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November 27-December 3, 2010
- National Register news - Statewide HPC Training rescheduled for March 2011 in Carrollton! - NTHP launches Save the Windows campaign! - Reminder: 2011 Preservation Awards nominations deadline is December 6 - Scholarships available for 2011 AASLH onsite workshops - Available grants
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Preservation Events
Check our Events Calendar for complete listings by date.
Submit your listings to: helen.talley-mcrae@dnr.state.ga.us.
This week's new listings
December 1- January 2 - Christmas at Hay House - The Georgia Trust - Macon
December 5 - Operation Preservation: A Volunteer Workday - The Georgia Trust Madison - contact Kate Ryan at 404-885-7817.
December 14 - 2012-17 State Historic Preservation Plan Public Input Meeting -1:30 2:30 PM - Presentation, Columbus Library, 3000 Macon Road, Columbus. Local contact - Allison Slocum, River Valley Regional Commission at 706-256-2910.
January 8 - Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association meeting - guest speaker Carmen Shuler will speak about plant and animal fibers used in the making of baskets - Chief Vann House State Histroic Site - Chatsworth or contact Linda Baker at 770-704-6338.
January 11 - National Register of Historic Places public information meeting for the proposed Forest Avenue Historic District - Elberton contact Jennifer Willis at 706-213-3100.

The Ochlocknee Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery, located about 12 miles southwest of Thomasville on U. S. Highway 319 South, Grady County, Georgia, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 2010. The property owner sponsored the nomination and church members prepared the nomination materials.
Ochlocknee Missionary Baptist Church was founded in 1848 on the corner of U.S. Highway 319 and Mercy Seat Road. After the building burned in 1918, the congregation moved to the present location and built a new sanctuary on land sold to the church for $25.00 by Lula Reid Hadley, known as the first "mother" of the church. The cemetery to the south of the church was begun in 1933, but graves were not permanently marked until the 1960s. Visit our website for more information and photos.

January 11 - 2012-17 State Preservation Plan Public Input Meeting - 12:00 to 1:00PM - Brown bag lunch presentation; Central Square Complex, Dogwood Meeting Room, 200 South Madison Avenue, Douglas. Local contactMichael Jacobs, Southern Georgia Regional Commission at 912-285-6097.
National and state conferences and meetings (listed in previous newsletters)
December 7 - 2012-17 State Preservation Plan Public Input Mtg - 11:00AM to 12:00PM Presentation Local contact, Anne S. Floyd, Central Savannah River Area Regional Commission at 706-210-2000, ext. 121. Thomson Depot, 111 Railroad Street, Thomson
2011
February 1-12 - Georgia History Festival presented by The Georgia Historical Society Savannah
February 17-19 - 7th Savannah Symposium: The Spirituality of Place - Savannah College of Art and Design - Savannah
March 30 - April 3 - Society for American Archaeology 76th annual meeting - Sacramento, California
March 31 - April 1 - Statewide Historic Preservation Conference - sponsored by the Historic Preservation Division, DNR and The Georgia Trust - Macon - contact Carole Moore at 404-463-8434
April 1-3 - 38th Annual Georgia Trust Annual Meeting - Macon
May 12-13 - Consultation and Protection of Native American Sacred Lands seminar National Preservation Institute - Atlanta - 703765-0100
May 19 -22 - Annual Civil War Preservation Trust Conference - Manassas, VA

Historic Preservation Division staff members will hold public information meetings concerning the following districts proposed for the National Register of Historic Places:
Forest Avenue Historic District encompasses the a historic residential area along Forest Avenue in Elberton. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. at Elberton City Hall. The proposed nomination and the public information meeting are sponsored by the City of Elberton. Please contact Jennifer Willis at 706-213-3100 for more information.
Downtown Decatur Historic District encompasses the historic square of Decatur and is centered on the Ponce de Leon Ave, Clairemont Ave, and E. Court Square intersection. The meeting will take place on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Decatur City Hall in the City Commission Meeting room. The proposed nomination and the public information meeting are sponsored by the City of Decatur. Please contact Regina Brewer at 404-371-8386 for more information.
The National Register of Historic Places is the federal government's official list of historic buildings, structures, sites, objects, and districts worthy of preservation. The Historic Preservation Division nominates eligible properties in Georgia to the National Register, so property owners can receive preservation benefits and incentives. There are no regulations or restrictions for properties listed on the National Register.
Statewide HPC Training rescheduled for March 2011 in Carrollton!

Items on the Preservation Calendar are events and meetings of interest to preservationists. They not to be used for the detailed scheduling of meetings with HPD staff without contacting those individuals.

We are pleased to announce that the statewide Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) Training has been rescheduled for Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12, 2011 in Carrollton. The training is offered in partnership with the Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources; the Georgia Alliance for Preservation Commissions; the UGA Carl Vinson Institute of Government; and the UGA Center for Community Design and Preservation.
A meeting agenda, hotel information, and online registration will be available soon. For registration questions please contact Chrissy Marlowe at 706-542-9528. For more information concerning specific HPC and Certified Local Government (CLG) training requirements please contact Leigh Burns at 404-651-5181.
NTHP launches Save the Windows campaign!

The National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) has launched a new campaign to educate the public about the energy saving benefits and cost efficiency of repairing historic windows. "As an epidemic of window replacement sweeps across the country, the best hope for saving historic windows is to spread the word now about the benefits of repair and retrofit." Visit www.SavetheWindows.org to find out what you can do to spread the word and learn more about repairing historic windows.
Reminder: 2011 Preservation Awards nominations deadline is December 6
Each year, The Georgia Trust recognizes significant contributions to the preservation of Georgia's historic resources. Awards are presented on the basis of the contributions of the person or project to the community and/ or state and on compliance to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. The awards are open to projects completed within the last three years. The Georgia Trust is now accepting nominations for the following: Restoration, Rehabilitation, Stewardship and Preservation Service. For more information on each category, visit www. georgiatrust.org or call 404-885-7817.
Scholarships available for 2011 AASLH onsite workshops
Each year, American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) offers four scholarships to history professionals to attend an AASLH Onsite Workshop. To be eligible, applicant must be a paid employee of a history organization. Recipients receive registration fee reimbursement and a one-

year individual membership in AASLH. Applicants do not need to be AASLH members to apply for Workshop Scholarships. The application deadline is December 13, 2010. Two scholarships each are available in the following categories: New Professional Scholarship - applicants must have been working in the field for three years or less. Workshop Diversity Fellowships - applicants must represent a minority group in the U.S. Visit AASLH's website for the application and more information.
Available grants
Transportation Enhancement Funding - 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. Please visit GDOT's TE page for more information, workshop registration and application details.
Battlefield Project Grants, American Battlefield Protection Program of the National Park Service. These grants provide seed money for projects that lead directly to the identification, preservation and interpretation of battlefield land and/or historic sites associated with battlefields. Grants range from $5,000 to $80,000. Eligible applicants are non-profit groups, academic institutions, other private sector organizations, and local, regional, state, and tribal governments. More information is available online. Applications sent by mail must be USPS postmarked by January 2, 2011.
The Division of Public Programs at the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities funds humanities projects that are intended for broad public audiences at museums, libraries, historic sites and other historical and cultural organizations. New application guidelines are now posted on the NEH website for its America's Historical and Cultural Organizations grant competition. The next two deadlines are January 12 and August 17. Other grant information is also available at the website. Grants support interpretive exhibitions, reading or film discussion series, historic site interpretation, lecture series and symposia, and digital projects. NEH
encourages projects that offer multiple formats and make creative use of

new technology to deliver humanities content. Program officers in the Division of Public Programs are available to discuss project ideas or to read a draft of a proposal. Call the NEH Division of Public Programs at 202-6068269 for more information.
FFY2011 HPF grants - Application packets for the next cycle of federal grants made available to Certified Local Governments interested in completing survey and planning or building/site-specific predevelopment projects are now available on HPD's Web site. Due to budget constraints, application packets will not be mailed to the CLG list this year, but may be requested from Carole Moore (see below) on an individual basis. Eligible survey and planning activities include surveys, National Register nominations, design guidelines, brochures, website development, heritage education materials, workshops, conferences, etc. Eligible predevelopment projects include activities such as historic structure reports, preservation plans, or architectural drawings and specifications. The postmark deadline is February 1, 2011, and grant awards will be announced in March 2011. Projects may begin in April 2011 and must be completed by September 30, 2012. Contact Carole Moore, grants coordinator, at 404-463-8434 or carole.moore@dnr.state.ga.us.
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