Join us, as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Georgia Municipal Cemetery Association!
Conference Hotel:
Marriott Macon City Center
$120 + Tax per night
$5 per day parking
1-478-621-5300
240 Coliseum Dr.
Macon, Georgia 31217
Reservations at the special block rate
must be made by September 12.
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
9:00 - Registration
10:00 - Welcome and Announcements
Kim Campbell, Director of Preservation Field Services, Historic Macon Foundation
10:15 - “The Public Cemetery Meeting Challenges in a Time of Change”
Dr. Robert Yehl, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Valdosta State University
11:15 - “Incorporating Historic Resources in Madison's Historic Revitalization Efforts”
Wes Ryals, Lead Design Associate, Environs Design Studio and Monica Callahan, Planning and Development Director, City of Madison
12:00 - Lunch
1:15 - Business Meeting
2:00 - “Introduction to Archives and Records Management”
Luciana Spracher, Director, City of Savannah Research Library & Municipal Archives
3:00 - “Digital Methods for Documenting Cemeteries”
Chad Keller, Professor of Preservation Design at Savannah of Art and Design
Thursday, October 5, 2017
8:00 - Breakfast
9:00 - “Righting a Sinking Ship—Transforming Municipal Cemeteries”
Kim McKnight, AICP, CNU-A, Environmental Conservation Program Manager, Historic Preservation Planning, City of Austin
11:00 - Rose Hill Cemetery Tour
12:30 - Lunch
1:30 - History of the GMCA
Stan Rogers, Cemetery Director, City of Rome
2:00 - “Every Cemetery Has a Story”
Len Strozier, Omega Mapping Services
3:00 - Open Forum
5:00 - Reception
Friday, October 6, 2017
8:00 - Breakfast
9:00 - “Tomb It May Concern: Listing Cemeteries in the National Register of Historic Places”
Laura Beth Ingle, National Register Architectural Historian, and Sarah Love, Architectural Coordinator, Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources
9:45 - “Archaeological Considerations in the Management of Cemeteries”
S. Dwight Strickland, President and Senior Archaeologist, Southeastern Horizons, Inc.
11:00 - Ocmulgee Indian Mounds Tour
12:00 - Lunch
