The sixth county on travel experts Diane and Jeff’s twenty-three county and Baltimore City exploration of Maryland was Caroline County. Their approach continues to be outside adventuring, seeking out trails, rails and different parts of history, preservation, and...
This Giving Tuesday Preservation Maryland is excited to announce a new program coming Spring 2022. With your help, we will also be able to provide young adults with the supplies needed for historic cemetery preservation. Help preserve history + engage the next...
For 100 years, Arlington National Cemetery’s staff have worked to maintain and preserve the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, ensuring that future generations can pay their respects to the nameless - but not forgotten - soldiers who fought for freedom. In anticipation of...
The National Park Service and Preservation Maryland are pleased to announce the 2021 Harrison Goodall Preservation Fellows. Now in its second year, the Fellowship awards support innovation and professional growth in the field of historic preservation. The Goodall...
Preservation Maryland, in partnership with the Maryland Historical Trust, Baltimore Heritage, Inc., and the Baltimore City Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation (CHAP), are proud to announce the third and final round of grants awarded by the...
Preservation Maryland is soliciting competitive proposals from a qualified architectural firm or multidisciplinary team to conduct an existing conditions assessment of the historic Robert W. Johnson Community Center, located at 109 North Avenue, Hagerstown, Maryland,...
The National Park Service and Preservation Maryland are proud to present the final presentations of the 2020 Harrison Goodall Fellows. The Harrison Goodall Fellowship supports innovation and professional growth in the field of historic preservation by providing a...
In honor of Baltimore Architecture Month, led by AIA Baltimore and the Baltimore Architecture Foundation, Preservation Maryland is digging into our archives to share some of the City's best architecture - and the hand we had in preserving it. Baltimore Architecture...
The fifth county on travel experts Diane and Jeff's twenty-three counties and Baltimore City exploration of Maryland was Allegany County. Their approach continues to be outside adventuring, seeking out trails, rails and different parts of history, preservation, and...
UPDATE 11/10/21:Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey to identify historically significant schools. Preservation Maryland, through a grant from the Maryland Historical Trust’s Historic Preservation Non-Capital Grant program, is working with our...
On October 15, 1966 - 55 years ago today - Congress passed the National Historic Preservation Act. The act created the National Register of Historic Places, the list of National Historic Landmarks, and the State Historic Preservation Offices. It is the most...
2021 marks 90 years of Preservation Maryland. We're reflecting on nine decades of a commitment to our past - and our future. This month, we're asking our supporters to create with us. In honor of our mission to create lasting change in Maryland and beyond, we invite...
PreserveCast, hosted by Preservation Maryland's President & CEO Nicholas Redding, is the #1 historic preservation podcast in the world. Each episode makes the case for the value, relevance, and importance of history in our everyday lives. Our long-running weekly...
The fourth county on travel experts Diane and Jeff's twenty-three counties and Baltimore City exploration of Maryland was Cecil County. Their approach continues to be outside adventuring, seeking out trails, rails and different parts of history, preservation, and...
Barns tell the story of Maryland. They are stunning visual anchors on the agricultural landscape that mark time and remind us all of the Old Line State’s farming heritage. From the weathered tobacco barns of Southern Maryland to the towering bank barns of Western...
In this feature, Preservation Maryland is exploring the unique history of five county flags across the state The Kent County flag, adopted in 1990, features the Great Seal of Kent emblazoned on a blue background. The seal itself is separated into four quadrants....
282 years after the trees which make up its walls were axed in the western wilderness of a place then called Mary Land, Preservation Maryland, our partners, and the Washington County community gathered at 417 N. Jonathan Street to celebrate the completion of our...
In this feature, Preservation Maryland is exploring the unique history of five county flags across the state The Washington County flag, adopted in 1988, features a portrait of the county’s namesake, George Washington, on a green and blue background split by a bold,...
Preservation Maryland is honored to shine a spotlight on the ceaseless work of our Best of Maryland Award winners – volunteers, stewards, artisans, and elected officials doing the essential work of protecting the places that make Maryland such a special place to live,...
In this feature, Preservation Maryland is exploring the unique history of five county flags across the state. The Anne Arundel County Flag features the county seal on a white background. The county seal consists of the Calvert and Crossland coats of arms, similar to...
This month Preservation Maryland celebrates 90 years of historic preservation work. Although our core mission remains the same as when we started in 1931 - preserving Maryland’s unique and irreplaceable heritage - our work has adapted, our strategies have diversified,...
In this feature, Preservation Maryland is exploring the unique history of five county flags across the state The design of the county flag comes from the family coat of arms of Richard Montgomery. It was adopted in 1976 and features a fleur-de-lis, alluding to the...
In this feature, Preservation Maryland is exploring the unique history of five county flags across the state. Baltimore County flag’s design came from a county-wide competition to develop a flag that reflected the county’s rich history. Open to county high school...
Preservation Maryland applauds Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne Jones for the creation of the new State Park Investment Commission. With visitorship reaching all-time highs in the last year, there has also been an unprecedented strain on the...
In 2019 Notre-Dame de Paris was almost lost to fire. On August 5, 2021, in partnership with the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center and with support from Preservation Maryland, the truss was recreated and raised on the National Mall in...
After a year of immense challenges and change, Preservation Maryland has emerged more determined than ever before. As a small nonprofit dependent on grants, corporate funding and individual giving, the economic impact of the pandemic has greatly affected our...
In the third blog post of the Maryland road trip series, travel experts Jeff and Diane navigated history in St. Mary's County. Their approach continued to be exploring the outdoors, seeking out trails, rails and different parts of history, as well as preservation and...
The Olympic Games are upon us and as the world turns its sights on Tokyo, Preservation Maryland wants to tell you about "the most amazing gold-medal story in Olympic history" - the story of Robert Garrett, a native Marylander and a former president of Preservation...
Finding funds for your preservation rehabilitation project can be complex and confusing. Fortunately, in Maryland, there are many programs designed to help private property owners maintain and rehabilitate their historic structure. Historic tax credits are a critical...
In an Executive Order announced earlier this year, Governor Larry Hogan established the Maryland Semiquincentennial Commission to coordinate the commemoration and observance of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War, and founding...
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.