Preservation Georgia online, Feb. 6-12, 2010

In this issue: -May is Historic Preservation Month -May is also Georgia Archaeology Month -HPD's Jeanne Cyriaque to speak in Savannah -Available grants
May is Historic Preservation Month
The Chief Vann House is a State Historic Site that is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
HPD events for Preservation Month will include: - NEW! Photo contest based on our 2010 theme: These Places Matter! Georgia's State Historic Sites. Submit your photos taken at any of Georgia's 18 State Historic Sites for a chance to win an annual Friends of Georgia State Parks membership and be featured on

February 6-12, 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
February 20 - Flat Rock Black History Celebration - Arabia Mountain High School, Lithonia - www. flatrockarchives.org or call 770-808-0030
February 23 - "The Men at the Meeting with General Sherman" - lecture by HPD's Jeanne Cyriaque - First African Baptist Church, Savannah - email jeanne.cyriaque@dnr.state.ga.us
March 19 - DeKalb History Center Annual Meeting and Silent Auction - www.dekalbhistory. org
March 20 - Heritage Sandy Springs Museum grand opening - www.heritagesandysprings.org
March 24 - The Ranch House in DeKalb County presentation by HPD's Richard Cloues - DeKalb History Center, Decatur - www.dekalbhistory.org /dekalb_history_center_events-programs.htm
April 23-24 - GAPC Historic Preservation Commission Training - Albany - www.facebook. com /event.php?eid=286711007220&index=1
National and state conferences and meetings (listed in previous newsletters)

our 2010 Historic Preservation Month Poster. Details coming soon. - Preservation 101 is held annually on the first Tuesday in May. This year's seminar will be held on May 4 at the Old Courthouse on the Square, home of the DeKalb History Center in Decatur. Schedule and registration information coming soon. - HPD and The Georgia Trust co-sponsored lecture series: Every Thursday in May. These lectures are free and open to the public. Speaker and location information coming soon.
For more details, visit www.gashpo.org/content /displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=420.
May is also Georgia Archaeology Month
May 2010 marks the 17th annual archaeology awareness promotion in Georgia. From its inception as a weeklong celebration in 1994, the observance has expanded to an entire month of special public events, exhibits, and demonstrations in communities across the state.
This year's theme, Making the Past Come to Life! Exploring Ancient Techniques, will focus on the study of primitive technology. The program for the annual spring meeting of the Society for Georgia Archaeology (SGA) will feature outdoor demonstrations by modern-day craftsmen, such as flintknappers, potters, basket makers, and weavers, who practice olden-day techniques in order to bring the ways of the past to life.
So, SAVE THE DATE for the spring meeting of the Society for Georgia Archaeology, principal sponsor of Georgia Archaeology Month, to be held Saturday, May 15, 2010 at The Parks at Chehaw near Albany.
Information regarding this and other Archaeology Month events that are open to the public will continue to be updated on the SGA Web site at www.thesga.org. You may also contact Tammy Herron at forehand@sc.edu or 803-725-5259.
HPD's Jeanne Cyriaque to speak in Savannah

February 13 - Georgia Days Birthday Bash and Awards Gala - Georgia Historical Society Savannah - www.georgiahistory.com/stories/112
February 24 - Tribal Consultation Workshop Atlanta - contact Terry Klein at tklein@srifoundation.org or 505-892-5587
February 26-27 - Center for Heritage 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 10-14 - 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.

The First African Baptist Church building was completed in 1859.
Jeanne Cyriaque, HPD's African America Programs Coordinator, will present "The Men at the Meeting with General Sherman" on February 23 at the First African Baptist Church in Savannah. The lecture is part of Historic Savannah Foundation's Preservation Month Lecture Series. The event is free and open to the public. For more information visit www.historicsavannahfoundation.org /Events.asp.
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.
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

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
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 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

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.

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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