Preservation Maryland

RFP: Berlin House Architectural and Engineering Services

RFP: Berlin House Architectural and Engineering Services

Preservation Maryland is soliciting competitive proposals from qualified firms for architectural and engineering services for the adaptive reuse of the Berlin House, located at 9 S Maple Ave., Brunswick, MD 21716.  Update 3/14/23: Submitted questions/answers from...

Announcing Our 2023 Pop-Up Field Offices

Announcing Our 2023 Pop-Up Field Offices

WE’RE COMING TO YOUR COUNTY! The Preservation Maryland team is again hosting Pop-Up Field Offices throughout the state – one in each county – meeting with individuals who are interested in learning more about historic preservation or asking questions about various...

Heritage Fund Recipients: Where Are They Now?

Heritage Fund Recipients: Where Are They Now?

The FY23 Heritage Fund grant cycle is currently open. As you prepare your application, read more about the success of three past-awarded projects from across the state. Non-profit organizations and local jurisdictions are eligible to apply. Eligible projects fall into...

Maryland Icon: Frederick Douglass

Maryland Icon: Frederick Douglass

Few names conjure up as much respect, admiration or praise as that of Frederick Douglass. On the anniversary of his death in 1895, Preservation Maryland is proud to remember the contributions of one the state's most famous citizens. Unlikely is perhaps the word best...

What We 💕Love💕 About Historic Preservation

What We 💕Love💕 About Historic Preservation

There are so many things to love about preservation: the history, the spaces, the stories, the innovation, the community, the passion, and the hands-on work. Today, in honor of Valentine's Day, our team is sharing what they love most about historic preservation and...

Apply Now: Three Positions Now Open Within Our Expanding Organization

Apply Now: Three Positions Now Open Within Our Expanding Organization

Preservation Maryland seeks applicants for three key positions within its expanding organization: Director, Policy & Smart Growth, Development Manager, and Special Projects Associate for The Campaign for Historic Trades. Preservation Maryland works to protect the...

Preservation Maryland Remembers Henry R. “Harry” Lord

Preservation Maryland joins with Marylanders around the state mourning the loss of Henry. R. "Harry" Lord, who in addition to numerous cultural and civic acts of service also previously served as the chair of the Board of Preservation Maryland. As reported in the...

TUNE IN: Podcast Episodes to Listen to This Black History Month

TUNE IN: Podcast Episodes to Listen to This Black History Month

PreserveCast brings you stories from around the world about the people who are doing the work to preserve, interpret, and save our past. Each weekly episode makes the case for the value, relevance, and importance of history in our lives. Tap the episodes linked below...

Building Equitable Communities on MLK Day of Service

Building Equitable Communities on MLK Day of Service

Since 1986, Americans have been celebrating the life, work, and impact of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a federal holiday. More recently, it's become more than a day off, but a day on — the National MLK Day of Service. Observed each year on the third Monday in...

Preservation Maryland’s 2022 Local Gift Guide

Preservation Maryland’s 2022 Local Gift Guide

Each year the Preservation Maryland team compiles a holiday gift guide filled with unique local merchants and makers, so you can shop small and support local businesses. Browse our staff curated gift guide from across the state and grab something special in time for...

Preservation, Planning, and Consensus-building at Falling Waters

Preservation, Planning, and Consensus-building at Falling Waters

In July 1863, a tired and defeated Army of Northern Virginia arrived at the banks of the Potomac River at Williamsport, Maryland. Its invasion of the North, its second in two years, had met a bloody end at the Battle of Gettysburg in nearby Pennsylvania. Now it limped...

Culinary Heritage: Recipes for a Traditional Maryland Thanksgiving

Culinary Heritage: Recipes for a Traditional Maryland Thanksgiving

Preservation Maryland is thankful to be part of a wonderful community committed to protecting and promoting our shared heritage - not least of which is our culinary traditions. Enjoy our tastiest post of the year as we share an array of classic Maryland Thanksgiving...

Cemetery Preservation: Why It’s Important + 2022 Workshops Recap

Cemetery Preservation: Why It’s Important + 2022 Workshops Recap

Cemeteries, like historic buildings and landscapes, provide critical connections between our past and future. Cemeteries literally contain the physical remnants – human remains – of our past. Cemeteries are evocative and powerful places that speak to descendants and...

Job Opportunity: Policy Manager

Job Opportunity: Policy Manager

Preservation Maryland seeks applicants for its Policy Manager position. This is a full-time, benefitted position based in Baltimore, Maryland. Summary of Position Reporting to the Vice President, the Policy Manager leads Advocacy efforts for Preservation Maryland,...

Haunted Historic Sites in Maryland

Haunted Historic Sites in Maryland

Double double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble. It's Halloween and of course we're exploring some of Maryland's spookiest (haunted?) historic sites. Ghostly footsteps and a young girl carrying a basket of flowers...burn your sage, hide under the covers,...

2022 Harrison Goodall Preservation Fellow Selected 

2022 Harrison Goodall Preservation Fellow Selected 

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP + TO APPLY Preservation Maryland and The National Park Service are pleased to announce the 2022 Harrison Goodall Preservation Fellow. Now in its third year, the fellowship supports innovation and professional growth...

Solving the Workforce Development Puzzle 

Solving the Workforce Development Puzzle 

Join us on Thursday, October 27, 2022 as we attend the Symposium: Solving the Workforce Development Puzzle, hosted by the Maryland Center for Construction Education and Innovation (MCCEI) and the University of Maryland’s Project Management Center for Excellence.  The...

Maryland Music: Music Traditions of Indigenous People of Maryland

Maryland Music: Music Traditions of Indigenous People of Maryland

Before Europeans arrived in Maryland there were many tribes of indigenous people with complex communities and languages, and while these tribes differed in several ways, they shared many aspects of their culture, too, like music. In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day,...

Preservation Maryland Releases Opportunity Report

Preservation Maryland Releases Opportunity Report

REVITALIZE. RECRUIT. ADVOCATE. Preservation Maryland works to protect Maryland’s unique and irreplaceable heritage while creating a more equitable and sustainable future. We remain at the forefront of the reservation movement, creatively working to preserve place,...

Historic 275+ Year-Old Inn in Somerset Co. Up for Sale

Historic 275+ Year-Old Inn in Somerset Co. Up for Sale

Looking to make your lifelong dream of becoming a historic innkeeper a reality? The iconic Washington Inn & Tavern owned by the Town of Princess Anne in Somerset County is up for sale. Built in the reign of King George II in 1744, The Washington Inn has been the...

Help Preserve Maryland’s Culinary History

Help Preserve Maryland’s Culinary History

The Great Maryland Recipe Hunt, a project by The Hammond-Harwood House and the Maryland State Archives, is aiming to collect and preserve Maryland's delicious, diverse, and distinctive fare. You can help by submitting favorite Labor Day recipes and food memories (but...

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.