May is Historic Preservation Month in Georgia

You know that May is Archaeology Month in Georgia, by proclamation of the Governor. Did you know that May is also Historic Preservation Month, also by the Governor’s proclamation?

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, the Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and local preservation and neighborhood organizations sponsor Historic Preservation Month. The theme for 2009 is This Place Matters!, in recognition that our heritage is important to us all.

Click here for the Governor’s proclamation.

Click here for a listing of lectures and events scheduled for the month.

Posted online on Friday, April 24th, 2009

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Submitted by Tammy Herron (tfherron@gmail.com) Pictured with the Governor left to right: Dylan Woodliff representing Edwards-Pitman Environmental, Inc.; Leslie Perry – SGA Board Member; Deputy DNR Commissioner Homer Bryson; Elizabeth Shirk of the DNR – Historic Preservation Division and Past President of the SGA; Joe Joseph representing New South Associates; Catherine Long – President of the SGA and representing the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center; Tammy Herron – Vice President of the SGA and representing the Savannah River Archaeological Research Program; Pamela Baughman – Secretary of the SGA, President of the Georgia Council of Professional Archaeologists, and representing the Georgia Department of Transportation; State Archaeologist Bryan Tucker of the DNR – Historic Preservation Division; DNR Commissioner Mark Williams; and Alana Hise representing Edwards-Pitman Environmental, Inc.

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