Preservation Georgia online, Feb. 20-26, 2010

In this issue: -Deputy State Archaeologist position available -HPD's sfy2009 annual report is now available online -Douglasville is Georgia's newest Preserve America Community -Available grants
Deputy State Archaeologist position available
HPD is seeking applications for a Deputy State Archaeologist/ Archaeology Section Chief position. The position provides day-to-day management and policy oversight to a section of four full-time and one part-time professional archaeologists who carry out the State Historic Preservation Office's responsibilities in the areas of archaeological resource planning, identification, registration, education, protection, and preservation under both state and federal statutes. For full details and application instructions visit www.gashpo.org/content /displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=239. Applications are due by March 5.
HPD's sfy2009 annual report is now available online
You may now read or download a pdf of HPD's sfy2009 (July 1 2008June 30, 2010) annual report on our Web site at www.gashpo.org/ Assets/Documents /sfy2009_HPD_annual_report.pdf. The 24-page illustrated report features project case studies and program facts and figures. For more information, contact Helen Talley-McRae, public affairs coordinator, at helen.talley-mcrae@dnr.state.ga.us or 404-651-5268.

February 20-26, 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
March 2 - Friends of the Tybee Theater annual meeting - Tybee Island - www.tybeeposttheater. org
March 3 - The Many Talents of Patrick Walsh: Publisher, Politician, Promoter - presentation by Dr. Nell Callahan - www.augustamuseum.org /month_march.htm
March 4 - Does Place Still Matter? Historic Preservation in West Georgia - lecture by Dr. Keith Hebert - University of West Georgia, Carrollton - contact Catherine Hendricks at chendric@westga.edu or 678-839-5337
April 6 - Economics of Historic Preservation lecture by Donovan Rypkema - Georgia Tech College of Architecture, Atlanta - www.coa.gatech. edu/news /event.php?id=5425
May 11 - Governor's Awards in the Humanities Atlanta - www.georgiahumanities.org
National and state conferences and meetings (listed in previous newsletters)
February 26-27 - Center for Heritage

Douglasville is Georgia's newest Preserve America Community
The 1958 former Douglas County Courthouse, located in Douglasville, is a National Register-listed International Style building.
Douglasville was officially named a Preserve America Community on February 2. The program recognizes communities that protect and celebrate their heritage, use their historic assets for economic development and community revitalization, and encourage people to experience and appreciate local historic resources through education and heritage tourism programs. Designation benefits include eligibility for Preserve America grants. For more information visit www. preserveamerica.gov/communities.html.
Available grants
Athens-Area Watson-Brown Foundation Junior Board grants A total of $33,000 is available for historic preservation projects located in the Athens area. Eligible counties include Banks, Hall, Habersham, Stephens, Franklin, Hart, Madison, Jackson, Barrow, Walton, Oconee, Clarke, Oglethorpe, and Greene. Any non-profit preservation organization in the area may apply. Call 706-369-3513, email shays@trrcobbhouse.org, or visit www.trrcobbhouse.org for an application. Applications are due by February 26.

Conservation Annual Symposium - College Station, TX - http://archone.tamu.edu/chc /advocacy/symposium_2010.html
March 1 - National Register/National Historic Landmark workshop - sponsored by NPS and NCSHPO - Washington, DC - www.ncshpo.org or email barbara_wyatt@nps.gov
March 2-5 - NCSHPO Annual Meeting and Advocacy Day - Washington, D.C. - www.ncshpo. org/meetings/index.htm
March 3-5 - National Historic Tax Credit Conference - Washington, D.C. - www.ncshpo.org/ meetings/index.htm
March 10 - Downtown Day at the State Capitol Georgia Downtown Association - Atlanta - RSVP by March 1 to gda@gmanet.com
March 10-14 - National Council on Public History and American Society for Environmental History annual meeting - Currents of Change - Portland, OR - www.ncph.org/cms/?page_id=7
March 11 - 2010 Georgia Women of Achievement Induction Ceremony - Macon - www. georgiawomen.org
March 13 - Georgia Trail of Tears Association meeting - Indian Spring Hotel/Museum, Flovilla www.gatrailoftears.org
March 17-19 - Main Street Institute - St. Marys Featuring HPD's Ced Dolder and Leigh Burns on March 18 - contact Kimberly Carter at kim. carter@dca.ga.gov
March 19 - The Georgia Trust's Preservation Gala - Atlanta - www.georgiatrust.org/news/events /event.php?id=21
March 25-26 - History and Heritage Tourism: Discovering Georgia's Community Landmarks Warm Springs - www.gashpo.org/content/ displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=460 or contact Conference Coordinator Carole Moore at carole. moore@dnr.state.ga.us or at 404-463-8434
March 25-26 - Historic House Museum Issues & Operations workshop - presented by AASLH in partnership with the National Trust - Atlanta History Center - www.aaslh.org/hhissues.htm

Milledgeville Watson-Brown Foundation Junior Board grants A total of $33,000 is available for historic preservation projects located in Middle Georgia. Eligible counties include Baldwin, Jones, Hancock, Washington, Wilkinson, Twiggs, Bibb, Monroe, Jasper, Putnam, and Morgan. Any non-profit entity in the area may apply. Applications are available by calling 478-445-4545 or by emailing at matt.davis@gcsu. edu. Applications are due by March 8.

March 26 - Downtown Development Authority Training - Sea Palms - www.gmanet.com /Training.aspx?CNID=36160
April 9-11 - The Georgia Trust's Annual Meeting & Spring Ramble - Rome - www.georgiatrust.org /news/events/event.php?id=22
April 21-24 - Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation Annual Meeting - Albuquerque, NM www.ahlp.org/docs/meetings.html
April 21-25 - Society of Architectural Historians annual meeting - Chicago, IL - link
April 22-25 - Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society meeting - Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, Kennesaw - www.cofg. org
April 23-24 - GAPC Historic Preservation Commission Training - Albany - www.facebook. com /event.php?eid=286711007220&index=1
April 27-29 - AASLH Project Management for History Professionals workshop - Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, Birmingham, AL www.aaslh.org /projectmanagement.htm
May 2-5 - National Main Street Conference Oklahoma City, OK - www.mainstreet.org
May 15 - Society for Georgia Archaeology meeting - The Parks at Chehaw, Albany - www. thesga.org
May 19-22 - Vernacular Architecture Forum annual meeting - Washington, D.C. - www. vernaculararchitectureforum.org /conferences/2010.html
May 24-28 - Current Archaeological Prospection Advances for Non-Destructive Investigations in the 21st Century - NPS workshop - Knife River Indian Villages NHS, North Dakota - www.nps.gov/ history/mwac/
June 5-12 - Preservation Leadership Training Baton Rouge, LA - www.preservationnation.org /resources/training/plt

June 8-10 - Section 106: An Introduction - NPI seminar - Atlanta - www.npi.org
June 26 - Downtown Development Authority Training - Savannah - www.gmanet.com /Training.aspx?CNID=36160
July 17-24 - Advanced Preservation Leadership Training - Cincinnati, OH - www. preservationnation.org /resources/training/plt
July 28-31 - National Underground Railroad Conference - Topeka, KS - www.nps.gov/history/ ugrr/
July 29-August 6 - National Alliance of Preservation Commissions Forum - Grand Rapids, MI - www.uga.edu/napc/programs /napc/forum.htm
September 9-12 - Preserving the Historic Road Washington, D.C. - www.historicroads.org
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 29-October 1 - Georgia Downtown Conference - Augusta - contact Kimberly Carter at kim.carter@dca.ga.gov
September 30-October 2 - National Barn Alliance Southern Conference - Rock Barn, Canton - www. rockbarn.org
October 6-9 - Association for Preservation Technology International annual conference Denver, CO - www.apti.org/conferences /conference-current.cfm
October 26-30 - National Preservation Conference - Austin, TX - www. preservationnation.org /resources/training/npc/ or email conference@nthp.org
December 7-9 - Section 106: Agreement

Documents - NPI seminar - Atlanta - www.npi.org
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.
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