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In this issue: Archaeologist Ray Crook remembered New Deal post offices scheduled for closure Georgia Trust seeks prize & scholarships applications Position available in Georgia
Archaeologist Ray Crook remembered
Dr. Morgan Ray Crook, Jr. died January 18, 2012 at his residence on St. Simons Island. Ray was deputy state archaeologist for many years while working at the a professor at the University of West Georgia as a professor and director of the Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Archaeological Laboratory.
HPD's Director and State Archaeologist Dr. Dave Crass said, "During his active career and into his sadly brief retirement, Ray rendered exemplary service to the people of Georgia by investigating and advocating for careful management and fact-based interpretation of publicly-owned archaeological sites. Above all, Ray was passionate about Sapelo Island's matchless archaeological record as well as the people of Hog Hammock. He was a mentor to me in my early days at DNR and continued working on DNR coastal archaeology projects right up until his death. All of us in the Georgia's archaeological community mourn his passing."
Read about a recent trip Ray led to Sapelo Island on the Society for Georgia Archaeology website.

January 21-27, 2012
Upcoming HPD-sponsored events
February 18 - Decatur Old House Fair - City of Decatur, DeKalb History Center and the Historic Preservation Division - Decatur.
March 20-21 - Landscape Preservation: An Introduction - presented by NPI in cooperation with the Historic Preservation Division and the Georgia Department of Transportation - Atlanta.
March 30-31 - Spring 2012 Historic Preservation Commission training - Historic Preservation Division, Carl Vinson Institute of GovernmentUGA, the Center for Community Design and Preservation-UGA, and the Georgia Alliance of Preservation Commissions - Valdosta. Contact Leigh Burns at HPD - 404-651-5181.
April 19-20 - 2012 Georgia's Statewide Preservation Conference - Historic Preservation Division - Roswell - 404-656-2840. SAVE the DATE - details coming soon!
This week's new listings Check our online Calendar for complete listings.
February 1 - February's Brown Bag History Series Lecture: Major Headlines Since 1937 Augusta Museum of History - Augusta
February 2-4 - Sidney Lanier Monument Restoration events - Atlanta Preservation Center - Atlanta
February 22 - One Writer's Garden: Eudora Welty's Home Place lecture by Susan Haltom fundraising event for Cherokee Garden Library, Atlanta History Center - Atlanta
April 18-22 - History, Culture and Urban Renewal in the Big Easy - Trust for Public Land Trip - New Orleans - Contact trips manager at Hilary.Mulligan@tpl.org.
HPD staff activities

New Deal post offices scheduled for closure
As the U.S. Postal Service struggles with budget shortfalls, historic post offices across the country have been scheduled for closure and sale, including many built during the New Deal. See the National New Deal Association website for more information.
Georgia Trust seeks prize & scholarships applications
The postmark deadline for applications for scholarhips and the Neel Reid Prize is coming up on Friday, February 10, 2012. If you have any questions, contact Kate Ryan at 404-885-7817.
Position available in Georgia
Nat/Curators/Preservation (WL) formerly Park Ranger Interpretive Position #: 00099106 - Wormsloe Historic Site, Chatham County. Plans, develops, and manages programs and exhibits to inform the public of forestry programs, or historical, natural, and scientific features of historical sites, state parks or museums. Carries out state and federal mandated preservation programs and preservation activities. Application deadline date is February 3, 2012.

January 17 - Staff attended Department of Community Affair's Planning Rules Task Force meeting. January 21 - Staff gave a presention about HPD programs and initiatives at the Downtown Development Authority Training during the Georgia Municipal Association's Mayor's Day Conference in Atlanta. January 24 - Staff visited the City of Hawkinsville to offer technical assistance for a FFY-2011 HPF/ CLG grant to produce a new historic district walking/driving tour brochure and signage, as well as website development. January 26 - Staff participating in the multi-state agency Tourism Resource Team in Effingham County presented the team's final report on historic preservation, heritage tourism, cultural tourism, the arts, downtown development, and marketing.
Available grants Preservation Services Fund Grants - National Trust for Historic Preservation - applications due February 1, 2012 Historic Preservation Fund grants for CLGs Historic Preservation Division, Georgia DNR postmark deadline is February 1, 2012 Watson-Brown Junior Board grants - Contact Michelle Zupan - applications due February 15, 2012
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