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Volume 9, No. 1 RALEIGH March, 1990
INTEREST-FREE LOANS: During the past several years, towns and
counties throughout the state have cosponsored, with the Archaeology and
Historic Preservation Section of the Division of Archives and History, compre¬
hensive inventories of their historic built env iroanents . Using a combination
of local and federal money, these communities have employed architectural
historians who have sought out, recorded, and researched a rich variety of
buildings that make each region and community itself: log buildings and tex¬
tile mills in the piedmont; resorts and more log buildings in the mountains;
plantation complexes and small farms in the coastal plain; and the commercial
buildings, post offices, railroad stations, churches, and early twentieth-
century neighborhoods that recur across the state. Hundreds of buildings have
been thus singled out for local attention and, sometimes, renewed efforts at
their preservation. Perhaps the most obvious results of these inventories
have been the excellent publications. Many have sold out editions of 2,000 or
more within a few months. However, not all communities that have sponsored
inventories have had the money to publish their findings. To encourage publi¬
cations of these inventories in quality editions, the federation and the
Archaeology and Historic Preservation Section have joined to establish a re¬
volving fund to support publication costs. Historical organizations in North
Carolina (preference will be given to federation members) may apply for up to
$7,000 as an interest-free LOAN to cover some portion of publication costs.
Guidelines and application forms are available upon request. For more
information, guidelines, and application forms, contact Elizabeth F. Buford
(919-733-7305) or Lloyd Childers (919-733-4763) at the Division of Archives
and History, 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-2807. Completed appli¬
cations must be submitted by May 1, 1990.
ANNUAL MEETING: Please mark your calendars for the 1990 joint
annual meeting of the Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies and
the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association. The meeting will be
Friday, November 9, in Raleigh. Details will be included in future issues of
the Federation Bulletin.
DEADLINE: The deadline for the June issue of the Federation
Bulletin is Friday, May 4. Send all announcements to Rita A. Cashion or
Elizabeth F. Buford, Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies, 109
East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-2807.
SPECIAL PROQIAM: The Federation of North Carolina Historical
Societies, the Beaufort Historical Association, and the Division of Archives
and History are cosponsoring a day-long workshop on "Burial Documentation and
Preservation Techniques" in Beaufort on April 20. The registration fee is
$30.00 or $40.00 (includes an optional seafood dinner). Registration is
limited to 75 registrants. For a copy of the program schedule and registra¬
tion form, call Rita A. Cashion or Elizabeth F. Buford at 919-733-7305.
Featured speakers and topics include: Davyd Foard Hood, "Gardens for the
Living and the Dead: NC's Picturesque Cemeteries"; Sharyn Thompson, "Burial
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