Battlefields

Video Series: Discovering the Layers of History at the Antietam Battlefield

Video Series: Discovering the Layers of History at the Antietam Battlefield

On the 161st anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single day in American history, we’re featuring a few of Antietam’s untold stories and unique layers of history. Follow along with Preservation Maryland’s President and CEO Nicholas Redding as he visits the battlefield, located in Sharpsburg, Maryland.

An Antietam Evening: A Book Release Party for Scott Hartwig

An Antietam Evening: A Book Release Party for Scott Hartwig

Join us Wednesday, September 13 from 6:30-8p at McClintock Distilling in Frederick to celebrate Scott Hartwig and the release of his latest book, I Dread the Thought of the Place: The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign. The book release party will...

RFP: Wayfinding Signage Planning – Updated

RFP: Wayfinding Signage Planning – Updated

Preservation Maryland, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, is soliciting proposals from qualified professional consultants to develop a wayfinding signage plan and a message schedule for the South Mountain battleground sites located in...

Preservation, Planning, and Consensus-building at Falling Waters

Preservation, Planning, and Consensus-building at Falling Waters

In July 1863, a tired and defeated Army of Northern Virginia arrived at the banks of the Potomac River at Williamsport, Maryland. Its invasion of the North, its second in two years, had met a bloody end at the Battle of Gettysburg in nearby Pennsylvania. Now it limped...

Maryland Bravery at the Battle of the Bulge

Maryland Bravery at the Battle of the Bulge

In the early morning hours of December 16, 1944, the last major German counteroffensive of World War II was launched headlong into unsuspecting American forces. Over the next twenty-one days of sustained fighting, in what has since been known to history at the "Battle...

Ancestor Appreciation Day: What About The Unsavory Legacies?

Ancestor Appreciation Day: What About The Unsavory Legacies?

Local, state, tribal, and federal agencies use data about ancestry to plan - and evaluate - government programs and policies to ensure that they equitably serve the needs of all groups. As preservationists, this heritage and history are of interest as we work to...

This Day in History: The Battle of Gettysburg

This Day in History: The Battle of Gettysburg

In late June of 1863, nearly 150,000 soldiers moved through the narrow and dusty roads of Maryland towards the devastating clash at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, just a few miles north of the Mason-Dixon line. While the battle unfolded on the fields surrounding...

Preservation Maryland Welcomes Preservation Initiatives Manager

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...

Internship Opportunity at South Mountain State Battlefield

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...

Join Our Team: Preservation Initiatives Manager

Join Our Team: Preservation Initiatives Manager

Preservation Maryland is currently recruiting for a Preservation Initiatives Manager, a full-time position, to join our team. POSITION DESCRIPTION | Preservation Initiatives Manager This is a full-time position which will manage and oversee the broad range of...

Webinar Recap: Can Archaeologists and Relic Hunters Work Together?

Webinar Recap: Can Archaeologists and Relic Hunters Work Together?

Online Old Line State Summit Session Relic hunting has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic with families looking for socially distanced, outdoor activities. Most of these history-lovers are unaware that sensitive historic sites might be damaged in the process....

Poll: Significant Majority of Marylanders Support Program Open Space

Poll: Significant Majority of Marylanders Support Program Open Space

In a recent statewide poll conducted of likely voters, 90% of Marylanders expressed support for Program Open Space, a state program that supports the acquisition, conservation, and improvements at Maryland's natural resources Additionally, 64% of Marylanders were...

Momentum Building for Expansion of Campaign for Historic Trades

Momentum Building for Expansion of Campaign for Historic Trades

Over the course of a challenging year, the Campaign for Historic Trades has continued to invest in the future of this critical training program -- and in 2021 this national programmatic effort of Preservation Maryland is poised to improve the future of historic trades...

Annual Fund 2020: Two Special Giving Incentives

Annual Fund 2020: Two Special Giving Incentives

I joined Preservation Maryland as Director of Development this summer, amidst a global pandemic, civil unrest, and a presidential election on the horizon. In these past few tumultuous months, one thing is clear – history is happening. Preservation Maryland does not...

  • Phoenix Rising 2024

    Each fall Preservation Maryland comes together with the greater preservation community to celebrate ...

    October 17 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 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.