Sykesville, Maryland won America's Main Street contest with an unprecedented number of votes – the town of 4,400 with 44 small businesses garnered more than 125,000 votes in the national contest run by Independent We Stand, an organization that supports and promotes...
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Preservation Maryland Statement on Racial Injustice
As Maryland and the rest of the nation protests racial injustice, Preservation Maryland issued the following statement: "Along with the rest of the nation, we here at Preservation Maryland are bearing witness to the widespread protests in response to the murders of...
Nicholas Redding, Preservation Maryland Executive Director, Will Serve on Federal Trades Training Task Force
Preservation Maryland Executive Director, Nicholas Redding was selected by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to serve as vice chairman of the Council’s recently formed Traditional Trades Training Task Force. The Task Force is led by Aimee Jorjani, Chairman...
Harford County is Designated a Certified Local Government by National Park Service
Harford County was recently designated a Certified Local Government by the National Park Service and the Maryland Historical Trust recognizing the County's commitment to local preservation and equally as importantly, opening the county to new preservation funding...
Maryland Heritage Area Authority Releases $600,000 in Emergency Operating Grants to Cultural Institutions
Preservation Maryland commends the Maryland Heritage Area Authority for its swift response to the needs of Maryland's historic and cultural institutions through the Covid-19 Emergency Grant Program. The Maryland Historical Trust recently announced the grants, sharing...
Preservation Maryland Receives Two Battlefield Preservation Grants to Help Tell Maryland’s Military Story
On May 18, 2020, The American Battlefield Protection Program, a unit of the National Park Service, announced Preservation Maryland was the recipient of two competitive battlefield protection planning grants. The grants support Preservation Maryland's campaign aimed at...
Recent Federal Report Shows Positive Impact of Historic Tax Credit Program
In March, the National Park Service released their latest Annual Report on the Historic Tax Credit program, the largest Federal investment in historic preservation. Twenty-five Historic Tax Credit projects received their final application approvals in Maryland in 2019...
Announcing the Harrison Goodall Preservation Fellowship
2022 Update: Click Here for the 2022 Application The National Park Service, in partnership with Preservation Maryland, is pleased to announce the Harrison Goodall Preservation Fellowship to promote innovation and professional growth in the field of historic...
The Origin Story of Preservation Maryland’s Revolving Fund
For the first time in many years, Preservation Maryland is set to purchase a property with its recently rekindled revolving fund – but the history of the revolving fund goes back to 1973 and included a visit with a famous visitor from Savannah, Georgia. According to...
Job Opportunity: Director of Development
Preservation Maryland is currently recruiting for a full-time Director of Development to join our team and lead our philanthropic outreach and engagement. Update: This position has been filled as of July 2020. Preservation Maryland recently announced Katie Parks as...
Baltimore Heritage Video Series Shares Charm City History 5-Minutes at a Time
Learn Baltimore City history is as little as 5 minutes a day! Baltimore Heritage, Inc., Baltimore's small and mighty historic preservation organization, has been releasing new videos about Charm City history for the past couple of weeks and have just surpassed two...
Six Grants Open Right Now to Support Maryland’s Historic and Cultural Organizations
The preservation community is coming together to support essential operations and programming of Maryland's cultural and historic organizations during the Covid-19 pandemic. Make the most of Preservation Month, Maryland – by sharing and applying for these grants....
Six-to-Fix Update: Report and Interactive Map Tell Story of Kent County’s Cultural Landscape
With funding from Preservation Maryland, the Kent Conservation and Preservation Alliance has prepared and released a report and interactive map about the Eastern Shore county's historic rural landscape. In 2016, Preservation Maryland named the Kent Conservation and...
More Inspiring Stories from Museums Innovating During the Pandemic
Innovative historians across the country have been ramping up engaging online education efforts while museums, visitors centers, and historical societies are closed for safety. Here are just some of the inspiring and interesting stories we've compiled from our friends...
New Report: Advancing the Preservation and Reuse of Maryland’s Historic Complexes
What should the State of Maryland do with large vacant historic complexes? A new report prepared for the Maryland Department of Planning calls for strategic policy changes and increased project funding to advance preservation and reuse. Dozens of stakeholders,...
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Release New Report on Flooding in Ellicott City
A case study of flooding in Ellicott City, Maryland was recently included as part of a larger study by the ResilientAmerica Program of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. In December 2019, Preservation Maryland Executive Director Nicholas...
Inspiring Stories as Museums Across the Country Respond to the Pandemic
As the nation responds and works to overcome the impacts of COVID-19, museums across the country and globe are standing out as inspirational beacons for their communities. victory gardens at old salem While Old Salem Museums & Gardens in North Carolina is closed...
Preservation Maryland Urges Support for Maryland’s Museums and Historic Sites
No aspect or corner of Maryland's economy will be unscathed by the economic downturn caused by the current pandemic – and it is critically important that Maryland's museums and historic sites are supported as the nation plans for recovery. In Maryland, museums,...
Maryland Historical Trust Awards Includes Several Heritage Fund Projects
Preservation Maryland congratulations all of the recent awardees recognized by the Maryland Historical Trust, including several Heritage Fund-supported organizations and projects. On January 23, 2020, at the 45th Maryland Preservation Awards, the Maryland Historical...
State of Maryland Awards $1 Million in Grants through the African American Heritage Preservation Program
Earlier this month, the Hogan administration announced that 12 Maryland nonprofits were recently awarded nearly $1 million in funds by the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC) and the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT). The goal of the...
New Cemetery Resource Videos from the Coalition to Protect Maryland Burial Sites
Each year, the Coalition to Protect Maryland Burial Sites hosts a statewide conference to provide relevant resources and engaging new research to all those interested in the history and preservation of cemeteries in Maryland. Preservation Maryland is pleased to...
Doug Harbit, former Director of Development at Preservation Maryland, returns to private practice
After six years of service, Doug Harbit, former Director of Development at Preservation Maryland, has returned to private practice. Throughout his tenure with Preservation Maryland, Mr. Harbit helped to advance the cause of historic preservation and expand the...
Only in Maryland: The Annapolis Tradition of Sock Burning
Due to concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Annapolis Maritime Museum has canceled this year's Oyster Roast and Sock Burning. After a particularly snowy winter in 1978, Annapolitan Bob Tuner was anxious to shed his socks with the arrival of spring. He...
Ballot & Beyond: Multimedia Public History Project Commemorating the Legacy of the Maryland’s Suffragists
To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, Preservation Maryland is using our 21th-century tools and an inclusive historic approach to elevate the complex history of Maryland's suffragists and their lasting legacy on equality in...
Event Photos: Special Panel in Annapolis Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
In late January 2020, in coordination with Maryland Women’s Legislative Caucus, Preservation Maryland organized a special event with leading suffrage historians in Annapolis to commemorate and share the multi-dimension history of the passage of the 19th Amendment....
Official Statement: Preservation Maryland on Demolitions in Washington County, Maryland
Following the Washington County Planning Commission's decision to clear a pathway for the demolition of several significant structures, Preservation Maryland issued the following statement: ...
Preservation Maryland Executive Director Nicholas Redding Selected by The Daily Record as one of the Most Influential Marylanders
In a statement released Feburary 4, 2020, The Daily Record announced that it had selected Preservation Maryland Executive Director Nicholas Redding to receive the 2020 Influential Marylander award. Fifty-two Influential Marylanders were selected by the editors of The...
First-Ever National Visitation Report Shows Increase in Museum Attendance
In order to answer the question, "Do Americans still visit history organizations," the American Association for State and Local History conducted a first-ever national visitation report in late 2019 with positive results. Be Heard: Take the survey for the 2020...
Campaign for Historic Trades Accepted as Member of The Corps Network
As a part of the Campaign for Historic Trades' planned expansion, the new program of Preservation Maryland was recently accepted as a member of The Corps Network, the national association of service and conservation corps. The Campaign for Historic Trades is a...
Executive Director Nicholas Redding featured as Preservation Action Advocacy Hero
Preservation Maryland Executive Director Nicholas Redding has been featured as Preservation Action's monthly Preservation Hero for his role on the front lines of preservation advocacy and for his impact and inspiration to preservation practitioners across the country....
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