For centuries, puddings have been a staple in the English diet, and when the English colonists settled in America, they brought their love of puddings with them. One of the most popular pudding recipes from colonial America was the Hasty Pudding, named for how easy it...
Preservation Maryland
Audio: Preservation Maryland and “Historic Ellicott City Rebuilds” on WYPR
Preservation Maryland's Executive Director Nicholas Redding spoke with Sheila Kast from WYPR 88.1fm on October 7, 2016 about the preservation-sensitive recovery and rebuilding efforts happening in historic Ellicott City since the July 2016 flood. He was joined by...
Live in History: Baxter Farm in the Monacacy National Resources Management Area
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? Several properties are now available through Maryland’s Resident Curatorship Program:...
Report Highlights Need For Historic Preservation Funding in Maryland
Preservation requires a wide variety of financial and technical resources to save historic places. The availability of those resources was the focus of a wide-ranging report issued by the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT), the state agency charged with overseeing...
Ellicott City Flood Recovery Announced as Six-to-Fix Project
Following the disastrous July flood, Preservation Maryland staff moved quickly to support the rebuilding effort in Ellicott City and have been on the ground since. In late July at a press conference, Preservation Maryland announced their intention to make the effort a...
Making your Historic Maryland Home more Energy Efficient
Many older and historic homes are energy efficient, and can be made even more efficient through restoring historic features and completing an energy audit and following those expert recommendations. There are services and incentives throughout Maryland that can guide...
October is Baltimore Architecture Month
AIABaltimore and the Baltimore Architecture Foundation present the 13th annual celebration of Baltimore Architecture Month: a series of events that recognize Baltimore’s built environment and architectural heritage. Explore the legacy Baltimore’s historic...
Six-to-Fix Update: Architects Visit Holly Hall
Our Six-to-Fix program brings together the resources, people, and intention to make real impact at threatened historic places. Last year, we accepted the ca. 1810 Holly Hall house and grounds in Cecil County into the program because of the tremendous local political...
Training Recap: Historic Window Workshop
On Saturday, September 17, 2016, Preservation Maryland hosted a dozen enthusiastic homeowners, DIYers, and preservationists at half-day workshop on historic window restoration led by historic preservation expert Douglas Claytor that took place at the Cozy Inn tourist...
Do Good and Get Dirty on National Public Lands Days
On this Centennial of the National Park Service, we as Marylanders can appreciate not only our national parks like Assateague Island or Antietam Battlefield, but the many public lands that we enjoy. Whether large parks, local greenspaces, or community gardens, we all...
Five Reasons to join Preservation Maryland Today
Find out why our supporters from across the state are passionate about our work and why they hope you'll join with them today, and become a member of Preservation Maryland. You'll join this winning team that is actively saving places that truly matter. 1. Because...
History of the Bel-Loc Diner
Marylanders have an undeniable connection to the time spent and memories made at the Bel-Loc Diner in Baltimore County - but there is a question about the Diner's architectural significance. Preservation Maryland is happy to share two essays on the architectural...
Field Director to Manage Ellicott City Preservation Resource Center
In response to the devastating July flood in historic Ellicott City in Howard County, Preservation Maryland has opened a Preservation Resource Center on Main Street to guide rebuilding efforts of historic properties, assist property and business owners navigate...
Three Easy Ways to Celebrate the National Park Service Centennial
It's a big year for the National Park Service as the agency celebrates its centennial anniversary of its establishment in 1916. Here are three easy ways to keep the celebration and appreciation going! THROUGH THE MAIL Earlier this year in June, the United States...
Discover Historic Cumberland: Architect-Designed Homes in Rolling Mill
In addition to the many builder-type, pattern book architecture that can be found in the threatened historic Rolling Mill neighborhood there are also a number of homes designed by prominent local architects. WRIGHT BUTLER, ARCHITECT, ALLEGANY COUNTY COURTHOUSE...
Field Report: Archaeology Field Session at River Farm in Anne Arundel County
For the past 45 years, the Archaeological Society of Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust's Office of Archaeology have hosted an archaeological field session to explore the Old Line State's treasured past. The Field school brings together many organizations and...
19th Century Foodie’s Story Preserved in Ellicott City
Ellicott City’s flood-damaged historic buildings hold many stories of the people and events that have animated the city over its long history. Culinary historian Patricia Bixler Reber recently linked the severely damaged frame structure at 8113 Main Street, which...
Cutting-Edge Technology Deployed to Document Flood-Damaged Ellicott City
Preservation Maryland spearheaded a partnership with Elevated Element and Direct Dimensions to help document the historic community. As a component of Preservation Maryland’s strategic response to the devastating July 30 flood, the organization helped to bring in two...
Register Now for this Year’s Six-to-Fix Reveal Gala
Purchase your tickets to be present this October 13 at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore as Preservation Maryland announces six more important and threatened sites and learn about our successes and advances over the past year through the Six-to-Fix program. It will be an...
Preservation Resource Center established in Ellicott City to Help Property Owners Rebuild and Recover
At a press event with Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman, Preservation Maryland announced its decision to establish a Preservation Resource Center in Ellicott City, Maryland to directly assist property owners with the difficult task of repairing and...
The First Cookie: Jumbles Perfected at Waverly Mansion in Howard County
Historic preservation isn't only about preserving historic buildings, structures, and sites. It's also about preserving our intangible heritage - the music, dress, oral traditions, crafts, festivals, and cuisines that define our state's culture. One of the earliest...
Only in Maryland: Great Eastern Shore Tomato Festival
The Dorchester County Historical Society celebrates the County’s commercial and agricultural heritage - and former distinction as "The Tomato Canning Capital of the World," with the quirky Great Eastern Shore Tomato Festival. WHY TOMATOES? Throughout the mid-19th and...
A Brief History of the Capital Beltway
On August 17, 1964 Maryland Governor J. Millard Tawes cut the ribbon to officially open the final stretch of the just-completed Capital Beltway, I-495. Buckle up for a brief history of the Capital Beltway! RING ROAD CONCEPTS As early as the 1880s, planners had floated...
Six Events to Discover Maryland’s Historic Battlefields this Fall
As the weather cools and weekly routines return after summer break, fall is the ideal time for a day trip or weekend getaway. Plan an autumn outing to one of these events at some of Maryland’s most scenic historic sites, recommended by Preservation Maryland and the...
Annapolis to Host Historic House Museum Symposium
Maryland will host a national symposium on the future direction of historic house museums using Annapolis as a real-world class-room, and bringing together keynote speakers on enlivening collection, interpreting the whole story, and creative community outreach. Join...
Project Spotlight: Sky Stage Art Installation in Frederick
We recently learned about a cool adaptive reuse project underway in historic downtown Frederick. Sky Stage is scheduled to open in September. It will temporarily transform a boarded-up historic building into an open-air theater that will host arts and cultural...
Local History Books Supported by Preservation Maryland
Love local history? Check out these three books highlighting historic communities around the state, published with the help of Preservation Maryland’s support: HISTORIC ST. MICHAEL'S ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY Historic St. Michaels: An Architectural History (1996)...
Ellicott City Buildings Once Feared Lost Receive Emergency Stabilization
Preservationists from around the state are cautiously optimistic about the future of two historic buildings after the Structural Group completed the first round of emergency stabilization. The historic buildings, which some research suggests may date to the early...
Get Connected to the Maryland Preservation Forum
Preservation Maryland welcomes voices from across Maryland to head to the Facebook group, Maryland Preservation Forum to take part in discussions, to share ideas and events, and ask questions and offer solutions about preservation in the Old Line State! MARYLAND...
Historic Context of the Ellicott City Flood
European settlement of the area today known as Ellicott City began as early as 1766 when James Hood built a grist mill along the banks of the Patapsco River. One of the earliest recorded floods in 1768 destroyed the original mill, which his son Benjamin Hood...
Window into the Classroom

Join Patapsco Heritage Greenway and Preservation Maryland for a lecture on how architecture intersec...
May 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmArchitecture: Maryland Style in Washington County
May 14 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Events
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