Dana Cohen

Preservation Maryland Announces New Board Members, Chair

Preservation Maryland Announces New Board Members, Chair

Preservation Maryland welcomes three new members to our Board of Directors: Justin Peak of Christman Company, Bryce Turner of BCT Design Group, and Beth Maser of HAI. We are also pleased to announce new roles on  the Board's executive committee. Diane Caslow now...

Join Our Team: Special Projects Associate

Join Our Team: Special Projects Associate

Preservation Maryland seeks applicants for our Special Projects Associate for The Campaign for Historic Trades position. Preservation Maryland works to protect the state’s irreplaceable heritage while creating a more equitable & sustainable future. Through...

Join Our Team: Development Manager

Join Our Team: Development Manager

Preservation Maryland seeks applicants our open Development Manager position Preservation Maryland works to protect the state’s irreplaceable heritage while creating a more equitable & sustainable future. Through strategic programming we use the best of our past...

Join Our Team: Director, Policy & Smart Growth

Join Our Team: Director, Policy & Smart Growth

Preservation Maryland seeks applicants for our open Director, Policy & Smart Growth position. Preservation Maryland works to protect the state’s irreplaceable heritage while creating a more equitable & sustainable future. Through strategic programming we use...

Best of Maryland Preservation Champion Award Recipients

Best of Maryland Preservation Champion Award Recipients

Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce the second round of Best of Maryland award winners. Best of Maryland awards shine a spotlight on the ceaseless work of Maryland’s volunteers, architects, artisans, legislators, and many more individuals who are doing the...

RFP: Wayfinding Signage Planning – Updated

RFP: Wayfinding Signage Planning – Updated

Preservation Maryland, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, is soliciting proposals from qualified professional consultants to develop a wayfinding signage plan and a message schedule for the South Mountain battleground sites located in...

Unpacking Cambridge: A Story of Rebirth and Reconciliation

Unpacking Cambridge: A Story of Rebirth and Reconciliation

The Phillips Packing Company began in Cambridge, Maryland in 1902 with a single plant and went on to become the largest employer in Dorchester County and one of the most recognized names in seafood. As the company expanded, so did its legacy on the Eastern Shore...

Preservation Maryland’s Top 10 Blogs of 2022

Preservation Maryland’s Top 10 Blogs of 2022

As we gear up to welcome 2023, we're reflecting back on our most popular content from 2022 - from major program announcements, to big preservation wins, to unique stories in Maryland's history - here are your top 10 favorites from the past year. 1. Iconic Maryland...

Support Preservation Maryland’s Annual Fund

Support Preservation Maryland’s Annual Fund

In 2022 we have saved more, trained more, and simply accomplished more than any other year in our more than 90-year history. We need your support so we don’t lose the momentum we’ve relentlessly worked to build. Preserving place, championing change, and growing the...

Preservation News: Frederick County to Develop Rustic Roads Program

Preservation News: Frederick County to Develop Rustic Roads Program

To ensure Frederick County’s historic scenic rural roadways are preserved for future generations, Frederick County recently announced the creation of a new Rustic Roads Program. The program’s goal is to balance the competing interests of ensuring safe travel with...

Giving Tuesday: Support Our Cemetery Preservation Workshop Series

Giving Tuesday: Support Our Cemetery Preservation Workshop Series

Cemeteries, like historic buildings and landscapes, provide critical connections between our past and future. This Giving Tuesday, please consider supporting our Cemetery Preservation Workshop series so we have the capacity to educate more future preservationists,...

Maryland Road Trip: Exploring Montgomery County

Maryland Road Trip: Exploring Montgomery County

With thirteen counties down on Diane and Jeff Caslow’s twenty-three counties and Baltimore City day trip explorations, the couple is sharing their day trip to Montgomery County. Established as a county in 1776, Montgomery County was once covered in a vast swath of...

Heritage Fund Now Accepting Applications

Heritage Fund Now Accepting Applications

The Heritage Fund, a cooperative effort of Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust, is now accepting applications. The Fund provides direct assistance for the protection of historical and cultural resources and promotes innovative demonstration...

Phoenix Rising 2022: Authentically Maryland [Recap and Photo Gallery]

Phoenix Rising 2022: Authentically Maryland [Recap and Photo Gallery]

Our largest event of the year, Phoenix Rising, took place Saturday, October 1st at historic Jerusalem Mill Village for an evening of food, fun, and fellowship. Partners, colleagues, and friends joined to celebrate a year of preserving history, heritage, and how our...

City of Cumberland RFP: Historic Preservation Plan

City of Cumberland RFP: Historic Preservation Plan

The City of Cumberland Mayor and City Council, and Historic Preservation Commission, seeks proposals from consulting firms or individuals to provide research, services, options, and recommendations for the development of a Cumberland Historic Preservation Plan.  It is...

The Campaign For Historic Trades: TTAP in Action

The Campaign For Historic Trades: TTAP in Action

The Campaign for Historic Trades and Preservation Maryland visited Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine to speak to the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Training Center Traditional Trades Advancement Program (TTAP) trainees. The Campaign...

Ancestor Appreciation Day: What About The Unsavory Legacies?

Ancestor Appreciation Day: What About The Unsavory Legacies?

Local, state, tribal, and federal agencies use data about ancestry to plan - and evaluate - government programs and policies to ensure that they equitably serve the needs of all groups. As preservationists, this heritage and history are of interest as we work to...

Pair History with Fun Before Summer is Done

Pair History with Fun Before Summer is Done

Before summer officially comes to a close next week, there is still time to make the trek across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to the Eastern Shore. Walking the Ocean City boardwalk (constructed in 1900) and digging your toes in the sand are pleasant experiences no matter...

Events

Preservation Maryland participates in and hosts many events in and around Maryland. Take a look at our upcoming events to see where we’ll be next.