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...
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Preservation Maryland Awarded Community Investment Tax Credit
Support our work to revitalize, rehabilitate, and adaptively reuse the historic Ellicott City Jail and Virginia Snoots House. Preservation Maryland has been awarded a Community Investment Tax Credit from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development to...
In the Field: Hands-On Training with The Campaign for Historic Trades
The Campaign visits the National Association of Women in Construction summer camp for young women The Campaign for Historic Trades and partner National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center staff spent a day teaching historic trades skills to young...
Preservation Exchange with The Landmark Trust USA
Preservation Maryland recently sent Historic Property Redevelopment Manager Laura Houston to Vermont to spend a week with The Landmark Trust USA. Supported by grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Peter H. Brink Leadership Fund and the Maine...
Maryland Towns with Unusual Names: Fruitland
Next up in our series of towns with unusual names is Fruitland, Maryland. Located in Wicomico County, Fruitland is home to about 5,300 people. Visitors to the area can visit the Pemberton Historical Park, the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, or the Salisbury Zoo....
New Report Calls for Smart Growth Policy to Prevent Farmland Loss
The American Farmland Trust has just released its "Farms Under Threat 2040: Choosing and Abundant Future" report, an ambitious modeling effort to project how climate change and development will affect agricultural land, which clearly demonstrates the need for smart...
Nominations Are Now Open: Best of Maryland Awards 2022
The Best of Maryland Award nomination period is now open for 2022. Nominations are due August 31, 2022. Preservation Maryland's Best of Maryland Awards shine a spotlight on the ceaseless work of Maryland's volunteers, architects, artisans, legislators, and many more...
Maryland’s Role in Vaccine Development
With news that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has authorized the Maryland-based Novavax vaccine, the nation's first so-called protein vaccine against COVID-19, we are sharing other scientific solutions that have been created right here in the Old Line...
Maryland Road Trip: Exploring Garrett County
Twelve counties down on Diane and Jeff Caslow’s twenty-three counties and Baltimore City day trip explorations. They are halfway through their second round of visiting every county in Maryland – a full year of adventures! Exploring from the lens of landscape...
Preservation News Across Maryland
Preservation Maryland has its finger on the pulse of news affecting the preservation community. Read below for recent news from across the state about historic preservation programming, funding, and advocacy. New Land Conservation Program in Howard County Howard...
Harrison Goodall Grant Recipient Shares Experience
The Harrison Goodall Grant for Innovative Historic Preservation application period is now open! Hear from Benjamin Curran, a 2021 grant recipient (and now The Campaign for Historic Trades' Curriculum Developer!), as he shares his experience with the simple application...
Celebrating National Fried Chicken Day with Classic Maryland Fried Chicken
On July 6th chicken lovers across the country recognize National Fried Chicken Day. In Maryland, Maryland Chicken or Chicken a la Maryland is one of the most famous historic dishes from the Old Line State. Essential to any summer picnic, we present the history of...
Preservation Maryland Welcomes Preservation Initiatives Manager
Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce the hire of Maria Mougridis as Preservation Initiatives Manager. Maria will oversee the Heritage Fund Grant Program, the selection of the Harrison Goodall Fellowships in partnership with the National Park Service, and the...
Spring 2022 Heritage Fund Recipients Announced
The Heritage Fund, a cooperative effort of Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust, provides direct assistance for the protection of historical and cultural resources and promotes innovative demonstration projects that can be successfully replicated to...
Apply Now: The Harrison Goodall Grant for Innovative Historic Preservation
The Harrison Goodall Grant for Innovative Historic Preservation gives graduate students and enterprising professionals the opportunity to undertake a focused pursuit that makes a meaningful contribution to the field of historic preservation and support the stewardship...
Maryland Towns with Unusual Names: Accident
Next up on our feature of “Maryland Towns with Unusual Names” is Accident, Md. Located in Garrett County, in the plateau region of the Appalachian Mountains, this town has a unique history. Visitors to the town can go to the James Drane House or one of the town's...
Request for Proposals: Fort Tonoloway Archaeological Services
Preservation Maryland, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, is soliciting competitive proposals for archaeological services from qualified consultants to conduct an archaeological investigation within Fort Tonoloway State Park to locate the...
Preservation Maryland Recognized by Hagerstown Historic District Commission
The Hagerstown Historic District Commission recognized Preservation Maryland with a 2022 Preservation Award for "saving, researching, documenting, and restoring the historic Jonathan Street log cabin." Through our efforts it was determined that the modest log home at...
Public Input Needed: Draft Study Report on Historic African American Cemeteries in Maryland
The Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture and the Maryland Historical Trust, with the help of several partner organizations, including Preservation Maryland and descendant communities, have recently released a draft study report on Maryland's...
Maryland Road Trip: Exploring Kent County
Eleven counties down on Diane and Jeff Caslow's twenty-three counties and Baltimore City day trip explorations. The pair are trying to visit each county in the opposite season from the one they did during their first tour around the state. Last time they visited Kent...
Governor Hogan Signs Historic Tax Credit Bill Into Law
Preservation Maryland’s Director of Government Relations Elly Cowan joined Senator Katie Fry Hester and Isaac Meyer from Compass Government Relations Partners in Annapolis May 16, 2022 as the Historic Revitalization Tax Credit – Funding and Extension (SB289/HB27) was...
Preservation Month Road Trip: 10 of Our Favorite Historical Spots Across Maryland
Throughout Preservation Month we're honoring Maryland's heritage and recognizing the positive impact historic preservation has on communities across the country. Today we're sharing ten of our favorite historical places in the state. Join us on our road trip to...
Asset Mapping: Community-based Planning in Support of Revitalization
In the world of historic preservation, the practice of asset mapping makes a regular appearance. Asset mapping is a process through which information and input is gathered regarding a location’s current and potential assets - be it people, neighborhood features,...
Internship Opportunity at South Mountain State Battlefield
Preservation Maryland is recruiting for a 3-month paid internship that will be based at the South Mountain State Battlefield in Frederick/Washington County, Maryland. This unique internship will focus on researching and interpreting underrepresented and untold stories...
First Cemetery Preservation Workshop Launches This Weekend in Frederick, Md.
Preservation Maryland and our program, The Campaign for Historic Trades, are hosting cemetery preservation workshops across the state, where participants learn the basic preservation techniques of caring for a cemetery. The first workshop will take place this...
Recognizing the 234th Anniversary of Maryland’s Statehood
On April 28, 1788, Maryland became the seventh state of the United States of America. After the Articles of Confederation had failed, the U.S. needed a new governing document. The nation’s leaders proposed a federal Constitution to replace it. The U.S. Constitution...
Yes, That’s Preservation! Tech Infrastructure is a Vital Part of a Livable Community
When most people think of preservation, the tangible comes to mind: saving a storied 19th-century structure or a physical space that radiates historic charm. Here at Preservation Maryland our work is as much about the intangible as we work to protect all of Maryland’s...
Monitoring the Impacts of Sea Level Rise
Earth Day was first celebrated on this day in 1970 when 20 million people attended events at sites across the United States. Originally designed to fight for environmental causes, today’s Earth Day mission is to diversify, educate and activate the environmental...
Preservation Maryland Elects Five New Members to Its Board of Directors
Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce the election of five new members to our Board of Directors. The new Board members represent diverse backgrounds and interests, and will help support the organization with important efforts now and into the future. “We are...
Celebrating the International Day for Monuments and Sites
Today is the International Day for Monuments and Sites, also known as World Heritage Day. Created as a way to celebrate diversity and cultural heritage around the world, Preservation Maryland and our program The Campaign for Historic Trades are celebrating the value...
Preservation Basics with Talbot Historical Society
January 8, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmHeritage Fund FY25 Information Session
January 22, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmHeritage Fund FY25 Office Hours – February
February 21, 2025 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pmLandmarking Basics in Talbot County
February 26, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmHeritage Fund FY25 Office Hours – March
March 14, 2025 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 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.