Historic Preservation Students Attend the National Trust Conference
Students in Historic Preservation had the opportunity to visit Chicago and attend the National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual conference from November 14-17. Fifteen students participated in this year's conference along with Professor James Reap and Director of Development Jennifer Messer. This year's Past Forward conference focused on themes of reurbanism, technology, health, and connections. In addition to attending the [...]
Rural Preservation Visits the Sautee and Nacoochee Valleys
On Saturday, October 7, members of Professor Cari Goetcheus's Rural Preservation class took a field trip to the Sautee and Nachoochee Valleys near Helen, GA. The intent of the field trip was to expose the class to a place with a long rural history where the community appreciates this "ruralness" and has taken action to protect it. The Sautee and [...]
SHPO Visits the Hurt-Rives Plantation
On Sunday, September 17, members of the Student Historic Preservation Organization visited the Hurt-Rives Plantation near Sparta, GA. This National Register listed site is currently owned by Bob and Susan Woodall who run Fort Creek Farms from the property selling sustainably raised grass fed beef, pastured chicken, free range eggs, and pet goats. Second year MHP student and former Fort Creek Farms employee [...]
Site Interpretation Class Explores Central Georgia
Students in Dr. Wayde Brown's Site Interpretation Class recently took a three day field trip through Central Georgia to explore interpretation at different sites. Leaving on Thursday, September 7, and returning on Saturday, September 9, students were able to visit a variety of sites in the Central Georgia region. Students began their first day at the Old Governor's Mansion in [...]
First Year Odyssey Students Explore Historic Preservation at UGA
First-year students participating in MHP Professor James Reap's Odyssey seminar explored historic preservation projects at UGA as part of their course titled "Is There a Future for the Past? An Introduction to Community Heritage Preservation." The course uses Athens as a laboratory to explore how communities go about preserving their natural and cultural heritage for future generations. A major focus [...]
New MHP Students Participate in Orientation
New Master of Historic Preservation students for the Fall 2017 semester spent a week together before classes being introduced to the MHP program at UGA as well as being exposed to current practices in preservation. Beginning on Monday, August 7th, and concluding on Friday, August 11th, new students joined the MHP faculty in a variety of tours and meetings as [...]
MHP Student Lisa Damarais Kirby Creates Exhibit For ACHF At the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Second year MHP student Lisa Demarais Kirby recently completed an internship with the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library here at UGA. The purpose of Lisa's internship was to compile the information, documents, and physical items for a special exhibit celebrating the 50 year anniversary of the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation (ACHF). The exhibit, titled "Saving Athens: Celebrating 50 Years of ACHF," is on [...]
Cultural Resource Assessment Class Presents Final Project in Eatonton
MHP students in Professor Goetcheus's Cultural Resource Assessment Class presented their final projects on Friday, April 28, in Eatonton, GA. As part of the class, students learned about the various aspects of the National Register of Historic Places and the research required to add places to the National Register. Their final project, which was to add the childhood home of [...]
Vernacular Architecture Visits North Carolina and Virginia
Students in Dr. Reinberger's Vernacular Architecture course this semester had the opportunity to participate in a field trip from March 23-25 visiting sites in North Carolina and Virginia. Students started the three day journey with a stop at Mendenhall Homeplace in Jamestown, NC before visiting Old Salem in Winston-Salem, NC. Old Salem is an historic Moravian community featuring Germanic architecture, founded [...]