In this issue: -REMINDER: Deputy State Archaeologist position available -General Assembly Update -Federal Historic Tax Credit report released -Endangered Roadside Places list released -Available grants REMINDER: 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. The application deadline has been extended and is now March 19. General Assembly Update March 6-12, 2010 Not a member? Subscribe here. Preservation events calendar Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date. This week's new listings March 17 - Northeast Florida Symposium on Maritime Archaeology - featuring HPD's Chris McCabe - St. Augustine, FL - www. staugustinelighthouse.com/blog/lamposts /3172010_fourth_annual_northeas.php March 19-21 - Symposium on New Interpretations of the American Civil War - Alternative Southern Realities: African Americans and the American Civil War - Kennesaw State University - www. kennesaw.edu/civilwarera April 10 - Civil War Preservation Trust's Park Day - volunteer to clean and restore Civil War-related battlefields, cemeteries and shrines - www. civilwar.org/aboutus /events/park-day/ October 6-9 - Society for Commercial Archeology conference - "Odyssey in the Ozarks" Fayetteville, AR - www.sca-roadside.org National and state conferences and meetings (listed in previous newsletters) March 13 - Georgia Trail of Tears Association meeting - Indian Spring Hotel/Museum, Flovilla www.gatrailoftears.org The 2010 legislative session is over half-way through the schedule for the year. For HPD, budget proposals include reducing regional planner funding by $47,600 and carrying forward the elimination of six positions that were identified last year. With regard to the Georgia Trust, the Main Street technical assistance contract funded through the Department of Community Affairs is reduced by $74,000. Other preservation-related programs such as the Civil War Commission, the Georgia Humanities Council, and the Georgia Historical Society are seriously impacted as well. Details of the Governor's budget proposals for SFY 2010 and 2011 are available at www.opb.state.ga.us/budgetinformation/budgetpublications/govenor%27sbudget-recommendations.aspx. Several bills have been introduced that could positively impact preservation in Georgia: SB 374 creates a Legislative Economic Development Council to evaluate statewide economic development strategies (rehab tax credits are a major economic development tool across Georgia). HB 867 creates a Commission on Regional Planning to identify issues, March 17 - Parks & Historic Sites Day at the State Capitol - Atlanta - www.gastateparks.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 March 26 - Downtown Development Authority Training - Sea Palms - www.gmanet.com /Training.aspx?CNID=36160 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 April 7 - Historic Preservation as Sustainable Development - Donovan Rypkema lecture Georgia Tech College of Architecture, Atlanta www.coa.gatech.edu/news/event.php 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. opportunities and funding for statewide service delivery (regional historic preservation planners are part of the service delivery system). HB 1202 allows conservation tax credits to be transferred from one taxpayer to another (protection of historic or archaeological properties is an eligible conservation purpose). The details of these bills and their status can be seen at www.legis. state.ga.us. Georgians for Preservation Action has initiated a blog at www. thegeorgiatrust.blogspot.com to provide up-to-date information on bills and funding for both state and federal issues. Access the Georgia Trust website at www.georgiatrust.org. Contact Kate Ryan at 404-885-7817 or at kryan@georgiatrust.org. Federal Historic Tax Credit report released Rutgers University has released a major new report that analyzes the economic impact of the federal Historic Tax Credit since its inception in 1976. It concludes that the Historic Tax Credit is a highly efficient job creator, accounting for the creation of 1.8 million new jobs over the life of the program. For more information and case studies visit www. preservationnation.org/issues /community-revitalization/jobs/. Endangered Roadside Places list released 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 11 - Governor's Awards in the Humanities Atlanta - www.georgiahumanities.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/ The Clark County Rest Area in Kentucky is included on the list. The Society for Commercial Archeology, an organization devoted to resources related to the 20th-century commercial landscape, has released a list of 10 endangered roadside places. The places on the "Falling by the Wayside" list are all marked by threats which can include natural weathering, economic hardship, neglect, abandonment, inappropriate zoning, lack of maintenance and demolition. For more information visit www.sca-roadside.org/endangered/. Available grants FY 2010 Save America's Treasures grants Grants are available for preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and historic structures and sites. Intellectual and cultural artifacts include artifacts, collections, documents, sculpture, and works of art. Historic structures and sites include historic districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects. Grants are awarded to Federal, state, local, and tribal government entities, and non-profit organizations through a competitive matching-grant program. For more information and to apply visit www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/index.htm. Applications are due by May 21. 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. Our mailing address is: Georgia Historic Preservation Division Department of Natural Resources 254 Washington Street, SW, Ground Level Atlanta, GA 30334 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2010 Georgia Historic Preservation Division All rights reserved.