Preservation Maryland

Announcing the 2018 Best of Maryland Awardees

Announcing the 2018 Best of Maryland Awardees

Preservation Maryland looks forward to highlighting the amazing work of Maryland's preservationists each year at our Best of Maryland awards during Preservation Month. This year, the awardees include strong preservation advocates, committed stewards and volunteers,...

Sine Die 2018: State Legislative Advocacy Wrap-Up

The 2018 Session of the Maryland General Assembly came to a close on Monday, April 9, 2018. Here at Preservation Maryland, the last day of Session known as Sine Die, marks the end of a busy three months of advocating for sound preservation policy. We are happy to...

Behind-the-Scenes: Baltimore’s The Peale Museum

Behind-the-Scenes: Baltimore’s The Peale Museum

The Baltimore Department of General Services (DGS) owns and stewards many historic properties across Charm City and maintains the buildings for the public good. One of the most interesting buildings owned by the city is the Peale Museum — currently undergoing...

Contribute a Case Study to the Statewide Preservation Plan

The Maryland Historical Trust is currently working on updates to Maryland's current statewide preservation plan, known as PreserveMaryland, and the public is invited to submit relevant preservation projects completed in 2014-2018. SUBMIT PROJECT EXAMPLES Individuals...

Special Event: Maryland Preservation Planners Meeting

Special Event: Maryland Preservation Planners Meeting

Preservation Maryland will convene a meeting of Maryland's preservation planners this May to create a dialogue around challenges and opportunities to shape Maryland's historic built environment. Event Recap: Thanks to the generous support of the Rural Maryland...

New Way to Listen: PreserveCast Website is Now Live

New Way to Listen: PreserveCast Website is Now Live

With over 60 episodes and nearly 40 continuous hours of content, PreserveCast, the weekly podcast powered by Preservation Maryland now has its own home on the web at: preservecast.org. The site, which was designed by Younts Design Inc., was made possible thanks to a...

Crowdsourcing African American History in Historic Greenbelt

The Greenbelt Museum is crowdsourcing information about the early African American families of the New Deal-era community in Prince George's County. While the planned community was thoughtfully developed for a diversity of uses and incomes, Greenbelt was a segregated...

Call for Case Studies: Affordable/DIY Preservation Solutions

Have you recognized a common preservation issue or frequently asked question in your historic community? The Maryland Association of Historic District Commissions is open to ideas to address at their annual symposium to be held in June, specifically, how to make...

Six-to-Fix: Help Save the Crane at the Baltimore Museum of Industry

The Baltimore Museum of Industry is home to a WWII-era shipyard crane — it's a 110-ton artifact in their collection to celebrate Maryland's industrial legacy. Preservation Maryland is supportive of a Bond Bill in the Maryland General Assembly for funding to restore...

Advocacy Alert: Ask Your Legislators to Support the Historic Tax Credit

Preservation Maryland has been working hard on two important pieces of legislation to improve our state Historic Tax Credit program. With the Maryland General Assembly in Session for just over a month more, now is a great time to contact your legislators and ask them...

Six-to-Fix Event: Women’s Suffrage Lecture by Author Elaine Weiss

This April, Preservation Maryland and the Jewish Museum of Maryland will host author Elaine Weiss for a lecture on the nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women...

Six-to-Fix Event: History Lecture on Clipper Mill of the Jones Falls

Six-to-Fix Event: History Lecture on Clipper Mill of the Jones Falls

Announced as a Six-to-Fix project in 2017, Preservation Maryland has been working very closely with the Greater Hampden Heritage Alliance to tell the story of the history of the Jones Falls mills to residents and visitors to the area alike. On Thursday, February 22,...

Senator Cardin Hosts Preservation Round Table Discussion in Annapolis

Senator Cardin Hosts Preservation Round Table Discussion in Annapolis

United States Senator Ben Cardin joined with Preservation Maryland Executive Director Nicholas Redding and Maryland State Senator Bill Ferguson to host a round table discussion on the impact of the recent federal tax overhaul and the future of historic preservation....

PreserveCast receives Statewide Award for Excellence in Media

PreserveCast receives Statewide Award for Excellence in Media

PreserveCast, a podcast powered by Preservation Maryland, was recently honored with a statewide award for excellence by the Maryland state agency for historic preservation, the Maryland Historical Trust. Preservation Maryland Executive Director — and PreserveCast host...

Maryland Budget Provides Boost to Preservation Efforts

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan's latest budget provides additional funding to critical preservation efforts underscoring the value of sustained advocacy. The budget, which was released earlier this week, is a blueprint for spending that will next be taken up by the...

Preservation Priorities for this Maryland Legislative Session

Today marks the start of the 438th Session of the Maryland General Assembly and Preservation Maryland is poised to continue to be the voice of historic preservation in Annapolis from this day forward through the end of session. We have a full slate of priorities in...

Preservation Maryland Opens Legislative Affairs Office in Annapolis

Preservation Maryland Opens Legislative Affairs Office in Annapolis

As a part of Preservation Maryland's broader legislative advocacy strategy, the statewide organization has signed an agreement to lease an office for the upcoming session of the Maryland General Assembly in the state capital, Annapolis. The office space will be...

Preservation Maryland: We Fight for Maryland

At Preservation Maryland, we’ve been fighting since 1931 to keep Maryland, Maryland. We Fight for Heritage Historic places and communities have power because they are real. They are authentic. We are heart-drawn to these places because they represent where we came...

Journey Through Maryland History: A Winter Weekend in Talbot County

Journey Through Maryland History: A Winter Weekend in Talbot County

Road trip experts, Diane and Jeff Caslow, headed to Talbot County on Maryland's Eastern Shore for a wonderful winter weekend. If you're keeping track, this is the fifteenth stop on their two year journey to visit all of Maryland's counties. FROM THEIR TRAVELOGUE: The...

Give With Confidence: Preservation Maryland is a Gold Star Charity

Give With Confidence: Preservation Maryland is a Gold Star Charity

As donors make year-end decisions on where to send their charitable dollars, Preservation Maryland is pleased to report it has achieved Gold status from Guidestar for the organization's commitment to transparency. Guidestar is a 501(c)(3) public charity that collects,...

Federal Historic Tax Credit Retained in Final Tax Reform Bill

After months of nationwide advocacy focused on saving the Federal Historic Tax Credit, preservationists rejoiced late Friday evening to learn that the credit was retained in the final iteration of the bill. The preservation community worked diligently to assure the...

RFP: South Mountain Battlefield Project Consultant

Preservation Maryland is currently accepting proposals to complete a preservation project at the South Mountain Battlefield. The project is funded by the American Battlefield Protection Program. Project Update: This RFP is now closed. For more information about this...

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.