Museums Store Sunday is a great reason to get to a Maryland museum gift shop or to support them by doing some online shopping! Museum Store Sunday is presented by the Museum Store Association and has participation from every state and even has an international reach....
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Maryland State Archives Releases Two New Books
In 2020, the Maryland State Archives published two new, very useful tomes about Maryland history: a comprehensive 250 year history of the State House in Annapolis and a new edition of A Guide to the History of Slavery in Maryland. Both are available for sale. FROM THE...
Two New Consultants Selected to Lead Battlefield Preservation Projects
As a part of Preservation Maryland's Battlefield Preservation Campaign, the organization selected two consultants to lead projects in western and southern Maryland. south mountain battlefield project expands Frederick & Washington Counties On the South Mountain...
Haunted History: The Wizard of South Mountain – Michael Zittle
On this week’s PreserveCast, we’re taking a departure from our normal programming to bring you a tale of old – a tale told here in the foothills, scarps and hillocks of the Appalachians. In these blue hills of Maryland, as the chill of autumn arrives and we approach...
Participate in a Virtual Public Meeting about the Future of Falling Waters Battlefield
Preservation Maryland has selected Hanbury Preservation Consulting to complete a preservation project at the Falling Waters Battlefield in Washington County, Maryland. The project is funded by the American Battlefield Protection Program and is now in the public...
Six-to-Fix: Finding Fort Tonoloway: Investigative Preservation Project & New Public Report
After months of exhaustive research, Preservation Maryland and its consultant, Rivanna Archaeological Services, completed the effort to trace the history, context, and potential location of the long-missing French and Indian War-era Fort Tonoloway on Maryland's...
Preservation Maryland Completes Statewide LGBTQ Heritage Context Study
During National LGBTQ History Month, Preservation Maryland is proud to announce the completion and acceptance of Maryland’s groundbreaking LGBTQ Historic Context Study. The Context Study is a milestone in Preservation Maryland’s multi-year commitment to LGBTQ heritage...
Legislation Introduced to Designate Parts of Southern Maryland as a National Heritage Area
Senator Ben Cardin and Congressman Steny Hoyer, with Senator Chris Van Hollen as an original co-sponsor, have introduced federal legislation that would designate the existing Southern Maryland State Heritage Area known as Destination Southern Maryland as a National...
Preservation Maryland Receives National Grant to Laser Scan Structures Associated with the Underground Railroad
Preservation Maryland received a $20,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation through the Bartus Trew Providence Grant program to bring a team of specialists from the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, a program of the...
Archaeology on Jonathan Street Uncovers History Hagerstown’s African American Community
Last month, at the invitation of Preservation Maryland, the Maryland State Highway Administration conducted an archaeological investigation of 417 North Jonathan Street – a property purchased by Preservation Maryland as a part of the organization's property...
Job Opportunity: Advocacy Associate
Preservation Maryland is currently recruiting for an Advocacy Associate, a full-time, 12-month term position to join our team and participate in our wide-ranging advocacy efforts and programs. Organization Background Founded in 1931, Preservation Maryland has been a...
[FILLED] Job Opportunity: Property Redevelopment Project Manager
Preservation Maryland is currently recruiting for a Property Redevelopment Project Manager, a full-time, 12-month term position to join our team and support our dynamic redevelopment program. Organization Background Founded in 1931, Preservation Maryland has been a...
Photos & Video: Phoenix Rising 2020: Unique Celebration of Maryland History at Bengies Drive-In
Bengies Drive-In is Maryland’s last drive-in theatre, boasts the U.S.’s largest screen…and hosted this year’s Phoenix Rising fundraiser. As the sunset and a drizzle started on October 1st, dozens of cars lined up to enter historic Bengies Drive-In near the Baltimore...
Best of Maryland: Craftspeople of Enoch Pratt Free Library Restoration Project honored with Preservation Artisan Award
Baltimore City’s ca. 1933 Enoch Pratt Free Library Central Library is the flagship location of one of the oldest public library systems in the United States, and through the work of many skills hands during an extraordinary renovation and modernization project, the...
Best of Maryland: State Department of General Services Presented Stewardship Award for Historic Annapolis Post Office Project
Under the direction of the Maryland Department of General Services, one of Annapolis’s historic post offices just underwent a world-class comprehensive adaptive reuse program to restore the deteriorated Georgian Revival architecture and to convert its interior space...
Best of Maryland Awards: Expert House Movers, Family-Owned Business, Recognized with President’s Award
Did you see the Galloway mansion floating across the Chesapeake Bay on the local news or a viral video clip online? That was the work of Sharptown, Maryland-based, Expert House Movers, a national leader in structural lifting and transport. MORE ABOUT THE COMPANY...
Announcing Three National Inaugural Harrison Goodall Preservation Fellowship Awards
The National Park Service, in partnership with Preservation Maryland, is pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural Harrison Goodall Preservation Fellowship – three awards that will support innovation and professional growth in the field of historic...
Best of Maryland: Cultural Landscape Assessment of Kent County earns Smart Growth Excellence Award
Kent County, Maryland’s picturesque historic and natural resources were the subject of a model report which confirmed the unique and unparalleled opportunities for preservation in this eastern shore county. For their inspired and innovative undertaking of the...
Executive Director Nicholas Redding Named One of Baltimore Business Journal’s 40 Under 40
Preservation Maryland’s Executive Director Nicholas Redding has been named one of Baltimore Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 for his leadership and commitment to his chosen field of work: historic preservation – a field with an ethical and practical focus on saving...
Best of Maryland: CASA de Maryland Recognized with Stewardship Award for Historic Belnord Theatre Project
CASA de Maryland is a Latino and immigration advocacy and assistance organization with satellite offices in Pennsylvania and Virginia. Here in Maryland, the non-profit organization had been serving the community for several years from East Fayette Street, a few blocks...
Best of Maryland: Washington Grove Historic Sign Volunteer Team Celebrated with Community Choice Award
When Washington Grove transitioned from a summer resort to an incorporated town, much of the rustic camp character of this special place carried on including their approach to handcrafting their street signs. Starting in 1937, citizens built, painted, installed, and...
Best of Maryland Awards: James Castle of the Brunswick Heritage Museums Honored With Harrison Volunteer Award
A native of Brunswick, Maryland in Frederick County, James Castle is a model citizen, dedicated volunteers, skilled historian, and stalwart preservationist…sometimes known as Brakeman Jim, while giving free tours to heritage tourists or local senior citizens. In 2015,...
9/11 History in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
Dedicated on September 11, 2011, the 9/11 Memorial of Maryland at Baltimore's World Trade Center honors the extraordinary heroism, commitment, and sacrifice of Maryland’s 9/11 victims, rescuers, first responders, and their families. Located at the base of the I.M....
Webinar Recap: Considering Authenticity in Researching & Interpreting the Underground Railroad
Given the illegal nature of its operations, sites of the Underground Railroad across the United States were often hidden and secret. That necessity now presents a challenge to preservationists dedicated to identifying, preserving, and interpreting these important...
Best of Maryland: The Center for Health Care and Healthy Living at the Baltimore Hebrew Orphan Asylum Earns the Phoenix Award
Preservation Maryland recently presented the organizations 2020 Best of Maryland “The Phoenix Award” to the project team and community stakeholders of the large-scale renovation project at the Center For Health Care and Healthy Living at the Baltimore Hebrew Orphan...
Best of Maryland: Evergreen Heritage Center Foundation Recognized With Stewardship Award
The Evergreen Barn in Allegany County is believed to be the last remaining 18th-century barn in Western Maryland and was the site of concerted preservation and reuse effort to reimagine the future of this stunning barn. Kickstarted by a feasibility study in 2015,...
New Report: 10 Key Facts About the Baltimore Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program
Leading preservation economics firm, PlaceEconomics recently completed an analysis of Baltimore City's Historic Preservation Tax Credit program that supports positive assumptions about the value of the credit, and brings to light new information about the use and...
Preservation Maryland Releases New Season of Ballot & Beyond with Maryland Women’s Heritage Center
Citizens across the country celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment this August and Preservation Maryland contributed to the expansion of new research and interest on the complex history of the Women’s Suffrage movement and legacy by...
Best of Maryland: Odenton Heritage Society Recognized with Best of Maryland Community Choice Award
Preservation Maryland recently presented members of the Odenton Heritage Society with a Best of Maryland award for their well-established commitment to promoting the town’s railroad history and leading the charge to preserve and reuse three of the town's historic...
Best of Maryland Awards Announcement: Celebrating the Best of Maryland’s History and Heritage in 2020
In these difficult times, Preservation Maryland is honored to shine a spotlight on the ceaseless work of our Best of Maryland Award winners - volunteers, architects, artisans, and legislators doing the essential work of protecting the places that make Maryland such a...
Landmarking Basics in Talbot County
February 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmSpirited History at McClintock Distilling Co.
March 9 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pmHeritage Fund FY25 Office Hours – March
March 14 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pmCemetery Preservation Basics at the Carroll County Public Library
Join Preservation Maryland at the Carroll County Public Library – Finksburg Branch, on Monday,...
March 17 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmResearching Your Historic Property in Talbot County
March 22 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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.