Georgia


	The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Historic Preservation Division, (SHPO) provides some heritage education materials and information, including videotapes, lesson plans, resource guides, driving tour brochures, and posters, most relating to African-American historic sites and history in Georgia. Contact Georgia Department of Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division 500 The Healy Building 57 Forsyth Street Atlanta, GA 30303 404-651-5180 404-651-8739 The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, Inc. is considered the lead agency for historic preservation in Georgia. A variety of heritage education materials and services is available for educators, including information on cemetery studies, national register properties, oral history, historic documents, objects and artifacts, and historic sites. Audio-visuals are available, and traveling trunks are in development. For more information, contact: Ellen Ivy Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, Inc. 1516 Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30309-2916 404-881-9980 FAX 404-875-2205 Thomasville Landmarks, Inc. provides heritage education materials, services, and workshops for local teachers. Slides and programs relating to cemetery studies, historic architecture, and historic sites are available. Contact: Thomasville Landmarks, Inc. P.O. Box 1285 Thomasville, GA 31799 912-226-6016 FAX 912-226-6672 e-mail: TLI@Rose.Net


	Historic Columbus Foundation, Inc. manages five historic houses in the historic district of Columbus. Tours are available for school groups, and teachers' guides are available. Publications and audio-visuals are available dealing with community history and architecture. Fore more information, contact: Virginia Peebles Historic Columbus Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 5312 Columbus, GA 31906 706-322-0756 FAX 706-576-4760 The Atlanta Preservation Center has walking tours available for school groups, focusing on historic architecture, national register properties, community history, and historic sites. Several educational programs are currently in development, as are teacher in-services. For more information, contact: The Atlanta Preservation Center 156 Seventh Street NE, Suite 3 Atlanta, GA 30308 404-876-2041 FAX (404)-876-2618 Other agencies in Georgia providing heritage education products, materials, and services include: Historic Preservation Consulting 22 Pan Will Road Mineral Bluffs, GA 30559 Massie Heritage Interpretation Center 207 East Gordon Street Savannah, GA 31401 Middle Georgia Historical Society 935 High Street Macon, GA 31201 912-743-3851