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In this issue:
- Identifying and Preserving 20th Century Resources - New Preserve America community designated in Georgia - Vote for your favorite Distinctive Destination - Position available in Georgia
Identifying and Preserving 20th Century Resources
2011 Statewide Preservation Conference session highlights In the last few years there has been a growing appreciation of 20th century historic resources. In addition, recent scholarship has shed new light on the significance of properties either forgotten or considered so commonplace as to be ignored African American schools and mid-20th century residences and landscapes. Two conference sessions will focus on what has recently been discovered about these properties and efforts undertaken to recognize and preserve them for the future.

February 26-March 4, 2011
-Upcoming HPD-sponsored events -This week's new listings -Available grants
Upcoming HPD-sponsored events
March 5 - Camp Lawton archaeology public work day - Ga. Southern University, HPD/DNR, & USFWS - Magnolia Springs State Park
March 11-12 - Statewide Historic Preservation Commission Training - Carrollton - contact Chrissy Marlowe at 706-542-9528.
March 27 - Camp Lawton archaeology public work day - Ga. Southern University, HPD/DNR, & USFWS - Magnolia Springs State Park
March 31 - April 1 - 2011 Statewide Historic Preservation Conference: Good News in Tough TImes! - sponsored by the Historic Preservation Division, DNR and The Georgia Trust - Macon contact Carole Moore at 404-463-8434
April 9 - Camp Lawton archaeology public work day - Ga. Southern University, HPD/DNR, & USFWS - Magnolia Springs State Park
This week's new listings
Check our Events Calendar for complete listings by date.
March 5 - CIRCA tour of The Ponce de Leon Apartments - Atlanta
March 9 - Spotlight on the Craigie House (D.A.R. Building): A 2011 Places in Peril site - The

African American Schools: From the Rosenwald Era to Desegregation Jeanne Cyriaque, HPD's African American Programs Coordinator will lead the session on African American schools from the Rosenwald era to desegregation. Rosenwald Schools were the outgrowth of an idea by
black educator Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald, CEO of Sears Roebuck. There were 259 schools built in Georgia between 1913 and 1937; 50 remain standing. Dr. Gerald Golden, president of the Morven Rosenwald Alumni Association, will tell the story of the Barney Colored School and efforts to preserve it. HPD's Steven Moffson has extensively researched what are now known as equalization schools. In the 1950s and 1960s, the state of Georgia constructed nearly 500 new, modern schools for African Americans in an attempt to replace inadequate facilities and to demonstrate that it could operate racially separate and equal public schools. By 1970 desegregation resulted in the closure of many of these schools after little more than a decade of use. The little-known story of these resources is a fascinating chapter in American history. This session will be held on Friday, April 1, at 9 a. m. at the Marriott Macon City Center.

Georgia Trust - Atlanta - RSVP at jpoole@georgiatrust.org or 404-885-7809
March 12 - Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association meeting - Rockdale Plantation in Gordon County March 24-27 - 76th Annual Savannah Tour of Homes & Gardens - Savannah - 912-234-8054
March 25 - DeKalb History Center's 64th Anniversary Annual Meeting and silent auction DeKalb History Center - Decatur - 404-373-1088 ext. 20
Available grants
Watson-Brown Foundation Junior Board of Trustees will award up to $33,000 in grants for historic preservation projects in 11 Georgia counties. Contact Matt Davis at 478- 445-4545. Applications are due by March 14, 2011.
Preservation Services Fund 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 June 1, 2011
America's Historical and Cultural Organizations grant competition funds humanities projects that are intended for broad public audiences at museums, libraries, historic sites and other historical and cultural organizations The next deadline is August 17, 2011.
Send submissions and questions to Helen Talley-McRae
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Mid-20th Century Residences and Landscapes What is more ubiquitous than suburban housing of the mid -20th century? In turn the identification and preservation of these residences may prove to be the next challenge for preservationists in the early 21st century. HPD's Richard Cloues begins with his delightful story of the Ranch House but expands to include the Split Level and much more! Understanding the development of these resources is the first step in making thoughtful decisions about their future. One aspect of mid-2oth century housing so often taken for granted is its landscape. Andrew Kohr, ASLA, of Robert and Company in Atlanta, places these cultural landscapes in the context of the modern movement, citing both private and public examples. This conference session will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 1 at the Marriott Macon City Center.
Check out the program and register online. For additional information, contact Mary Ann Eaddy at 404-651-5283 or Carole Moore at 404-4638434.
New Preserve America community designated in Georgia

Jones County was recently named Georgia's newest Preserve America community. See the list of Georgia's 36 designated communities and find out about the streamlined application process for Certified Local Governments.
Vote for your favorite Distinctive Destination
Since 2000, the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Dozen Distinctive Destinations program has recognized cities and towns that offer an authentic visitor experience by combining dynamic downtowns, cultural diversity, attractive architecture, cultural landscapes and a strong commitment to historic preservation, sustainability and revitalization. In each community, residents have joined together and taken action to protect their town's character. Vote for your favorite destination through March 15.
Position available in Georgia
The Historic Chattahoochee Commission seeks a full-time Executive Director. A state agency of both Alabama and Georgia, the HCC was founded by Alabama in 1970 and became a bi-state agency by Congressional compact in 1978. It promotes historical preservation and heritage tourism in an 18-county service area bordering the lower Chattahoochee River from Troup County, Georgia, and Chambers County, Alabama, to the Florida line. Position available May 1, 2011. Salary commensurate with experience. Review of applications will begin on March 4, 2011, and continue until the position is filled. Please send resume with references and salary history to the Historic Chattahoochee Commission, PO Box 33, Eufaula, AL 36027-0033.

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