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[CLOSED] RFP: Falling Waters Battlefield Project Consultant

[CLOSED] RFP: Falling Waters Battlefield Project Consultant

Preservation Maryland is currently accepting proposals to complete a preservation project at the Falling Waters Battlefield in Washington County, Maryland. The project is funded by the American Battlefield Protection Program. Request for Proposals: Land Protection and...

Haunted Maryland: The Monsters Lurking in Frederick County

Reports of the Snallygaster, a strange beast prowling the woods of Frederick County, have been made since the 1730s, making it one of Maryland's oldest legends. 18th-century accounts by the early German settlers refer to the beast as a Schneller Geist or quick ghost...

Paid Internship: Preservation Maryland Seeks Video Intern

Preservation Maryland has a robust communications and outreach strategy and is currently recruiting for a paid video intern. The intern will create videos and/or animations of Preservation Maryland's major programs and projects that range from historic preservation,...

Maryland Historical Trust Releases New Statewide Preservation Plan

Maryland Historical Trust Releases New Statewide Preservation Plan

The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) recently released the new Statewide Preservation Plan, PreserveMaryland II, intended to guide preservation efforts across the state for the next five years. Preservation Maryland was part of the plan's advisory committee, and we...

The Aftermath of Antietam

The Aftermath of Antietam

As the sun set on September 17, 1862, Sharpsburg, Maryland had just witnessed the single bloodiest day in American history – a day that also forever changed the tiny rural town. Much has been...

Preservation Maryland Announces New Class of Six-to-Fix Projects

Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce the new class of Six-to-Fix projects. The Six-to-Fix program is an innovative impact-focused effort designed to help provide real solutions to big preservation challenges across the state. For 2019, Preservation Maryland...

Support for New and Expanded Rural Legacy Areas in Charles County

Smart Growth Maryland and our partners in the Smarter Growth Alliance for Charles County are supporting a proposed expansion of the Zekiah Rural Legacy Area, as well as creation of a new Nanjemoy-Mattawoman Rural Legacy Area in 2020. Show Your Support: The County...

Maryland State Fair: The Best Days of Summer

Step right up, folks! Don’t be shy! It’s time for the Best Days of Summer; the Maryland State Fair. Maryland’s State Fair has operated from the same fairgrounds in Lutherville since 1879, when fairgoers arrived via wagons and carts driven along the York Turnpike,...

Comment on the Ellicott City Watershed Master Plan Online

As part of the continued public outreach and comment period related to the Ellicott City Watershed Master Plan, Howard County has created an interactive website that allows the public to review changes to the plan and make comments to be integrated into future changes...

Baltimore City Historic Preservation Fund Grants Awarded

Preservation Maryland, in partnership with the Maryland Historical Trust, Baltimore Heritage, and the Baltimore City Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation, are proud announce the first round of grant awards from the Baltimore City Historic...

Summit Recap: Making Preservation and Smart Growth the New Normal

Summit Recap: Making Preservation and Smart Growth the New Normal

In the first Old Line State Summit since the launch of Smart Growth Maryland as a major program of Preservation Maryland, our one-day conference focused on the collaboration, advocacy, and technology needed to make preservation and conservation a reality in more and...

Made in Maryland: The First Umbrella Factory in Baltimore City

Baltimore City has the distinction of being the location of the very first umbrella factory. The Beehler Umbrella Factory was founded in 1828 by German immigrant Francis Beehler. The company's motto was, "Born in Baltimore, Raised Everywhere!" By the 20th century,...

Maryland Museum of Women’s History Launches First Online Exhibit

The Mary Edwardine Bourke Emory Foundation, Inc., led by Queen Anne's County historian, Mary Margaret Revell Goodwin, is currently restoring the ca. 1760 Bloomfield Manor to be the first home of the Maryland Museum of Women's History. [gallery link="none" columns="2"...

Live in History: Eightrupp Farm in Susquehanna State Park

Live in History: Eightrupp Farm in Susquehanna State Park

Does living in a historic house located in one of Maryland’s State Parks sound like a dream come true? Eightrupp Farm in Harford County is now available through Maryland’s Resident Curatorship Program. MORE ABOUT EIGHTRUPP/LYLE FARM Eightrupp Farm is a particularly...

Membership Gives You a Front Row Seat to Preservation in Maryland

Membership Gives You a Front Row Seat to Preservation in Maryland

As a member of Preservation Maryland you have a front row seat to the extraordinary breadth of programs which are helping save what makes Maryland, Maryland. Together, we have accomplished a great deal by focusing on preserving Maryland’s unique heritage and forging a...

Preservation Maryland Launches National Campaign for Historic Trades

Preservation Maryland Launches National Campaign for Historic Trades

After months of planning and coordination with the National Historic Preservation Training Center, a unit of the National Park Service, Preservation Maryland is pleased to officially announce a new partnership and program: The Campaign for Historic Trades. The...

Six-to-Fix Update: Crowdsourcing and Mapping LGBTQ History in Maryland

Six-to-Fix Update: Crowdsourcing and Mapping LGBTQ History in Maryland

Preservation Maryland has made uncovering LGBTQ history in Maryland a priority project through our Six-to-Fix program. Today, the 50th Anniversary of the riots at the Stonewall Inn in New York City that marks a major turning point in the fight for LGBTQ equality,...

Brief History of the Delaplaine Building in Downtown Frederick

Preservation Maryland will host Maryland's annual historic preservation conference in Frederick on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The historic Delaplaine Building will host many of the event's sessions with some sessions at McClintock Distilling and several opportunities...

Summit Session: Making Sustainability a Reality in Your Community

Many Maryland communities are advancing sustainability projects and policies to improve quality of life for residents, save money, and care for the environment. Mayor Don Briggs of Emmitsburg and former Charles County Commissioner Ken Robinson will discuss...

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.