Preservation Georgia online, May 21-27, 2011

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In this issue:
- HPD's newest YouTube video is about Environmental Review - National Register news - SFY 2012 Georgia Heritage Grant cycle canceled - Preserve America news - Historic landscapes news - Historic house needs a new home
HPD's newest YouTube video is about Environmental Review
Visit HPD's Youtube channel to view our ongoing Preservation 101 series of presentations. In our latest addition, Environmental Review Coordinator Betsy Shirk gives an overview of the program, including the Section 106 process.
National Register news

May 21-27, 2011
-Upcoming HPD-sponsored events -This week's new listings -Available grants
Upcoming HPD-sponsored events
June 10 - Georgia National Register Review Board meeting - Historic Preservation Division Atlanta contact Vivian Pugh at 404-651-5177
June 22-24 - Beyond the Grave: Cultural & Ethnical Burial Customs statewide cemetery conference - Georgia Municipal Cemetery Association, Georgia Dept. of Economic Development and HPD - Savannah
This week's new listings
Check our Events Calendar for complete listings by date.
June 12-25 - "African-American History and Culture in the Georgia Lowcountry: Savannah and the Coastal Islands, 17501950"- NEH Landmarks of American History workshop for Community College Professors - Georgia Historical Society - Savannah
June 15-16 - Greening Historic Communities: What Works, What Doesn't, What Should Change? workshop - US Environmental Protection Agency - Wilmington, Delaware
June 15 18 - National Underground Railroad Conference "Pathways to Freedom: Presenting the Underground Railroad Through Education, Interpretation and Heritage Tourism" - Clermont County/Cincinnati, OH

The Westside Historic District in West Point, Georgia, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 2011. The city is located on both sides of the Chattahoochee River on the western edge of Troup and Harris counties. The Westside Historic District lies to the north of the downtown commercial area, on the west side of the river. The Westside Historic District is important for its good collection of buildings dating from the mid-19th through the early 20th century, which represent the large variety of types and styles constructed in Georgia. It also has several high-style examples designed by regionally and locally important architects such as Charles Choate, Richard Kennon Perry, J. W. Melton, and Henry Toombs. The district is an example of how a strategically located, middle- and upper-class residential area developed over time. It includes early sections that evolved organically and a later section that was planned and laid-out by a consortium of prominent families.
Congratulations to former Georgia National Register Review Board member James R. "Jim" Cothran, FASLA, who received a 2011 Tri-State American Society of Landscape Architects Award GA/NC/SC for his publication Charleston Gardens and the Landscape Legacy of Loutrel Briggs. The award states: "While the focus of the book is on Charleston gardens and their preservation, it serves as a prototype for garden preservation efforts which can be used in other cities, towns, and locations throughout the country."
SFY 2012 Georgia Heritage Grant cycle canceled
The Historic Preservation Division regrets to announce that due to extremely dire budget constraints, funding will not be available to

June 25 - 34th Annual Awards of Excellence Ceremony - Atlanta Urban Design Commission Atlanta - RSVP by June 1 to 404-330-6201
Available grants
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
The Georgia Heritage Grant Program provides funding to support both predevelopment and development (bricks and mortar) activities for historic and archaeological resources in Georgia. Applications for the SFY 2012 grant cycle are available online. Contact HPD's grants coordinator Carole Moore at 404-463-8434. Applications must be postmarked by July 13, 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.
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award Georgia Heritage Grants during SFY 2012 (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012). If you have questions, please contact HPD's director Dr. Dave Crass at 404-656-9344 or david.crass@dnr.state.ga.us.
Preserve America news
Members Cartersville's Historic Preservation Commission in front of the first Coca Cola painted wall sign in downtown Cartersville. Congratulations to Georgia's newest Preserve America community, Cartersville!
The City of Savannah has announced the release of Ebb and Flow: Life & Community in Eastern Savannah. The publication that explores the evolution of Savannah's east side neighborhoods will be accompanied by a website, a documentary, iphone app and an exhibition at the Telfair Museums' Jepson Center. This project was partially funded by a sub-grant from HPD's Preserve America Grant for Georgia's Community Landmarks.
Historic landscapes news
The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. recently announced its 2011 Historic Landscape and Garden Grant awards. Lockerly Aboretum, Milledgeville, Baldwin County Burgess Arboretum at Reinhardt University, Waleska, Cherokee County Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, DeKalb

County Barrington Hall, Roswell, Fulton County Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County Moss Cottage, Jekyll Island, Glynn County Friends of Scull Shoals Durham Herb Walk, Greensboro, Greene County Center of the World, Hartwell, Hart County LeConte-Woodmanston Plantation, Riceboro, Liberty County
In 2011 HLG grant awards went to projects that focus on the preservation, conservation, and marketing of the state's historic landscapes and gardens. Since 1998, 68 historic gardens and sites across the state have received a combined total of over $115,000 in grants from this program. Contact Mary Ann Eaddy at HPD for more information.
The National Center for Preservation Training and Technology supports research on a wide variety of technical issues related to historic properties. It recently released an online video about landscape maintenance techniques at historic sites. Topics covered include mowing, string trimming, mulching, and herbicide applications.
Historic house needs a new home
The Quitman United Methodist Church will be accepting bids on the "Brantley House" located at South Jefferson Street in Quitman, Georgia. This bid will be for the house only. It is a one-story single family dwelling, 1,681 square feet, hardwood floors, and two porches. Find out more on Thomasville Landmarks website.

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