HSF to Host 56th Annual Meeting on November 17, Featuring Lecture by Georgia Historical Society President W. Todd Groce

WHO: Historic Savannah Foundation, a leading preservation organization committed to preserving and protecting Savannah’s heritage through advocacy, education and community involvement.

WHAT: 56th HSF Annual Meeting. W. Todd Groce, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Georgia Historical Society will serve as the keynote speaker, delivering a talk titled “General Sherman: Savannah’s First Preservationist?” This event is free and open to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend.

WHEN: Tuesday October 11, 2011
6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Trinity United Methodist Church
225 W. President Street (on Telfair Square)
Savannah, Georgia

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Historic Savannah Foundation Selected as “This Place Matters” Finalist by National Trust for Historic Preservation

Official Launch Set for June 7 at 12:30 p.m.

WHO: Historic Savannah Foundation, a leading preservation organization committed to preserving and protecting Savannah’s heritage through advocacy, education and community involvement.

WHAT: Official Launch of “This Place Matters” Campaign in Savannah.

WHEN: Tuesday, June 7, 2011
12:30 p.m.

WHERE: W.W. Law Foundation
226 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Savannah, Georgia
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Historic Savannah Foundation to Present Free Lecture about Modernism on May 12

WHO: Historic Savannah Foundation, a leading preservation organization committed to preserving and protecting Savannah’s heritage through advocacy, education and community involvement.

WHAT: “Born Modern: The Next Preservation Generation.” Lecture about modernism by architectural historian Christine Madrid French, director of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Modernism & Recent Past Program.

WHEN: Thursday, May 12, 2011
Lecture at 7 p.m.; Reception at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Savannah Country Day School
824 Stillwood Drive
Savannah, Georgia
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Historic Savannah Foundation Presents the Nichola Parker Coe Volunteer of the Year Award to Holley Jaakkola

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Historic Savannah Foundation, a leading preservation organization committed to protecting Savannah’s heritage, honored Holley Jaakkola as the Nichola Parker Coe Volunteer Award winner at the 2011 HSF Preservation Awards, which were held yesterday at the Old Pink House in Savannah.

Each year, the Historic Savannah Foundation presents the Nichola Parker Coe Volunteer Award to a single volunteer who exemplifies dedication and commitment to the preservation mission upon which the Historic Savannah Foundation was founded.
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Historic Savannah Foundation Announces 2011 Preservation Award Winners

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Historic Savannah Foundation, a leading preservation organization committed to protecting Savannah’s heritage, has officially announced the winners of the 2011 Preservation Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations demonstrating excellence in historic preservation. Ten awards were presented at a Preservation Award Luncheon held earlier today at the Olde Pink House in Savannah.

Historic Savannah Foundation Preservation Awards recognize outstanding local projects completed within the last three years. These juried awards are judged for the success they have achieved in the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration and interpretation of architectural and cultural heritage. The general evaluation criteria include quality, degree of difficulty and the ultimate positive impact the project has on the surrounding community. read more…

Historic Savannah Foundation to Present 2011 HSF Preservation Awards on May 5

WHO: Historic Savannah Foundation, a leading preservation organization committed to preserving and protecting Savannah’s heritage through advocacy, education and community involvement.

WHAT: 2011 HSF Preservation Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations demonstrating excellence in historic preservation.

WHEN: Thursday, May 5, 2011
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE: The Olde Pink House – Second Floor Ballroom
23 Abercorn Street
Savannah, Georgia

COST: $35 per person – $250 for a table of 8

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Benedictine Military School Lecture by Robert Ciucevich preceded by HSF Reception

Learn about architectural uniqueness in the south and how the post World War II building boom and the modern architecture movement impacted the Benedictines’ building plans during a FREE historic preservation lecture. The lecture, “Benedictine Military School and Priory: a Modernist Landmark in the Pine Forest of Southside Savannah,” is Tuesday, April 5, 7PM at Benedictine Military School’s (BC) 6502 Seawright Drive campus. Prior to the lecture, the Historic Savannah Foundation is presenting a reception at 6:30PM. read more…

Civil War Savannah Lecture, Book Signing To Kick Off Historic Savannah Foundation 2011 Lecture Series on February 24

WHO: Historic Savannah Foundation, a leading preservation organization committed to preserving and protecting Savannah’s heritage through advocacy, education and community involvement.

WHAT: Civil War Savannah lecture and book signing. Local authors Barry Sheehy, Cindy Wallace and Vaughnette Goode‐Walker will discuss Savannah’s Civil War history and sign copies of their landmark new four-book series titled Civil War Savannah. Free and open to the public.

WHEN: Thursday, February 24, 2011
Reception at 6:30 p.m.; Lecture at 7 p.m.

WHERE: Second African Baptist Church
123 Houston Street (on Greene Square)
Savannah, Georgia

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Historic Savannah Foundation Announces New Executive Committee, New Trustees at Annual Meeting

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Historic Savannah Foundation, a leading preservation organization committed to preserving and protecting Savannah’s heritage, recently announced a new executive committee and welcomed two new trustees at the 55th Annual Meeting on September 30, 2010.

The Historic Savannah Foundation’s new executive committee includes the following slate of officers: read more…

Historic Savannah Foundation’s 55th Annual Meeting

SAVANNAH, GA – Historic Savannah Foundation is proud to hold its 55th Annual Meeting this year. Set for Thursday September 30th, 2010 we will be celebrating the views from the rooftop of the Georgia Power Building on the river, with a reception beginning at 6 p.m. The meeting will start at 6:45 p.m. with a report on the 2010 fiscal year, followed by featured speaker, Dana Beach of the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League. read more…