Preservation Georgia online, Aug. 21-27, 2010

In this issue:
- National Register news - New Morgan County Heritage website - RFQ for restoration of Harrington School, St Simons Island - Call for Proposals for 2011 South Carolina Historic Preservation Conference - Available grants
National Register news
The Fort Valley Downtown and Railroad Historic District, located in downtown Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 2010. The downtown was listed at the local level of significance for its role as the center of commerce, government, and transportation for Peach County and the surrounding region.

August 21-27, 2010
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Preservation events calendar
Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date.
This week's new listings
October 20-23 - Growing Green: Traditional Building and Sustainable Development Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference Chicago - to register call Carolyn Walsh 781-7791560, or email cwalsh@restoremedia.com; www. traditionalbuildingshow.com
October 21- Working with Section 106 in South Carolina - South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office - Columbia - To register, contact Caroline Wilson at cwilson@scdah.state. sc.us. For questions, contact Rebekah Dobrasko at 803-896-6183 or dobrasko@scdah. state.sc.us.
October 26-27 - NCSHPO Annual Membership Meeting - Austin - contact Kristen at harbeson@sso.org or 202-624-5465; chttp:// harbeson@sso.org
November 5 - Landscape for Living: Post War Landscape Architecture in Georgia - The Cultural Landscape Foundation Symposium Spotlights Atlanta's Rich Post War Landscape Heritage symposium - HPD's Ced Dolder will be speaking about Savannah landscape architect, Clermont Lee - sponsored by the Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF), with local partner, Cherokee Garden Library of the Atlanta History Center - Atlanta - http://tclf.org/sites/

Fort Valley had its beginnings in 1834 with the establishment of a post office under the efforts of James Everett (1788-1848). Everett also worked to bring the Southwestern Railroad to town and the line to Macon was completed in 1851. Officially chartered in 1856, Fort Valley became the county seat when Peach County was founded in 1924. Fort Valley's growth was based on its role as a hub for the transport of agricultural products such as cotton and peaches. The Fort Valley Downtown and Railroad Historic District is significant for the role the railroad played in its development, especially after the invention of the refrigerated railroad car made it possible to ship crates of local Elberta peaches long distances without bruising. Of the 10,000 railroad cars of peaches shipped out of Georgia in 1922, 3,003 came from Fort Valley. Read more on our website.
New Macon County Heritage website
Historic Morgan County Courthouse in Madison This new Macon County Heritage website, www.morgancountyheritage. org, includes histories of the county and communities, historic and modern photos, historic documents and oral history interviews. "We are still adding information and will be updating it as we receive more. The county held a launch party last Thursday, August 19, 2010, and we have had a terrific response to the site," said Tara Cooner, Morgan

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National and state conferences and meetings (listed in previous newsletters)
August 28-29 - "Tools and Skills that Built a Colony" - Staff from the Coastal Underwater Archaeology Field Station will be interpreting colonial shipbuilding - Wormsloe Historic Site Savannah - www.gastateparks.org /net/calendar /details.aspx?s=138530.0.0.5&dateid=815
September 3-4 - Wood Window Restoration Workshop - National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, cosponsored by Historic Preservation Division, Georgia DNR and Coastal Heritage Society - Savannah - contact Sarah Marie Jackson at 318-356-7444 or sarah_m_jackson@nps.gov - www.ncptt.nps. gov/windows2010
September 9 -10 - Georgia Municipal Cemetery Association conference "Etched in Stone" Columbus - 706-653-4579 or DAbraham@columbusga.org
September 9-12 - Preserving the Historic Road Washington, D.C. - www.historicroads.org
September 10-12 - 2010 Fall Ramble - The Georgia Trust - Atlanta - http://www.georgiatrust. org /news/events/event.php?id=57
September 22-25 - American Association for State and Local History annual meeting: The Winds of Opportunity - Oklahoma City, OK www.aaslh.org/2010AnnualMeeting.htm
September 28 - Downtown Development Authority Training - Augusta - www.gmanet.com /Training.aspx?CNID=36160
September 28-29 - Preservation Planning for Campuses, Complexes and Installations National Preservation Institute seminar Hampton, VA - www.npi.org/sem-presplan.html
September 29-October 1 - Georgia Downtown Conference - Augusta - Main Street at Work: Building Jobs and Preserving Downtowns - www. georgiadowntownassociation.org

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RFP for restoration of the Harrington School website
The St. Simons African American Heritage Coalition, in partnership with The Friends of Harrington School, and in cooperation with The St. Simons Land Trust, Glynn County, and the Historic Preservation Technical Advisory Committee of the Coastal Regional Commission is seeking statements of interest and qualification for historic preservation architectural services for the restoration of the historic Harrington Graded School House on St. Simons Island, GA. Interested architects or firms are invited to submit statements of interest and qualifications to be considered for the restoration of the historic Harrington Graded School House. Letters of interest and qualifications packages will be received by hand delivery and/or certified mail by Jason Kotarski, Historic Preservation Planner, Coastal Regional Commission, 127 F Street, Brunswick, GA 31520 no later than 12:00 Noon on Wednesday, September 8, 2010. Questions about the RFQ should be directed to Mr. Kotarski at 912-262-2877 or jkotarski@crc.ga.gov.
Call for Proposals for 2011 South Carolina Historic Preservation Conference
South Carolina Department of Archives and History staff The 2011 South Carolina Historic Preservation Conference will be held

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September 30 - Historic Chattahoochee Commission Annual Meeting - Dr. Wayne Flynt will give the keynote address on "Tradition and Change in the Chattahoochee Valley" Columbus - www.hcc-al-ga.org
September 30-October 2 - National Barn Alliance Southern Conference - Rock Barn, Canton - www.rockbarn.org
October 2010 - Georgia Archives Month: Travel Back in Time - http://soga.org/Resources/ Documents /GAM2010FlyerREV.pdf
October 6-9 - Association for Preservation Technology International annual conference Denver, CO - www.apti.org/conferences /conference-current.cfm
October 6-9 - Society for Commercial Archeology conference - "Odyssey in the Ozarks" - Fayetteville, AR - www.sca-roadside. org
October 8 - 2010 Georgia Centennial Farms Awards - Georgia National Fair - Perry - www. gashpo.org/content /displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=441
October 13 - 2011 Places in Peril Announcement & Reception at Rhodes Hall The Georgia Trust - Atlanta - www.georgiatrust. org /news/2010places.php
October 13-16 - Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians Annual Meeting - Chattanooga, TN - www.sesah.org/ sesah /SESAH_Home.html
October 14-15 - Southeastern Environmental Law Seminar - Myrtle Beach, SC - www. EnvironmentalLawSeminar.com
October 15-17 - Society for Georgia Archaeology's Fall Meeting: Historic Preservation of Prehistoric, Colonial and Plantation Structures on the Coast - St Simons Island - http://thesga.org/category/

March 31-April 1 in Columbia at the Archives and History Center. Education Sessions will cover a variety of topics ranging from "Preservation 101" to advanced discussions of exceptional, cuttingedge issues. Education Session proposals are reviewed by a selection committee, and may be combined when appropriate with other proposed sessions. Your session should be interactive, featuring not more than three speakers and a moderator. For more information on submitting a session proposal and the requirements, visit the SCSHPO website. Proposals are due November 12, 2010.
Available grants
Fitch Mid-Career research grants The James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation will award Fitch MidCareer research grants of up to $15,000 to mid-career professionals who have an academic background, professional experience, and an established identity in historic preservation or related fields including, architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, environmental planning, architectural history, and the decorative arts. The Foundation will also offer the Richard L. Blinder Award, a biennial grant of up to $15,000 for the best proposal exploring the preservation of an existing structure, complex of buildings or genre of building type through addition, renovation or other means. The subject of the submission may be a real project or a polemical exercise; in either case originality is highly valued. The proposal must demonstrate that it fosters architectural preservation in the United States. To learn more about both grants, go to www.fitchfoundation.org. Applications must be submitted in PDF format to info@fitchfoundation.org by September 15, 2010 at 11 PM EST.
Preservation Services Fund Grants Administered by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, these grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations and public agencies for preservation planning and education efforts. Grant awards range from $500 to $5,000. The application deadline is October 1, 2010. For more information, contact the Southern Office of the National Trust for

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October 21-23 - International Preservation Trades Workshop - Frankfort, KY - www.iptw.org
October 26-30 - National Preservation Conference - Austin, TX - www. preservationnation.org /resources/training/npc/ or email conference@nthp.org
October 27-31 Oral History Association annual meeting: Times of Crisis, Times of Change, Human Stories on the Edge of Transformation Atlanta - www.oralhistory.org/annual-meeting
October 28-30 - MESDA Conference on American Material Culture - Madison, GA - www. MESDA.org/conference
October 30-November 20 - Seminar for Historical Administration -American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Indianapolis, IN - www.aaslh.org/histadmin.htm
December 7-9 - Section 106: Agreement Documents - NPI seminar - Atlanta - www.npi.org
February 17-19, 2011 - 7th Savannah Symposium: The Spirituality of Place Savannah College of Art and Design - Savannah - www.scad.edu/savannahsymposium
April 1-3, 2011 - 38th Annual Georgia Trust Annual Meeting - Macon - http://www. georgiatrust.org /news/events/event.php?id=58
May 12-13, 2011 - Consultation and Protection of Native American Sacred Lands seminar National Preservation Institute - Atlanta - www. npi.org - 703-765-0100
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.

Historic Preservation at 843-722-8552 or soro@nthp.org and the National Trust website.
Transportation Enhancement Funding Announced The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has announced a new round of federally-funded Transportation Enhancement (TE) funding. GDOT will be electronically accepting TE applications beginning October 1, 2010 until 3:00 p.m. December 15, 2010. Applications must be sponsored by a government entity and requires a minimum of 20% local matching funds.
Georgia DOT will hold seven TE application workshops across the state during the month of October: October 5, 2010 - Calhoun 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. October 7, 2010 - Columbus Government Center - 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. October 13, 2010 - Atlanta - One Georgia Center - 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. October 14, 2010 - Augusta - Augusta Boathouse - 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. October 15, 2010 - Tybee Island - 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. October 18, 2010 - Tifton - Georgia DOT District Office - 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. October 22, 2010 - Macon - Georgia DOT Area Office - 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.
Please visit GDOT's TE page for more information, workshop registration and application details.

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