Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce the new class of Six-to-Fix projects. The Six-to-Fix program is an innovative impact-focused effort designed to help provide real solutions to big preservation challenges across the state. For 2019, Preservation Maryland...
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Maryland State Fair: The Best Days of Summer
Step right up, folks! Don’t be shy! It’s time for the Best Days of Summer; the Maryland State Fair. Maryland’s State Fair has operated from the same fairgrounds in Lutherville since 1879, when fairgoers arrived via wagons and carts driven along the York Turnpike,...
Six-to-Fix Update: WWII-Era Crane Repainted on Baltimore Museum of Industry Campus
One of the largest and most visible artifacts of the Baltimore Museum of Industry (BMI) is the WWII-era shipbuilding crane towering over the campus. In partnership with the BMI through our Six-to-Fix program, Preservation Maryland successfully advocated for state...
Heritage Fund Highlight: Historic Swains Lockhouse Reopens along C&O Canal
Earlier this summer, the C&O Canal Trust reopened the historic Swains Lockhouse after a three-year rehabilitation project supported in part by the Heritage Fund grant program. The Lockhouse dates to ca. 1916 and now open to the public as part of their very popular...
Comment on the Ellicott City Watershed Master Plan Online
As part of the continued public outreach and comment period related to the Ellicott City Watershed Master Plan, Howard County has created an interactive website that allows the public to review changes to the plan and make comments to be integrated into future changes...
Baltimore City Historic Preservation Fund Grants Awarded
Preservation Maryland, in partnership with the Maryland Historical Trust, Baltimore Heritage, and the Baltimore City Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation, are proud announce the first round of grant awards from the Baltimore City Historic...
Campaign for Historic Trades: Jermaine Peterson Named Workforce Development Manager
After an extensive search and recruitment effort, Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce the hire of Jermaine Peterson as the organization's first Workforce Development Manager of the recently launched Campaign for Historic Trades. Jermaine Peterson, an...
Summit Recap: Making Preservation and Smart Growth the New Normal
In the first Old Line State Summit since the launch of Smart Growth Maryland as a major program of Preservation Maryland, our one-day conference focused on the collaboration, advocacy, and technology needed to make preservation and conservation a reality in more and...
Internship Position: Eastern Shore Historic Architecture Intern
AIA Maryland, Barton Ross & Partners, LLC, and Preservation Maryland are pleased to offer a paid internship position for a Historic Architecture Intern on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. This Position WILL REOPEN IN SPRING 2020 Project: Provide essential fieldwork,...
Maryland Heritage Area Authority Distributes $5 Million in Heritage Tourism Grants
Earlier this month, the Maryland Heritage Area Authority (MHAA), administered by the Maryland Department of Planning, announced the distribution of $5 million in grants to support heritage tourism across the state. There are 13 state heritage areas that touch every...
Made in Maryland: The First Umbrella Factory in Baltimore City
Baltimore City has the distinction of being the location of the very first umbrella factory. The Beehler Umbrella Factory was founded in 1828 by German immigrant Francis Beehler. The company's motto was, "Born in Baltimore, Raised Everywhere!" By the 20th century,...
Maryland Museum of Women’s History Launches First Online Exhibit
The Mary Edwardine Bourke Emory Foundation, Inc., led by Queen Anne's County historian, Mary Margaret Revell Goodwin, is currently restoring the ca. 1760 Bloomfield Manor to be the first home of the Maryland Museum of Women's History. [gallery link="none" columns="2"...
Live in History: Eightrupp Farm in Susquehanna State Park
Does living in a historic house located in one of Maryland’s State Parks sound like a dream come true? Eightrupp Farm in Harford County is now available through Maryland’s Resident Curatorship Program. MORE ABOUT EIGHTRUPP/LYLE FARM Eightrupp Farm is a particularly...
Session Summary: Planning for Climate Change and Cultural Heritage
Preservation Maryland and Smart Growth Maryland will host a conference session on climate change and cultural heritage at this year's Old Line State Summit in Frederick, Maryland. The session will provide a perspective from the local, county, and state level for...
Maryland’s Mallows Bay Protected as National Marine Sanctuary
The 2014 application by the State of Maryland to recognize and protect Mallows Bay has been approved by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration early this month. The designation will help protect the natural and cultural resources of the 18-square mile...
Preservation Maryland Launches National Campaign for Historic Trades
After months of planning and coordination with the National Historic Preservation Training Center, a unit of the National Park Service, Preservation Maryland is pleased to officially announce a new partnership and program: The Campaign for Historic Trades. The...
PreserveCast: Training the Next Generation of Tradespeople with Moss Rudley of the National Preservation Training Center
Saving the historic fabric of America’s National Parks is a massive job – and it requires a wide range of skills. Teaching those skills and passing down the historic trades within the National Park Service is the responsibility of the National Historic Preservation...
Six-to-Fix Update: Crowdsourcing and Mapping LGBTQ History in Maryland
Preservation Maryland has made uncovering LGBTQ history in Maryland a priority project through our Six-to-Fix program. Today, the 50th Anniversary of the riots at the Stonewall Inn in New York City that marks a major turning point in the fight for LGBTQ equality,...
Summit Session: Historic Cemetery Documentation Workshop
Preservation Maryland and the State Highway Administration have entered into a partnership to document historic cemeteries across the state using a new mobile app. Attendees to the Old Line State Summit, on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 in Frederick, will have the...
Brief History of the Delaplaine Building in Downtown Frederick
Preservation Maryland will host Maryland's annual historic preservation conference in Frederick on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The historic Delaplaine Building will host many of the event's sessions with some sessions at McClintock Distilling and several opportunities...
Six-to-Fix Update: Historic Mill Signage Project Recognized with Baltimore Heritage Award
Earlier this month, Preservation Maryland was recognized by Baltimore Heritage, Inc. for managing the creation and installation of eight interpretive signs along Baltimore's Jones Falls Valley. In 2016, Preservation Maryland received grant funding from the Baltimore...
Summit Session: Building Meaningful Relationships in Maryland’s Latinx Communities
Did you know? Visitors of Hispanic descent are one of the fastest-growing and biggest user groups to Maryland’s state parks. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources and other agencies like the Chesapeake Conservancy are creating new connections between Maryland's...
Summit Session: Architectural Walking Tour of Historic Frederick
The Old Line State Summit is Maryland's annual historic preservation conference. This year, Preservation Maryland will offer three workshop-style sessions including an opportunity to get out into historic Frederick to explore its architectural specimens and the...
Summit Session: Architectural Documentation of the Steiner House with the Maryland Historical Trust
The Old Line State Summit is Maryland's annual historic preservation conference. This year on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, Preservation Maryland will offer three workshop-style sessions including an off-site session led by the Maryland Historical Trust to present an...
Summit Session: History Comes Alive Using Emerging Technologies at Historic Sites
Preservation Maryland will host two museum futurists at our annual statewide conference to highlight active virtual and augmented reality projects that can be implemented at small or large scales. Join Matt Briney of Mount Vernon and Dorothy Stoltz of Carroll County...
New Community Development Organization Recommended for Historic Ellicott City
A Howard County-appointed committee created through Executive Calvin Ball's "Safe and Sound" plan has recommended the creation of a Community Development Organization (CDO) focused on the revitalization and sustainability of historic Ellicott City. In his announcement...
The Flag House: Birthplace of the Star-Spangled Banner
The flag that inspired America's national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner, was sewn in a small brick house in Baltimore City—and that building still stands. The Flag House dates back to 1793 and was the home and place of business of Mary Young Pickersgill. Starting...
Workshops Scheduled for State Non-Capital Historic Preservation Grant Program
The Maryland Historical Trust is hosting two workshops in June for those considering applying for funding from the state's Non-Capital Historic Preservation Grant Program. Eligible projects include architectural research, cultural resource surveys, and other planning...
Exploring Brunswick Through the Eyes of Lifetime Residents & Champions, Norm and Karen Cornelius
Preservation Maryland has been engaged in Brunswick, Maryland over the past few years, offering support on preservation issues and now through serving on the Preservation and Revitalization Committee. In order to learn more about Brunswick and its history, we met with...
Es Mi Parque: Spanish-Speaking Outreach at Maryland State Parks
The Es Mi Parque program posts Spanish-speaking Rangers at some of the most utilized public parks and also hosts educational programming and outreach activities. This summer, the program will again host several family-friendly outreach hubs at some of the most used...
Statewide Smart Growth Workshop
December 10 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pmPreservation Basics with Talbot Historical Society
SAVE THE DATE! More information and registration page coming soon.
January 8, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmHeritage Fund FY25 Information Session
Save the Date! Join Preservation Maryland on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, to learn more about the He...
January 22, 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.