Volume VI, No. 1 April 2006
A Program of the Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources
HE WAS A MOREHOUSE MAN:
THE LEGACY OF BRAILSFORD REESE BRAZEAL
Jeanne Cyriaque, African American Programs Coordinator
Historic Preservation Division
continued on page 2
Dr. Brailsford Reese Brazeal
Photo courtesy of the Brazeal family
Brailsford Reese Brazeal was an African American economist
and Dean of Academics at Morehouse College. From the
late 1920s until he retired from Morehouse College in 1972,
Dr. Brazeal’s leadership in research, publications, and academic
standards helped Morehouse College achieve national significance
as an institution of higher learning. Brazeal was a native of Dublin
(Laurens County). He attended Macon’s Ballard Normal School
until his family moved to Atlanta, where Brazeal completed high
school at Morehouse Academy in 1923. Brazeal received his
bachelor’s degree from Morehouse College in 1927, and completed
his master’s degree in economics at Columbia University in 1928.
Dr. John Hope, who was Morehouse College’s first African
American president, hired Brazeal as an economics instructor in
1928. By 1934, Brazeal was a
professor of economics, head of
the Department of Economics and
Business Administration, and
Dean of Men. Brailsford Brazeal
was the recipient of two
fellowships from the Julius
Rosenwald Fund to pursue
advanced studies in economics.
While the history of the
Rosenwald Fund community
school building program is widely
known, the fund also provided
fellowships to many African
American scholars. With this
assistance and aid from
Morehouse College, Brazeal
received his Ph.D. in economics
and political science from
Columbia University in 1942.
Brailsford Brazeal
published The Brotherhood
of Sleeping Car Porters in
1946. This book was based
upon his dissertation research
on the Pullman train-car
porters and their successful
efforts to form America’s first
African American labor
union. This book remains a
standard reference in labor
history, American economic
history and race relations.
Brazeal subsequently wrote an
unpublished biography about the
Brotherhood’s union leader, A.
Philip Randolph.
When George Pullman first
arrived in Chicago in 1859, he had
learned the art of moving
buildings from his father, Lewis
Pullman, who had patented a
device to roll huge edifices away
from the banks of the Erie Canal.
After successfully applying this
skill in a number of public works
projects in Chicago, George
Pullman envisioned a hotel on
The home of Brailsford Reese Brazeal was listed in the National Register
of Historic Places on April 8, 2005. Photo by James R. Lockhart
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Jeanne Cyriaque, continued from page 1
HE WAS A MOREHOUSE MAN:
THE LEGACY OF BRAILSFORD REESE BRAZEAL
wheels with his luxurious, “palace” sleeping cars. To provide
overnight accommodations and dining to the emerging middle class
traveler, Pullman needed a workforce to provide personal services.
This workforce who provided the necessary work of bellhop, cook,
dining car attendant, maid and janitor were called Pullman porters,
and they were African American men. Dr. Brazeal conducted some
of the research for his dissertation by working as an assistant cook
in the trains’ kitchens on the New York City line that traveled south.
 Pullman porters worked
longer hours and made
considerably lower wages than
whites, as they monopolized
other positions such as
conductors on the Pullman
sleeping cars. Yet, a porter job
provided unique employment
opportunities that encouraged
the Great Migration of thousands
of African Americans from the
segregated south. The Pullman
porters relied on tips from
their expert personal services,
and were discouraged from
forming unions.
 By 1925, the Pullman
Company was the nation’s
largest private employer of
African Americans, and the
company used intimidation
tactics, company spies, and harassment to deny the porters’
pensions and company benefits. Dr. Brazeal’s book discussed how
A. Philip Randolph and the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
organized an eleven-year effort to eventually be presented an
international charter by the American Federation of Labor in 1936.
In 1962, Cornelius V. Troup published Distinguished Negro
Georgians. Brailsford Brazeal wrote the introduction to this book
while he was Academic Dean at Morehouse College. “Although I
am a native Georgian and have lived and worked in Georgia virtually
all of my life, I have learned for the first time that many distinguished
persons whom I know or have read about are also natives of this
state. Many of them were born in remote places in the state and
had to obtain their education in vicarious ways which were enough
to baffle and discourage persons of even extra-ordinary ability.”
Brazeal’s comments on African American education in
Georgia pointed out the fact that “without private, churchsupported schools many of the persons mentioned in this
book would never have attained an education which proved
to be the key to their achievements.”
In 1933, Brailsford Reese Brazeal married Ernestine
Erskine of Jackson, Mississippi. Ernestine Brazeal was a graduate
of Spelman College. She received her master’s degree in American
history at the University of
Chicago. Mrs. Brazeal taught
at Spelman and served as the
college’s alumnae secretary.
In 2003, the Spelman College
Messenger featured an article
about Mrs. Ernestine Erksine
Brazeal that was written by one
of her former students, Taronda
Spencer. She is the Spelman
College archivist and historian.
“I learned how to be a Spelman
woman from her example.
Because of Mrs. Brazeal’s
foresight, scholars and
researchers are documenting
the importance of Spelman’s
place in the history of
women’s education nationally
and internationally. Her
legacy and her spirit will
forever be an integral part of
the essence of Spelman.”
In 1940, Brailsford Reese Brazeal purchased an American
Foursquare-type house that is located just west of Morehouse
College. Brazeal made few changes to this house during his lifetime.
In 1962, a rear addition was added that reflected mid-20thcentury ranch house influences, such as built-in bookcases
and a stone fireplace.
This illustration of a Pullman Porter
appeared on the cover of The
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
The book was based upon Dr.
Brailsford Reese Brazeal’s research
for his doctoral dissertation. He
completed his Ph.D. in economics at
Columbia University in 1945.
This historic photo of the Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal House was taken circa
1940, when Brazeal purchaed the home.The home was constructed in 1927
by the Adair Construction Company. It was occupied by members of the
Adair family until 1939. Charles Hubert, acting president of Morehouse
College, leased the home prior to the Brazeal purchase.
Photo courtesy of the Brazeal family
Both Brailsford and Ernestine Brazeal
were educators at Morehouse and
Spelman College(s).
 Photo courtesy of the Brazeal family
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Carole Moore, Grants Coordinator
Historic Preservation Division
TWO AFRICAN AMERICAN PROPERTIES RECEIVE
GEORGIA HERITAGE GRANTS IN SFY 2006
The Georgia Heritage Grant Program was created in 1994 to provide
“seed” money for the state’s many historic properties needing
financial help in order to begin or complete the expensive
rehabilitation process. In support of HPD’s African American
program, local governments and organizations with African
American properties always are encouraged to apply for a Georgia
Heritage grant. Last fall, eight applicants were awarded grants for
preservation projects around the state, including two African
American properties—the T.J. Elder School in Sandersville and
the Farmers Alliance Hall on Sapelo Island. Each project received
a $20,000 development grant for foundation and floor repair/
stabilization, and a new roof.
The Farmers Alliance
Hall, built in 1929, is a
dominant visual element of
Hog Hammock, an intact
Gullah/Geechee community on
the Georgia coast, and served
as an important meeting place
throughout its long history.
Although the building is now
in a deteriorated condition, the
community has continued to
use the surrounding grounds
for its annual “Cultural Day at
Sapelo Island,” an event sponsored by the Sapelo Island Cultural
and Revitalization Society, Inc. (SICARS). Because of its location,
Sapelo Island is included within the boundaries of the proposed
Gullah-Geechee Heritage Corridor that is currently being considered
by the U.S. Congress, following a three-year study by the National
Park Service.
Soon, the Brazeals
had two daughters: Ernestine
and Aurelia. Though the
Brazeals lived in a segregated
south, Ernestine Brazeal did
not want her children to be
born in segregated hospitals,
and traveled to Chicago to
have both of her daughters.
Ernestine and Aurelia Brazeal
attended a private girls’ school
in Massachusetts, and both
are Spelman alumnae.
Aurelia Brazeal is a
diplomat in residence at
Howard University. She is a
former Ambassador to
Ethiopia, Kenya, and the
Federated States of
Micronesia. She promotes
job opportunities for the
Department of State to
students who are pursuing
Foreign Service careers.
Ernestine Brazeal recently
retired from her advocacy
career at Head Start in the
greater Atlanta area. She lives in the Brazeal home. Ernestine
Brazeal supports the work and ideas of the Spelman College Women’s
Research and Resource Center. The center ensures a feminist
environment for scholarship, activism, leadership and change.
The Brazeal House was always a place where students could
gather for mentoring sessions with Dr. Brazeal in a family atmosphere.
One Morehouse tradition that Dr. Brazeal particularly liked was to
invite freshmen students to his home during their first week at
Morehouse College. The students would have a chance to socialize
with distinguished faculty and alumni. Maynard Jackson, Martin Luther
King, Jr. and Warner Meadows were guests at these sessions in the
Brazeal House during their college careers at Morehouse.
The Delta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa elected Brailsford
Brazeal for alumnus membership at Columbia University. Brazeal
envisioned a Phi Beta Kappa chapter at his institution, and by
1967, it was approved for Morehouse College. In 1961, while serving
as the advisor for the honors program at Morehouse College, Brazeal
achieved additional support from the Woodrow Wilson National
Fellowship Foundation. Under his guidance, Morehouse College
was second among Georgia institutions in the number of students
receiving Woodrow Wilson fellowships.
Brailsford Reese Brazeal was an active participant in voter
education and registration drives throughout Georgia in the 1960s.
He retired from the faculty of Morehouse College in 1972, after a
career that spanned over 40 years. He died in his home in 1981.
Brailsford and Ernestine Brazeal are buried at South View Cemetery,
an African American cemetery that was established in 1886 by nine
Atlanta black businessmen.
The Brazeal House is located west of
Morehouse College on Joseph E.
Lowery Boulevard (formerly Ashby
Street). A one-story wing was added
to the house in 1962, but otherwise it
remains essentially as it was when Dr.
Brazeal died in 1981.
Photo by James R. Lockhart
Cornelia Bailey shares stories about
the Saltwater Geechees of Georgia.
 Photo by Jeanne Cyriaque
Farmers Alliance Hall is the central venue of the Sapelo Island
Cultural and Revitalization Society (SICARS) annual Cultural Day
at Sapelo Island. Photo by Jeanne Cyriaque
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Carole Moore, continued from page 3
TWO AFRICAN AMERICAN PROPERTIES RECEIVE
GEORGIA HERITAGE GRANTS IN SFY 2006
In the fall of 2001, SICARS was awarded a SFY2002
predevelopment grant in the amount of $8,100 to develop a feasibility
study for the preservation of the Farmers Alliance Hall. As a natural
progression of that grant, they applied for and received its current
grant. According to SICARS director Carolyn Dowse, restoration
of the Farmers Alliance Hall will make it possible for the building to
return to serving the Hog Hammock community, once again
becoming a viable force in raising awareness of the heritage of
African Americans on Georgia’s sea islands. “Completion of this
restoration project will help preserve examples of the architectural
style and highlight the ingenuity of former slaves and descendants
of slaves during the early 20th century,” she said. In addition, she
added, “The project will restore pride in the achievements of a once
enslaved people and provide a venue for the preservation of the
Gullah/Geechee culture.” The current SFY 2006 grant is expected
to be completed this fall.
Located in Sandersville is the
T.J. Elder School. It was built
in 1927-1928, partially with aid
from the Rosenwald Fund and
is the first Rosenwald School
in Georgia to be listed in the
National Register of Historic
Places. The school was named
in honor of Professor Thomas
Jefferson Elder, who was a
community leader and
principal of the school. It is
presently owned by the
Washington County Elderite
Alumni Association. According
to project manager Elizabeth
Robinson, the completion of
the rehabilitation will provide the community with a spacious,
historic, multi-purpose building to be used for educational and
cultural programs, including tutorials, musical concerts, classical
dance performances, fine art exhibits, reunions and other gatherings.
“The long range plans are,” she said, “to 1) become a repository for
data on all remaining Rosenwald structures in the state and 2) prepare
and distribute rack cards featuring the building and its historic
documents and photograph collection.” Work on the T.J. Elder
School began in January and will be completed in the fall.
The selection of award recipients, which in recent years
has varied from seven to 15, depending on the amount of funds
available, is based on various criteria, including need, degree of
threat to the resource, project planning, and community benefit.
Geographical and demographical distribution and variety of
resource types and uses are also considered in award decisions.
Grants are available for both development and predevelopment
projects. Development projects include stabilization, preservation,
rehabilitation and restoration activities. Predevelopment projects
include plans and specifications, feasibility studies, historic
structure reports, or other building-specific or site-specific
preservation plans. The maximum grant amount that can be
requested is $40,000 for development projects, and $20,000 for
predevelopment projects.
In order to be eligible for funding, applicants must be a
local government or private, secular, nonprofit organization and
have documentation of matching funds (equal to at least 40% of
the project cost). The property for which funds are being requested
must be listed in, or eligible for listing in, the Georgia Register of
Historic Places, and be listed prior to reimbursement of funds. All
grant assisted work must meets the applicable Secretary of the
Interior’s “Standards for Archaeology and Historic Preservation.”
This year’s grant applications will be available late April/
early May with a submission deadline in July. For further
information about the grant program, please contact: Carole Moore,
Grants Coordinator, Historic Preservation Division, Department of
Natural Resources at 404/463-8434 or email her at
carole_moore@dnr.state.ga.us.
This rendering of two of the classrooms
in the T.J. Elder School illustrate the
windows that were defining features
in a Rosenwald School.
THE NCSHPO EXCELLENCE IN
HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD
W. Ray Luce, Division Director
Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
Historic Preservation Division
I
n 1976, the National Conference of State Historic Preservation
Officers (NCSHPO) was incorporated to provide an association
of State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPO). Each year the
NCSHPO sponsors an annual meeting to facilitate information
exchange within each of the nation’s SHPO offices. During the
2006 annual meeting the NCSHPO held its second awards ceremony
to recognize outstanding initiatives in state preservation offices.
African American Programs as a new initiative
demonstrates the impact of linking volunteerism with dedicated
staff support to establish Georgia as a leader in regional and national
efforts to preserve African American history and culture. For this
reason, the Georgia SHPO received a 2006 Excellence in Historic
Preservation Award for its African American Programs.
The Thomas Jefferson Elder High and Industrial School was listed in
the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1981. The
Washington County Elderite Alumni Association are stewards of this
historic school in Sandersville. The school is presently known as the
T.J. Elder Community Center. Photo by Jeanne Cyriaque
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Georgia has been in the forefront in seeking ways to
identify African American historic resources for many years. A
statewide network of volunteer preservationists known as the
Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network (GAAHPN)
was established in 1989. The current chairman of GAAHPN is Isaac
Johnson, who leads the Steering Committee. These volunteers and
the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) published a guide that
identified African American resources, hosted periodic conferences,
and developed brochures and other educational tools to raise
awareness of the contributions of African Americans to Georgia’s
built and cultural landscape. In 2000, these volunteers and HPD
sought financial resources from the Georgia legislature to establish
a full-time position dedicated to African American preservation in
HPD. The person that was selected as coordinator of African
American Programs is Jeanne Cyriaque.
Working with the GAAHPN Steering Committee, the
African American Programs coordinator helped to develop a series
of strategies to encourage African American preservation initiatives,
provide technical assistance, and increase membership in the
network. One of the significant
outcomes of this effort was the
development of Reflections, a quarterly
publication that informs Georgians about
African American preservation projects
and cultural heritage initiatives.
Jeanne Cyriaque writes and
edits guest articles for Reflections, which
is used as an educational tool to illustrate
African American associations with
buildings and heritage initiatives that are
significant in Georgia history. The
publication is distributed by mail to
members of the network and the HPD
mailing list. Each issue of Reflections
is also posted on HPD’s website:
www.gashpo.org. Reflections articles
discuss the services offered by the SHPO
and their application to specific African
American projects. This publication
highlights collaborations and
partnerships and is a critical educational tool to increase diverse
participation in preservation. As a result of this publication initiative
that was implemented in 2000, the GAAHPN network membership
increased from 300 members to 2,075 today.
African American Programs implemented a research study
to survey, document and list in the National Register of Historic
Places the historic schools that were known as Rosenwald Schools.
These schools were built in Georgia from 1915-1936, and were pivotal
elements in African American education during segregation. The
coordinator and interns identified 40 remaining schools and continue
to seek additional ones from the 242 that once existed. African
American Programs has done far more than simply locate these
schools. Technical assistance is continuously provided to
numerous preservation groups that are finding new uses for the 40
buildings that are still standing. Jeanne Cyriaque represents the
Georgia SHPO in a regional task force convened by the National
Trust to preserve Rosenwald Schools. She is a frequent presenter
at National Trust conferences and numerous other national, state
and local conferences dedicated to the preservation of
Rosenwald Schools.
African American Programs has also supported
preservation initiatives associated with Georgia’s Gullah/Geechee
culture. By working with sites and projects in Georgia coastal
regions, African American Programs and GAAHPN support pending
federal legislation that will establish a Gullah/Geechee National
Heritage Area.
In 2004, GAAHPN sponsored Georgia History Through
the Eyes of African Americans. This conference was held in
Augusta, and included workshops that discussed African American
historic districts, genealogy and technical tools for historic
preservation. The African American Programs coordinator and the
GAAHPN Steering Committee conducted a fundraising campaign
to sponsor this conference entirely through corporate and nonprofit
support. They developed a partnership with historic Springfield
Baptist Church to provide the meeting venue and luncheon for 75
participants. The conference banquet speaker was Georgia
Commissioner of Labor Michael Thurmond, and included a signing
of Freedom, his book about Georgia
history from its earliest settlement
through the end of the Civil War.
African American Programs
sponsored Underground Railroad South
at the 2004 state preservation conference
in Savannah. The workshop was held at
First Bryan Church, and drew 100
participants. The participants learned
about the National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Program, and
speakers discussed two Georgia sites
associated with the program: Fort Pulaski
National Monument and the From Africa
to Eternity Traveling Exhibit. Since this
workshop, two additional Georgia
programs have applied to become
members of the Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Program. During the
2005 state historic preservation conference,
GAAHPN sponsored the opening
reception, Thomasville Conversations, at an African Americanowned historic home that is used as a conference center in
Thomasville.
African American Programs encourages increased
enrollment of minority students in historic preservation programs
by sponsoring a part-time internship in HPD. These students have
assisted the coordinator by conducting research for the Rosenwald
initiative and writing articles for Reflections. The coordinator
mentors graduate students from several programs, lectures
on African American historical themes, and serves on thesis
review committees.
African American Programs and GAAHPN are catalysts in
expanding the involvement of African Americans in preservation
both in Georgia and nationally. The coordinator and the chairman
of GAAHPN, Isaac Johnson, are officers of the African American
Preservation Alliance, a national organization formed to increase
diversity in preservation.
Isaac Johnson, chairman of the Georgia African
American Historic Preservation Network, Jeanne
Cyriaque, African American Programs coordinator,
and W. Ray Luce, division director, celebrate the award.
 Photo by James R. Lockhart
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MATERIAL REFLECTIONS OF GEORGIA’S
AFRICAN AMERICAN PAST
J.W. Joseph, Symposium Chair
Society for Georgia Archaeology
The Society for Georgia Archaeology (SGA) is
pleased to present a symposium on the material
culture of Georgia’s African American past at its
2006 spring meeting. This symposium brings
together archaeologists, anthropologists, and
historians to look at African American life in
Georgia through the landscapes, structures, crafts
and objects that African Americans created and
employed. While African American history was
not well recorded, the material legacy of Georgia’s
African American communities is particularly rich.
Papers in this session will address the landscapes
of African American households and communities
from plantations, tenant sites, and urban locations;
African American building techniques and
architecture, including recent discoveries from the
Ford Plantation and Ossabaw Island; African
American crafts and industry, including
Colonoware, a pottery reflecting the interaction of African American
and Native Americans that is found on Colonial coastal plantations;
and the archaeology of African American sites, including
excavations on both freed and enslaved sites, in both rural and
urban locations, from the Colonial era into the late 19th century.
May is archaeology month, so visit www.thesga.org for information
about SGA activities and lectures. This will be a
fascinating look at the African American
experience in the state and will present a number
of projects and findings that have not been made
public before.
The symposium will be held at the Auburn
Avenue Research Library (AARL), 101 Auburn
Avenue, Atlanta, on May 20th from 9a.m. until 4:30
p.m. The Auburn Avenue Research Library
(AARL) is devoted to reference and archival
collections on African cultures and the African
American experience and has exceptional
collections and facilities. For more information, visit
the library’s website at www.af.public.lib.ga.us/aarl.
The AARL is located in Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn
District, one of the most significant places in
African American life in the south, and home to
the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site,
Ebenezer Baptist Church, the APEX Museum of African American
History, and many other sites. Visit www.atlantaheritage.com/
sweetAuburn.html for more information. The symposium is free
and open to the public. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. For further
information, please contact Dr. J. W. Joseph, symposium chair, at
jwjoseph@newsouthassoc.com or (770) 498-4155, x102.
KEEPING OUR EYES ON THE PRIZE: THE 2006 CONFERENCE OF THE
AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESERVATION ALLIANCE
The mission of the African American Preservation
Alliance (AAPA) is to promote the preservation
of African American cultural heritage and historic
places. To build diversity in preservation, the
Alliance encourages the organization of statewide
networks and individual membership to increase
participation in the preservation movement.
Each year the Alliance sponsors an affinity event
in the city where the National Trust for Historic
Preservation annual conference is held. The national
preservation conference provides educational and
field sessions and opportunities for Alliance
members to meet and mentor participants in the
National Trust Diversity Scholars Program.
During the 2005 annual conference in Portland,
the Alliance sponsored an awards reception. A
Celebration of Black Military History in the Pacific
Northwest was held at the General Oliver O. Howard
House in the Fort Vancouver National Historic
Reserve. Fort Vancouver was once home to the 24th
and 25th Infantry of Buffalo Soldiers
At the reception, the Alliance honored Ron
Craig, who developed a documentary to preserve
the legacy of York, the
African American servant
who accompanied William
Clark during the Lewis and
Clark expedition. Carl Flipper,
who is a descendant of Henry
O. Flipper, was honored for his
work with the Buffalo Soldiers
Historical Society. Donald
Whitbeck received an award
for his book, A Man Named
Moses. The book chronicles
the accomplishments of Moses
Williams. He was a Buffalo
Soldier. Moses Williams received a Congressional Medal of Honor
and is buried at Fort Vancouver.
Save the date for the 2006 AAPA conference that will be
held in Memphis, Tennessee from August 3-6. The host for this
conference is the Tennessee Cultural Heritage Preservation Society,
one of the AAPA statewide networks. Keeping Our Eyes on the
Prize is the theme for the conference that will be held at the University
of Memphis conference center. The Middle Tennessee State
University historic preservation center is currently reviewing
conference session proposals, so look for additional program and
registration information in the next issue of Reflections.
Jeanne Cyriaque, Secretary
African American Preservation Alliance
Jeanne Cyriaque congratulates Carl
Flipper, president of the Buffalo
Soldiers Historical Society.
Tiffany Tolbert
African American
Programs Assistant
Voice 404/657-1054
Fax 404/657-1040
tiffany_tolbert@dnr.state.ga.us
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Karl Webster Barnes
C. Donald Beall
Linda Cooks
Gerald Golden
Terry & Cynthia Hayes
Kris Roberts
Corinne Blencoe Thornton
Linda Wilkes
Thomas Williams
Isaac Johnson, Chair
706/738-1901
Beth Shorthouse, Vice-Chair
404/253-1488
Jeanne Mills, Secretary
404/753-6265
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The Georgia African American Historic
Preservation Network (GAAHPN) annual
meeting will be held June 8-10 in Brunswick, one
of Georgia’s oldest cities. Founded in 1770, this
port city was chartered in 1856, and is currently
commemorating its sesquicentennial anniversary.
Celebrating Our Coastal Heritage is the theme
for the 2006 annual meeting.
Participants are encouraged to arrive
early for an evening opening reception on June
8th. The annual meeting workshops will be held
all day on Friday, June 9th. at the historic First
African Baptist Church.
The annual meeting will provide a forum
to discuss preservation initiatives and exchange
information. The meeting format will include four
workshops and a field session. Workshop
topics include strategies for community
revitalization, oral history projects, and creative
approaches to preservation projects using the
expertise of Georgia’s graduate programs in
historic preservation.
The annual meeting will feature a field
session on Saturday, June 10th. This session will
focus on the Risley School in Brunswick and the
Harrington School on St. Simons Island. The
meeting will conclude with a closing fish fry.
Registration fees are $50, and it includes
all meeting workshops, meals and the field
session. Return the registration form and fee by
June 1, 2006 to Jeanne Cyriaque, Historic
Preservation Division, Georgia Department of
Natural Resources, 34 Peachtree Street NW, Suite
1600, Atlanta, GA 30303. If you need additional
information, contact Jeanne Cyriaque or Tiffany
Tolbert by voice, email or fax (see below). Please
make checks or money orders payable to the
Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Credit
Brunswick’s First African Baptist Church is the program cards are not accepted.
site for the Georgia African American Historic
Preservation Network’s annual meeting.
 Photo by Jeanne Cyriaque
Isaac Johnson
Chairman
The Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network (GAAHPN)
was established in January 1989. It is composed of representatives from
neighborhood organizations and preservation groups. GAAHPN was formed
in response to a growing interest in preserving the cultural and ethnic diversity of
Georgia’s African American heritage. This interest has translated into a number of
efforts which emphasize greater recognition of African American culture and
contributions to Georgia’s history. The GAAHPN Steering Committee meets regularly
to plan and implement ways to develop programs that will foster heritage education,
neighborhood revitalization, and support community and economic development.
The Network is an informal group of over 2,075 people who have an interest in
preservation. Members are briefed on the status of current and planned projects and are
encouraged to offer ideas, comments and suggestions. The meetings provide an
opportunity to share and learn from the preservation experience of others and to receive
technical information through workshops. Members receive a newsletter, Reflections,
produced by the Network. Visit the Historic Preservation Division website at
www.gashpo.org. Preservation information and previous issues of Reflections are
available online. Membership in the Network is free and open to all.
ABOUT GAAHPN
This publication has been financed in part with federal
funds from the National Park Service, Department of the
Interior, through the Historic Preservation Division,
Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The contents
and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or
policies of the Department of the Interior, nor does the
mention of trade names, commercial products or
consultants constitute endorsement or recommendation
by the Department of the Interior or the Georgia
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