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 [...]
Check out this recent NPS feature article on Associate Professor Cari Goetcheus and her career in Cultural Landscapes. "Cari's professional experiences across the NPS and academia have made her uniquely qualified to teach cultural landscape preservation and to collaborate with students and educators from diverse backgrounds. Her work draws upon history, ecology, design, planning, and management. One of the most important [...]
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 [...]
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 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 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 [...]
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 [...]
Students enrolled in the summer HIPR 4000/6000 Introduction to Historic Preservation class had an opportunity to explore a wide variety of historic resources at the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation's Southwest Atlanta Expedition on Saturday, June 12. They joined more than 200 preservationists at over 20 sites that included houses, industrial buildings, parks and academic institutions. The Expedition highlighted a [...]
The CED MHP Program was well-represented at the State Historic Preservation Conference in Madison, GA, May 18-20, with UGA alumni, students and faculty engaged as organizers, speakers, volunteers and participants. MHP alumni played key roles on the organizing committee--Madison Planning Director Monica Callahan, Preservation Planner Ken Kocher, and Madison-Morgan Conservancy Executive Director Christine McCauley. In addition to providing host community [...]
Morag Kersel (MHP '00) is featured in the Applause for Alumni section of the Summer issue of Georgia, the Magazine of the University of Georgia. Click through to read the article on page 44 of the online edition of the magazine.