Preservation Maryland, in partnership with the Maryland Historical Trust, is happy to announce the spring round of Heritage Fund recipients. For over 20 years the Heritage Fund, administered by Preservation Maryland, has provided vital funds for preservation projects...
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Heritage Fund Highlight: Moyaone Register Historic District
Next to the Potomac River, contiguous with Piscataway Park, is the mid-century community of Moyaone Reserve. Preservation Maryland's Heritage Fund, in partnership with the Maryland Historical Trust, recently helped fund the costs associated with the nomination of...
Announcing the Second Year of the Harrison Goodall Preservation Fellowship – Apply Now!
2022 Update: Click Here for the 2022 Application The National Park Service, in partnership with Preservation Maryland, is pleased to announce the second year of the Harrison Goodall Preservation Fellowship to promote innovation and professional growth in the field of...
Heritage Fund Highlight: Opening the Door to Handsell
Handsell Historic Site, managed by the Nanticoke Historic Preservation Alliance, now has a replica of the broken front door that once stood in the entryway of the home. The house at Handsell is one part of this...
Preservation Organizations Make $50,000 Investment in Baltimore Revitalization Projects
Seven preservation and revitalization projects in Baltimore City have been awarded a total of $50,000 through the Baltimore City Historic Preservation Fund. The projects represent a wide variety of challenges and opportunities – all focused on preserving neighborhood...
Preservation Grant Program Invests in Stewardship of Heritage Tourism Anchors During Difficult Times
Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust are pleased to award over $50,000 in grant funds to several significant heritage tourism destinations, including Main Streets, open spaces, historic sites, and cultural attractions. The statewide Heritage Fund...
Webinar Recap: Post-War Suburbs: Balancing Car-Focused Design with New Planning Goals
As more suburban communities become eligible for historic designation what considerations should preservationists consider as we weigh the balance of preservation and adaptation in these neighborhoods? Preservation Maryland convened a panel of experts to discuss. That...
Webinar Recap: New Tools & Programs for Cemetery Documentation in Maryland
Individual efforts, often led by small organizations and volunteers are one of the most common ways that historic cemeteries are maintained and preserved. Yet, there are still hidden and undocumented burial grounds - creating a challenge at the regional and statewide...
Updated: Five Grant Opportunities for Baltimore-Based History & Cultural Projects
Historic open spaces, museums, and community originations have served as beacons of culture and context for today's challenges. The following five grant opportunities are open to statewide and Baltimore-based organizations, sites, and projects in support of continuing...
Webinar Recording: Creating a Protective Conservation District in a Rural Small Town: Case Study from Brunswick, Maryland
How does a conservation district differ from a historic district - and it is right for your town? The City of Brunswick, Maryland, a town in rural Frederick County, is undertaking an initiative to create protections for their historic communities in the form of a...
Heritage Fund Highlight: Carriage House at Mt. Pleasant Farm Restored by Howard County Conservancy
The Howard County Conservancy stewards over three centuries of history at Mt. Pleasant Farm, including a newly restored Carriage House, funding in part by the Heritage Fund grant program. Historic Mt. Pleasant farm was donated for preservation by sisters Ruth and...
Historic Malachi Mills House Stabilized with Baltimore Historic Preservation Funds
With funds from the inaugural round of the Baltimore City Historic Preservation Fund, the Southwest Partnership recently completed emergency stabilization work at the historic Malachi Mills House in West Baltimore. The Baltimore City Historic Preservation Fund is a...
Nine New Heritage Fund Grants Support Cultural Groups’ Work During Coronavirus
For over 20 years, the Heritage Fund grant program has provided vital funds for preservation projects across the state – it is a stable source of funding needed by Maryland's cultural organizations now more than ever. This most recent round, awarded in the midst of a...
Deadline Extended: Apply Now for the Baltimore City Historic Preservation Fund
The Baltimore City Historic Preservation Fund is a dedicated source of funding for revitalization work across Baltimore City now in its second funding round. Deadline Extended: The deadline for the Baltimore Preservation Fund has been extended to October 16, 2020....
Six-to-Fix Update: Archaeological Investigations at Fort Tonoloway
As part of the organization's Six-to-Fix preservation priority program, Preservation Maryland is an effort to locate the historic location of the lost Fort Tonoloway. Preservation Maryland’s efforts are in conjunction with the Maryland Park Service and made possible...
Heritage Fund Highlight: Havre de Grace Colored School Foundation Oral History Project
The Havre de Grace Colored School Foundation is stewarding the structure and stories of the Havre de Grace Colored School and working to create new museum and cultural center. The Heritage Fund supported the organization's efforts to gather important first-hand oral...
Six-to-Fix Update: Video Sneak Peak of Reimagined Historic City Dock in Annapolis
With support and advocacy from an array of national, state, and local partners, including Preservation Maryland, the City Dock Advocacy Committee has worked steadily on crafting a sustainable and vibrant reimagining of Annapolis' historic downtown waterfront. In 2018,...
Heritage Fund Supports Seven New Preservation Projects
Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust are pleased to announce the newest grantees of the Heritage Fund grant program. The Heritage Fund is one of few stable sources of preservation funding in Maryland and has provided over $1.4 million dollars in...
Second Community Charrette Held to Help Find New Use for Historic Newtowne Manor
Earlier this month, Preservation Maryland attended a second community charrette meeting in support of exploring and finding a new use for the historic Newtowne Manor in Southern Maryland. The Friends of Newtowne Manor House, comprised of parishioners of St. Xavier's...
Heritage Fund Highlight: New Visitor Service Plan for the Newcomer House at Antietam Battlefield
The Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area received a Heritage Fund grant to craft a visitor experience plan for the historic Newcomer House on Antietam Battlefield. The historic 18th-century home served as a makeshift hospital during the battle and is now a visitor...
Summit Keynote Speaker: “Making Preservation the New Normal: Building Systems for Reuse” by Jim Lindberg, National Trust for Historic Preservation
Preservation Maryland will convene Maryland’s statewide historic preservation and smart growth conference, the Old Line State Summit, in Frederick on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. As the Summit's keynote speaker, Jim Lindberg, Senior Policy Director for the National Trust...
Heritage Fund Highlight: Cambridge Community Radio’s Vintage Studio
Cambridge Community Radio in Dorchester County used a Heritage Fund grant to transform a vintage ca. 1930 storefront restaurant into a music venue and radio studio as a new home for their all-volunteer, local radio station. Cambridge Community Radio, WHCP 101.5, is a...
Heritage Fund Highland: Baltimore Sights and Sounds via the Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive
The Heritage Fund has recently supported a very unique expression and resource of Baltimore history through the digitization and publishing of the WJZ-TV video collection by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive and Baltimore Heritage, Inc....
Heritage Fund Highlight: New Exhibits for the Frederick Douglass Museum and Cultural Center in Highland Beach
The Town of Highland Beach, founded by Charles Douglass as a waterfront enclave for African Americans, utilized a Heritage Fund grant to create two multi-media exhibits about the history of their community and the bicentennial of Frederick Douglass’ birthday. Charles...
Heritage Fund Program Awards over $50,000 to Array of Preservation Projects
The Heritage Fund grant program is a cooperative effort of Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust. An important source of direct financial support for preservation projects since 1997, we're pleased to announce grants totaling over $50,000 to the...
Now Accepting Applications: Historic Ellicott City Revitalization Grant Program
As part of a continued presence in support of historic Ellicott City, Preservation Maryland and Historic Ellicott City, Inc. created and funded the Historic Ellicott City Revitalization Grant Program to support projects in the community. Funding for the grant program...
Repairs at St. Luke’s A.M.E Church Completed with Ellicott City Revitalization Grant Funds
As part of a continuous role in the flood recovery efforts in historic Ellicott City, Preservation Maryland and Historic Ellicott City, Inc. partnered in creating the Historic Ellicott City Revitalization Grant Program in 2017. One of those funded bricks-and-mortar...
Tonge Row Project Completed with Historic Ellicott City Revitalization Grant Funding
As part of a continuous role in the flood recovery efforts in historic Ellicott City, Preservation Maryland and Historic Ellicott City, Inc. partnered in creating the Historic Ellicott City Revitalization Grant Program in 2017. One of those funded bricks-and-mortar...
Six-to-Fix Update: Strategic Planning Sessions held at Historic Malone’s Church
The Harrisville Malone Cemetery Maintenance Fund are stewards of the historic Malone's Church in Dorchester County. Through a Six-to-Fix partnership with Preservation Maryland, the all-volunteer group participated in a professionally facilitated strategic planning...
Six-to-Fix Update: Foundation Evaluation at Historic Dielman Inn
The Dielman Inn in New Windsor, Maryland is a commercial corner property of several buildings that were cobbled together over almost 200 years of occupation and use. This complex structure of different construction methods and materials offers up some challenges...
National Register Roadshow
Join Preservation Maryland and Maryland Historical Trust on November 7, 2024 from 2-3pm for a webina...
November 7 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmSusquehanna Workshop
Virtual Workshop #2
Preservation Basics in Allegany County
More information and a registration page coming soon!
November 21 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmPreservation Basics with Talbot Historical Society
SAVE THE DATE! More information and registration page coming soon.
January 8, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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.