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Preservation Maryland’s programs touch all 23 counties of our state, investing in the places that Marylanders call home.

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Preservation Maryland remains at the forefront of the preservation movement, creatively tackling issues like the effects of climate change, workforce development, and how to use our past to best support our future.

The Campaign for Historic Trades

A national program in partnership with NPS and powered by Preservation Maryland, The Campaign works to provide all tradespeople with clear career pathways, accessible education, and secure employment.

 

Protecting Our Past. Investing in Our Future.

Preservation Maryland is a non-profit harnessing the power of historic places by revitalizing and reinvesting in communities, advocating, and building the historic trades workforce for the benefit of all Marylanders. 

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2025 Civil War Fall Seminar

2025 Civil War Fall Seminar

September 18-20, 2025 Shepherd University is hosting an immersive seminar experience on the “Battle of Antietam and Its Legacy.” The program features nine distinguished academic historians and public historians and offers a blend of battlefield walks, lectures, and...

Guest Blog: Heritage is a Bridge

Guest Blog: Heritage is a Bridge

Guest blog by Lucille Walker, Executive Director of Southern Maryland National Heritage Area, and Co-Chair of the Maryland Heritage Areas Coalition Maryland faces the potential elimination of funding for Program Open Space through 2029, threatening many valuable...

Women’s History Month Feature: The Edmonson Sisters 

Women’s History Month Feature: The Edmonson Sisters 

The Edmonson siblings are most well known for their daring attempt at escape on the Pearl in 1848. Although there are four older brothers, the two young sisters, born in Montgomery County, are are at the forefront of the story. Most of their older siblings had...

Can We Count on You?

Preservation Maryland isn’t just preserving the past – we’re investing in our future. Our donors make it all possible.

Our Work

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Although the organization’s core mission remains the same as when we started in 1931, our work has adapted, our strategies have diversified, and our approach has modernized.