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DECEMBER 2013 Monthly news update from the Office of History and Archaeology
State of Alaska,
Department of Natural Resources IN THIS ISSUE 
Federal funding of historic preservation programs
Alaska Historical Commission news
Alaska premiere of 1925 Serum Run production Icebound
Alaska Association for Historic Preservation 2013 award
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation news
National Park Service news
National Alliance for Preservation Commissions seeks proposals
Northwest Archivists call for proposals
Public project alerts
Heritage subscription information
Preservation calendarFederal funding of historic preservation programs Congress voted to keep the federal government offices and programs going into January, but has not passed a budget for FY 14 (that started October 1, 2013). The administration’s FY 14 budget proposes $46.925 million for state historic preservation offices and $8.985 for tribal historic preservation offices, and adds $3 million for a competitive grant project to states and tribes for survey and nomination to the National Register of properties associated with underrepresented populations. The administration’s budget total for HPF programs is $58.9 million. For Heritage Areas, funded from the National Recreation and Preservation Account, the administration proposes $9 million. The administration proposes $6.531 million for the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. The House of Representatives proposes funding the HPF programs at $45.2 million. The Senate’s Department of the Interior draft appropriations bill proposes funding HPF programs at $65.9 million. Alaska Historical Commission news The Alaska Historical Commission will meet Friday, December 13, 2013, at Anchorage. The members will talk with the Friends of Nike Site Summit and others about the Cold War conference being planned for September 4-6, 2014 in Anchorage. The conference is to recognize the 25th anniversary of the Friendship Flight, one of the events signaling the end of the Cold War. Sergei Khrushchev, son of Nikita Khrushchev, is scheduled to speak. Barbara Propes, Lt. Governor’s office, and Peter Mulcahy are co-chairing the planning committee. If interested in helping plan and execute the conference, please contact Barbara at barbara.propes@alaska.gov / 907.465.3520. The commission members also will review Certified Local Government grant applications and several geographic name proposals at the meeting. For a copy of the agenda, contact Jo Antonson, 907.269.8714 / jo.antonson@alaska.gov. Alaska premiere of 1925 Serum Run production Icebound Icebound, a videoproduction on the 1925 Nome Serum Run, is the Gala Opening Night film of the Anchorage International Film Festival, December 6, 2013. The film is narrated by Sir Patrick Stewart and produced by Danny Anker. It tells the story of the 1,000 mile dog sled relay to rush diphtheria serum to icebound Nome where the residents feared an epidemic of the dreaded disease. More than 30 mushers and 150 sled dogs participated in the relay, and the film tells the not-well-known stories of a number of the Alaska Native drivers. It explores how racism was evident in newspaper coverage and ultimately influenced the historic record. The film has previously unseen archival footage and includes the voices and reminiscences of mushers who were interviewed before they died. At the event, the festival organizers are honoring descendants of the Serum Run mushers. The film will be shown at several other times and other venues during the festival. More information is available at http://AnkerProductions.com and www.anchoragefilmfestival.org/2013/. Alaska Association for Historic Preservation 2013 award Sheri and Darrin Hamming are the recipients of the Alaska Association for Historic Preservation’s 2013 award for excellence in historic preservation. The Hammings restored a Matanuska Colony farmhouse known as the Campbell House. They used the investment tax credit program available to owners of historic properties used for commercial purposes. The house is used as a bed and breakfast. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. AAHP announced the award at their annual meeting in November. For more information about AAHP activities, call 907.929.9870 / www.aahp.online.net. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation news The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has scheduled a webinar, Managing Confidential Information and Section 304, for December 10, repeating December 12. More information and registration instructions are available at www.achp.gov/sec106webinar.html. Also, the Council has issued a shorter guidance document regarding the role of the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer in the Section 106 process, excerpted from the Council’s tribal consultation handbook. The abbreviated version is at http://www.achp.gov/docs/Role%20of%20the%20THPO.pdf. National Park Service news The Cultural Resources Diversity Internship Program of the National Park Service seeks co-sponsors for its 10-week summer program for undergraduate and graduate students ages 18-25 to be introduced to cultural resources work. The deadline for co-sponsors to submit project proposals is December 20, 2013. Information about the program and last summer’s projects and interns is available at http://www.nps.gov/history/crd/internships/intrnCRDIP.htm. Program coordinator, Paloma Bolasny can be contacted at 202.354.2174 / paloma_bolasny@nps.gov for more information. NPS also is calling for American Battlefield Protection Program preservation grant proposals. Projects can be for archaeological survey, cultural landscape inventories, GIS mapping, preparing cultural resource documentation, National Register nominations and preservation plans. Program guidelines and application information are available at www.nps.gov/history/HPS/abpp/ or by contacting Kristen McMasters, 202.254.2037 / Kristen_McMasters@nps.gov. The deadline to apply through grants.gov is January 16, 2014. National Alliance for Preservation Commissions seeks proposals FORUM 2014 is the biennial training program of the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions. The next conference will be July 16-20, 2014 in Philadelphia, and NAPC is partnering with Pennsylvania’s Conference on Heritage / Byways to the Past. The groups are soliciting for conference proposals for education sessions, panels, and roundtables on topics dealing with historic preservation. Twelve broad topics of interest have been identified: 1) technical skills for preservation commissions, 2) planning, 3) education, 4) understanding and recording historic resources, 5) interpretation, 6) design and new construction, 7) sustainability, 8) historic religious properties, 9) incentives, 10) archaeological resources, 11) diverse communities, and 12) disaster planning and response. Proposals are due December 13, 2013. More information is available at http://napc.uga.edu/forum2014/, or by contacting Paul Trudeau at 706.369.5881 / ptrudeau@uga.edu. Northwest Archivists call for proposals The Northwest Archivists will meet at Spokane, Washington, May 29-31, 2014. The conference theme is Moving Forward: Reaching New Audiences with the Past, and the program committee is seeking proposals for papers. The proposal deadline is January 17, 2014. The Northwest Archivists is a regional association for archivists, users of archives, and those interested in preservation and use of archival materials—and the region includes Alaska. More information is available from Natalia Fernandez, Program Chair, 541.737.3653 / natalia.fernandez@oregonstate.edu. PUBLIC PROJECT ALERTS: Alaska Railroad Corporation / Port MacKenzie Rail Extension Project Updated project information: www.portmacrail.com Federal Energy Regulatory Commission / Alaska Energy Authority, Susitna-Watana Hydroelectric Project Project information: www.susitna-watanahydro.org/ U.S. Forest Service / Chugach National Forest Plan Plan revision: fs.usda.gov/chugach / Land and Resource Management Comments: chugachplanrevision@fs.fed.us U.S. Forest Service / Tongass National Forest Sustainable Cabin Management Project Environmental Assessment: http://go.usa.gov/WQEk Contact: Victoria Houser, 907.826.1614 / vhouser@fs.fed.us Heritage Subscription Information Heritage is produced by the Office of History and Archaeology, Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Alaska Department of Natural Resources.; Please send your comments, suggestions, and information via e-mail to jo.antonson@alaska.gov, mail to 550 West 7th Ave., Suite 1310, Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3565, or telephone 907.276.8721. All issues are posted to our web site at www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/ and distributed to subscribers by e-mail. A paper copy can be sent to individuals and organizations that specifically request it. To be added to the subscription list, please send an e-mail to oha@alaska.net with “Heritage, subscribe” in the subject line. If you do not wish to continue to receive Heritage, please send an e-mail to oha@alaska.net with “Heritage, unsubscribe” in the subject line. Preservation Calendar DECEMBER 2014 JANUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JULY SEPTEMBER OCTOBER |
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