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More
Than 400 to Attend Joint
Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
Annual Meeting,
State Preservation Conference in Thomasville
ATLANTA,
March 31, 2005—Beginning this afternoon, the
rich historic culture of Thomasville, Ga.,
will be showcased during a joint Georgia
Preservation Conference and the Annual Meeting
of The Georgia Trust for Historic
Preservation. The conference ends Sunday,
April 3.
For
four days, some 400 Trust members,
preservation professionals and others
interested in saving Georgia’s historic
places will take part in workshops, tours,
dinners and other highlighted events.
The
meeting is co-sponsored by the Historic
Preservation Division of the Georgia
Department of Natural Resources.
Thursday
evening, the Georgia African American Historic
Preservation Network will sponsor an opening
reception at the Magnolia Leaf Bed and
Business.
Preservation
sessions kick off Friday, April 1, at 8:30
a.m. at the Thomasville Cultural Center with
an update on national preservation efforts
from John Nau, chairman of the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation for the
President and Congress.
The
Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation will
hold its Annual Meeting on Saturday, April 2
at 9 a.m. at the Thomasville Municipal
Auditorium. Meeting attendees will hear an
update on the State of Preservation in Georgia
from Greg Paxton, president and CEO of The
Georgia Trust, and Dr. Ray Luce, the state’s
deputy historic preservation officer.
During
the annual meeting, the Trust will present its
2005 Preservation Awards, which salute more
than two dozen projects and individuals for
exceptional work in the fields of restoration,
rehabilitation and preservation throughout the
state.
The
Trust will also announce during the meeting
its two scholarship winners and the recipient
of the J. Neel Reid Prize, a $3,500 fellowship
for travel study given to an emerging Georgia
architect.
With
more than 8,000 members, The Georgia Trust for
Historic Preservation is the country’s
largest statewide, nonprofit preservation
organization. Founded in 1973, the Trust is
committed to preserving and enhancing
Georgia’s communities and their diverse
historic resources for the education and
enjoyment of all.
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