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Brockington and Associates awarded major US Army Corps of Engineers contract
Aug 18, 2010
Firm will provide Cultural Resource Services for Jacksonville District
NORCROSS, Ga., August 18, 2010--Cultural resources consulting firm Brockington and Associates has been awarded a major Cultural Resource Services contract by the Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract was put into place August 6. The contract may be extended by up to four years.
"We are excited about this contract award, and we look forward to being assigned projects by the Jacksonville District," said Paul Brockington, president of Brockington and Associates. "The Jacksonville District is responsible for a number of significant undertakings, including the Everglades Restoration Project. We plan to serve as trusted advisors and consultants to the District as they seek to fulfill their cultural resources needs."
The potential area of work for the IDIQ contract encompasses the boundaries of the Jacksonville District, including Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tasks may include the following:
- Background/archival investigation
- Cultural resources survey
- Assessment and documentation of architectural and engineering structures
- Archaeological site testing
- National Register of Historic Places eligibility assessments
- Archaeological data recovery
- Conservation of objects
- Construction monitoring.
Jeff Gardner of Brockington's Jacksonville, Fla. office will be program manager over the Jacksonville IDIQ work.
Atlanta-based Brockington and Associates is a client-centered cultural resources consulting firm. As leaders in archaeology and history, the firm implements best practices in field, laboratory, and educational work. Brockington's consultants identify archaeological sites, historic buildings and other cultural properties, evaluate their significance, and develop effective preservation or mitigation plans. For more information, visit www.brockington.org.
Contact: Maggie Large
Communications Director
Brockington and Associates
678-638-4137
maggielarge@brockington.org
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Brockington and Associates receives prestigious national environmental award from FHWA
Aug 04, 2010
2010 Exemplary Human Environment Initiatives award highlights "The Immortal 600 Teaching Package"
Contact: Maggie Large
Communications Director
Brockington and Associates
678-638-4137
maggielarge@brockington.org
NORCROSS, August 4, 2010--The Federal Highway Administration recently presented Brockington and Associates a 2010 Exemplary Human Environment Initiatives award (EHEI) for producing "The Immortal 600 Teaching Package."
The History Workshop, a division of Brockington and Associates, worked with several state and federal agencies, including the Federal Highway Administration, the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Georgia Department of Education and Georgia Public Broadcasting, to produce "The Immortal 600 Teaching Package." The Immortal 600 was a group of Confederate POWs held in the Morris Island stockade in South Carolina, where they were exposed to cannon fire from the Confederate and Union armies.
A memorandum from Stephen Clinger, acting director, Office of Human Environment, FHWA, cited the project in the Educational and Training Programs category for "demonstrating how Federal-aid Highway projects can help preserve history."
This wasn't the first time "The Immortal 600 Teaching Package." received honors. Brockington's work on the teaching package was recognized by the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board with a 2009 Archives Award for Excellence in Educational Use of Historical Records. The package meets Georgia Performance Standards and has been promoted nationally in education newsletters.
Teachers may download the package here.
The EHEIs allow the FHWA recognize and publicize transportation initiatives that make the U.S.'s transportation system work better while remaining conscious of any natural environmental consequences.
The History Workshop, a division of leading cultural resources firm Brockington and Associates, is a diverse group of interpretive professionals. We specialize in interpretive planning, custom-designed exhibits, graphic design and interactive design. Our products are designed to fulfill the client's mission, tell their story and achieve their goals. For more information, please visit www.thehistoryworkshop.com.
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Charleston office featured in article about Dean Hall plantation exhibit
May 25, 2010
Brockington's Charleston office was prominently featured in a Post and Courier article today about the Dean Hall plantation exhibit, scheduled to open at Cypress Gardens on June 7. Brockington archaeologists, historians, laboratory specialists, exhibit designers and project managers have all collaborated to interpret a significant find of Colonoware at the Dean Hall site, which revealed new information about the folkways of the enslaved population that lived and worked there.
Brockington archaeologist to give lecture
May 19, 2010
Andrew Agha, senior archaeologist with Brockington and Associates, will be giving a public lecture titled "African-American Industry and Traditions in South Carolina: Case Studies from the Lowcountry to Highlands" on June 1 in Barry, Ill. as part of the Marvin J and Thomas Leo Likes Memorial Lecture Series.
Agha will discuss the recent excavations at Dean Hall Plantation in Berkeley County, South Carolina, which uncovered 127,000 artifacts, including 57,000 colonoware sherds. Analysis of these sherds has helped shed light on the folkways of the enslaved people at Dean Hall plantation.
The lecture series is part of the New Philadelphia 2010 Archaeological Research Project Field School in Archaeology and Laboratory Techniques, which aims to uncover the history of New Philadelphia, Ill., a multi-racial farming community founded by freed slaves.
Click here for more information about the lecture series.
VCP featured in stories about Barrow bill
May 17, 2010
The Veterans Curation Program was featured in two stories Friday regarding Rep. John Barrow (GA-12) introducing a bill to permanently authorize funding for the program. Barrow's bill, H.R. 5282, would allow approximately 100 veterans each year to participate in the program, double the current number.
News 12 Augusta story
Georgia Public Broadcasting story
Rep. John Barrow introduces bill to permanently fund VCP
May 13, 2010
Rep. John Barrow, GA-12, recently introduced a bill to permanently fund the Veterans Curation Program. The congressman represents the Augusta area, home to one of three VCP labs around the country. The others are located in St. Louis, Mo. and Washington, D.C.
"This program is an absolute win-win and needs to be supported," Barrow stated in a news release. "The Corps needs to catalogue these artifacts, and who better
to hire than our men and women returning home from war?"
Barrow's bill would expand funding for the VCP, currently supported by $3.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to allow the program to double in size from 50 veterans to 100.
Veterans Curation Program featured in National Park Service newsletter
May 10, 2010
The National Park Service's Archaeology Program newsletter recently featured an article about the Veterans Curation Program. Through the Archaeology Program, the NPS works with numerous federal agencies to guide their archaeological efforts and ensure the preservation of the nation's cultural resources.
Click here to read the article on page 5 of the PDF.
Indiana University features partnership with VCP
Apr 28, 2010
The Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology at Indiana University Bloomington is partnering with the Veterans Curation Program, according to the university's web site. Vets at the St. Louis lab are processing and cataloging collections from a Southern Indiana archaeological dig.
Tim Baumann, curator of collections at the Glenn Black Lab, helped train the vets in St. Louis.
"I think this project is opening the vets' eyes," Baumann said in the article. "I
think they now understand the human legacy of the United States in a new
way as well as all the disciplines and fields in which archaeology has
applications."
The History Workshop in the news for Aiken Railroad Depot exhibit
Apr 28, 2010
Carol Poplin, Senior Project Manager with the History Workshop, was featured in the Aiken Standard today for her work creating exhibits for the newly renovated Aiken Railroad Depot. The project is expected to be completed within the next couple of months.
Veterans Curation Program highlighted in Corps video
Apr 15, 2010
In a video posted to YouTube, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers visits the Veterans Curation Progam at the new lab in Washington, D.C.
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