Our own Michelle Eshelman is interviewed on this episode of PreserveCast! Listen in for her thoughts on architecture schools, new architectural tools, and the very important work she's doing around the state through Preservation Maryland's Six-to-Fix program and our...
Since it's creation, the Heritage Fund has supported hundreds of local and regional historic preservation, community development, and educational projects in Maryland with nearly $1 million of financial support. Along with our partners, the Maryland Historical Trust,...
Did you know that there is a village in Ireland named Baltimore!? Beyond that fact, Maryland's history includes stories of Irish immigration and tolerance for Roman Catholicism - and is fully committed to celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. Here are some events, organized...
Instruments like bugles and fifes were used for communications on battlefields, and surviving soldiers returning to their hometowns often brought with them new instruments, sounds, and songs - with Maryland rich with military history, it is also rich with military...
If you follow our blog, you may remember that the Preservation Maryland Board Vice President Diane Caslow has a goal to travel to all of Maryland’s twenty-four counties in the next twenty-four months. And her adventure continues with a look at the African American...
Preservation Maryland would like to congratulate Liz Shatto, Executive Director of Maryland's Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area for her well-deserved honor by the Small Museum Association at their annual conference last week. MORE FROM THE PRESS RELEASE The Small...
Nakita Reed, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, GGP, is a founder and principal at Maryland's Encore Sustainable Design, an architecture firm that takes a holistic approach to sustainability in the built environment. We at Preservation Maryland are lucky to have her on our Board of...
There is a small town in northeastern Montgomery County that calls itself the United States Capital for a Day; Brookeville, Maryland was founded as a Quaker community in 1807, played an important defensive role during the War of 1812, and is a beautifully preserved...
If you follow our blog, you may remember that the Preservation Maryland Board Vice President Diane Caslow has a goal to travel to all of Maryland’s 24 counties in the next 24 months. And her adventure continues with a walk in Wicomico County... A Winter Walk in...
Maryland Senator Ben Cardin affirmed his commitment to historic preservation and community development by introducing legislation to improve the nation's rehabilitation tax credit program. Maryland Senator Cardin, a nationally recognized proponent of preservation,...
How would George Washington have felt about his beloved home becoming a place for selfies? Rob Shenk, Senior Vice President of Visitor Engagement at George Washington's Mount Vernon thinks that the President would be very interested! Learn about innovative engagement...
Underwater archaeology is as cool as it sounds, especially as described by Dr. Susan Langley, Maryland's Underwater Archaeologist for the past 20 years. Dive in to Susan's interview on this episode of PreserveCast: [NICHOLAS REDDING] Welcome to Preservation Maryland's...
Does living in a historic house located within one of Maryland’s scenic State Parks, Natural Resource Management Areas or other protected state lands sound like a dream come true? Old Warfield Farm in Patuxent River State Park is now available through Maryland’s...
This Tuesday, dozens of Marylanders joined together in Annapolis to deliver a strong message of the importance of historic preservation to the health and wealth of our Old Line State. Preservation Maryland is proud to convene this annual meeting of advocates that has...
Did you Know? Babe Ruth, then George Herman Ruth, Jr., was born in Pigtown in Baltimore City on February 6, 1895. That house still stands and is now the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum, and there are many more Baltimore locations important to this Hall-of-Famer's...
In a major victory for preservation advocacy, the fiscal year 2018 Maryland budget partially restores grant funding for critical programs. Now we need your help to make sure these funds remain in the budget. Funding for Maryland's survey and research, and capital...
Take a moment to peer into the window of the over 36 year of Douglas Claytor, a Maryland resident, a preservation advocate, and a skilled preservation practitioner and teacher. Doug's had a hand in many of Maryland's great restoration projects - and he's committed to...
On the busy corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Willow Lane in Bethesda sits the Farm Women’s Cooperative Market, a Montgomery County institution celebrating the 85th anniversary of their opening day in 1932. PART OF A NATIONAL MOVEMENT At the onset of the Great...
At this week's Finance Committee confirmation hearings for Steven Mnuchin, President Trump's nominee to head the Treasury Department, Maryland Senator Ben Cardin took the opportunity to defend the historic rehab tax credit program and request the support of the new...
PreserveCast is where historic preservation meets technology, and this episode features Belinda Kilby, of the Maryland-based drone photography and videography company, Elevated Element. They have already put their expertise to great use in partnership with...
Not able to join us at one of our Town Hall events earlier this January? We've got you covered. Check out our presentation that highlights our work, priorities and how you can make a difference in your own community. Preservation Maryland hosted several Town Hall...
Communities across Maryland benefit from the Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit - and it is now seriously threatened by comprehensive tax reform. We need your help. The Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit has supported nearly 500 redevelopment projects in Maryland that...
Welcome to Preservation Maryland's PreserveCast. I'm your host, Nick Redding. I'm very excited to welcome you to our very first episode...that's how history is made with Preservation Maryland's very first podcast. Listen in! LISTEN ONLINE NOW WHAT IS A PRESERVATION...
Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce a new initiative and program for the 85-year old organization; a weekly preservation podcast. PreserveCast, as it is known, will look at the intersection of preservation and technology and the way the future is shaping our...
On this day in 1784, our Maryland State House hosted members of the Continental Congress to sign the Treaty of Paris - the document that officially ended the Revolutionary War and acknowledged the United States to be free, sovereign, and independent from Britain! And...
Maryland's state legislative session has begun - and as Preservation Maryland advocates on behalf of our state's historic, cultural, and natural resources, we want to know: do you have our back? Your voice matters, and we've made it easy for you to participate: GET...
Through our Six-to-Fix program, Preservation Maryland has joined our partners in conservation, including the Kent Conservation and Preservation Alliance, to help to prevent the often permanent alteration of Maryland's historic rural farm land by dispersed energy...
Brunswick, located in Frederick County, has a legacy as a town instrumental to American transportation history with busy canals and fast railroads fueled by the residents of the town. In early 2015, the City of Brunswick contacted Preservation Maryland with a request...
St. Vincent de Paul Church has been a Baltimore institution since 1841 and is the oldest Roman Catholic parish in Baltimore to operate continuously in its original church structure. The church’s slender, 150-foot, Georgian style tower capped with a copper dome is a...
Music has existed in many ways and in many contexts in Maryland’s history, but one style that has made a big mark on the state’s history is American folk music, and later bluegrass. Please read and listen on to the next installment of Preservation Maryland's blog...
Join Patapsco Heritage Greenway and Preservation Maryland for a lecture on how architecture intersec...
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May 14 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmPreservation 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.