@salve.edu http://www.salve.edu/departments/chp/ Submission deadline is March 15, 2009.
"Ghosts of Katrina:" Natural Disasters and Community Resilience - This interdisciplinary conference seeks paper proposals on disaster resilience and its applications to communities like Gulfport, Mississippi, Mississippi's secondlargest city which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The conference will include panel and roundtable discussions, as well as speakers. Submission of Papers: suggested issue areas to address include disaster mitigation and economic, political, and social resilience. Award for best student paper. Please submit all proposals to the attention of Jack Covarrubias at ghostsofkatrinaconference@gmail.com by the deadline of April 15, 2009. Sponsored by: The Community and Regional Resilience Institute (CARRI) and the Center for Policy and Resilience (CPR). Visit the website at http://www.usm.edu/gulfcoast
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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 -
April 2 - Brick Mason Workshop - Georgia Municipal Cemetery Association Linwood Cemetery - Columbus - contact Deborah Abraham at 706-653-4579 or 706-329-1224 or DAbraham@columbusga.org www.gmcaweb.org/WorkshopRegistrations/tabid/124/Default.aspx
June 6 - Heritage Day, A Day in the Nineteenth Century - William Harris Homestead - Monroe www.harrishomestead.com/mc/page.do?sitePageId=22976&orgId=hh
June 7-20 - Saving "Shotguns" - Aiming for a Brighter Future Hands-on Building Conservation Workshop, Cairo, Illinois www.heritageconservation.net/ws-cairo.htm
July 27-31 - Saving the Susan Marr House Hands-on Building Conservation Workshop - Virginia City, Montana - www.heritageconservation.net/ws-virginiacity-2009.htm
August 2-7- Galleting Galore at the Abreuvoir - Hands-on Building Conservation Workshop Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, The Bronx, New York www.heritageconservation.net/ws-bartow-pell-2009.htm
October 15-17 - 13th Annual Salve Regina University Conference on Cultural and Historic Preservation - Newport, RI - www.salve.edu/departments/chp/
November 2-6 - Preservation in the City Without Limits: Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) conference - Los Angeles www.apti.org/conferences/conference-current.cfm
National and state conferences and meetings (listed in previous newsletters)-
March 722 - The 6th Annual Phoenix Flies: A Citywide Celebration of Living Landmarks - more than 100 events, from guided tours to lectures to open houses, at dozens of Atlanta's historic sites - Atlanta Preservation Center www.phoenixflies.org/
March 8-11 - 2009 NCSHPO Annual Meeting and Historic Preservation Advocacy Day - Washington DC - www.ncshpo.org - or contact Giselle Rahn at 202-588-6167

March 11-15 National Housing and Rehabilitation Association Affordable Housing Developers Conference and Annual Meeting Key Largo, FL www.housingonline.com/events.aspx
March 11-15 12th US/ICOMOS International Symposium: Preservation in Peril New Orleans www.usicomos.org
March 12 - Georgia Women of Achievement Annual Induction Ceremony with guest speaker author Mary Kay Andrews - Wesleyan College, Macon www.georgiawomen.org
March 12-14 Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference Boston www.traditional-building.com
March 14 - Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association meeting - lecture by Chris Haveman, Creek Indian specialist - contact Leslie Thomas at 706-6353864 or aeriehollow@ellijay.com or visit www.gatrailoftears.org
March 19-21 A Critical Look at Sustainability: 6th National Forum on Historic Preservation Practice Baltimore www.goucher.edu/forum2009 or 800-6974646
March 21 - "Envisioning America: The Leadership of Abraham Lincoln & Jefferson Davis" - Kennesaw State University's Center for the Study of the Civil War Era 6th annual symposium - Kennesaw - register online by March 13 at www.kennesaw.edu/civilwarera or contact Heather Howell at 678 797 2084 or hhowell2@kennesaw.edu.
March 26-27 - 2009 Landmark and Preservation Conference - South Carolina SHPO - Columbia http://shpo.sc.gov/conf
March 26-29 Conference of the Organization of American Historians Seattle www.oah.org/meetings/2009/
April 3-5 - The Southern Garden History Society annual meeting - Camden, South Carolina - www.southerngardenhistory.org or contact Davyd Foard Hood at 704-462-1847.
April 4 - Civil War Preservation Trust Park Day - nationwide www.civilwar.org/parkday or call Mary Stephens at 301-665-1400
April 8-11 - The Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association annual conference - New Orleans - contact www.pcaaca.org/conference/national.php

April 17 The 25th Anniversary Preservation Bash Georgia Trust - Atlanta 404-885-7812 - www.georgiatrust.org/whatsnew/calendarevents.htm
April 22 -26 - Society for American Archaeology (SAA) 74th Annual Meeting Atlanta - www.saa.org
May 5 Preservation 101: A Georgia Orientation Historic Preservation Division Atlanta or Decatur www.gashpo.org/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=414
May 7 24th Governor's Awards in the Humanities Georgia Humanities Council Atlanta www.georgiahumanities.org/programs/gov/index.html
May 14-16 - Old Knoxville Days & Georgia Jugfest - Knoxville, Ga. www.gajugfest.com
May 14-16 - National Barn Alliance Annual Conference - Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, KY - Preservation Kentucky and the Kentucky Heritage Council www.barnalliance.org/meetings.html or contact Diane Comer 502-564-7005, ext. 120
May 15-17 - Georgia Trust Annual Meeting and Spring Ramble - Augusta - 404885-7812 - www.georgiatrust.org/whatsnew/calendarevents.htm
May 29-June 7 Victorian Society in America's 29th annual American Summer School Newport, RI www.victoriansociety.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
August 26-29 - 2009 AASLH (American Association for State and Local History) Annual Meeting - Indianapolis, IN - www.aaslh.org/2009-annual-meeting.htm
September 17-18 - Georgia Municipal Cemetery Association Annual Conference - Rome - contact Stan Rogers at 706-236-4534
October 13-17 - 2009 National Preservation Conference - Nashville, TN www.preservationnation.org/resources/training/npc/
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