Mallows Bay, a unique cultural and ecological site in Charles County, is one step closer to being designated as the Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary and Marylanders now have the opportunity to show their support. Paddle on to find out more about the...
Does living in a historic house located within one of Maryland’s scenic State Parks, Natural Resource Management Areas or other protected state lands sound like a dream come true? Old Warfield Farm in Patuxent River State Park is now available through Maryland’s...
This Tuesday, dozens of Marylanders joined together in Annapolis to deliver a strong message of the importance of historic preservation to the health and wealth of our Old Line State. Preservation Maryland is proud to convene this annual meeting of advocates that has...
Did you Know? Babe Ruth, then George Herman Ruth, Jr., was born in Pigtown in Baltimore City on February 6, 1895. That house still stands and is now the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum, and there are many more Baltimore locations important to this Hall-of-Famer's...
This tour is sold out! Please enter your name of the wait list here. Here's an an opportunity to understand the Battle of Antietam in a new way - from a kayak right down in Antietam Creek. On September 17, the anniversary of the Battle, Preservation Maryland invites...
Community Forklift in Hyattsville is one of many awesome non-profit reuse centers in Maryland; they take unwanted buildings materials and offer them to the public along with training and education to keep the cost of home repairs affordable throughout the community....
In a major victory for preservation advocacy, the fiscal year 2018 Maryland budget partially restores grant funding for critical programs. Now we need your help to make sure these funds remain in the budget. Funding for Maryland's survey and research, and capital...
Take a moment to peer into the window of the over 36 year of Douglas Claytor, a Maryland resident, a preservation advocate, and a skilled preservation practitioner and teacher. Doug's had a hand in many of Maryland's great restoration projects - and he's committed to...
On the busy corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Willow Lane in Bethesda sits the Farm Women’s Cooperative Market, a Montgomery County institution celebrating the 85th anniversary of their opening day in 1932. PART OF A NATIONAL MOVEMENT At the onset of the Great...
We're asking you - all of you - to help put a new roof on the important South Mountain Battlefield farmstead at the Shafer Farm. Our $2,500 fundraising goal will off-set the cost of a crew of roofers from the Durable Slate Company to make the roof last through the...
At this week's Finance Committee confirmation hearings for Steven Mnuchin, President Trump's nominee to head the Treasury Department, Maryland Senator Ben Cardin took the opportunity to defend the historic rehab tax credit program and request the support of the new...
PreserveCast is where historic preservation meets technology, and this episode features Belinda Kilby, of the Maryland-based drone photography and videography company, Elevated Element. They have already put their expertise to great use in partnership with...
Not able to join us at one of our Town Hall events earlier this January? We've got you covered. Check out our presentation that highlights our work, priorities and how you can make a difference in your own community. Preservation Maryland hosted several Town Hall...
The Burkittsville Preservation Alliance, owners of the Shafer Farm, have been busy taking small, and necessary steps to safeguard the property. Here's an update: One of the major tenants of Preservation Maryland's Six-to-Fix program is the participation of the...
Communities across Maryland benefit from the Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit - and it is now seriously threatened by comprehensive tax reform. We need your help. The Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit has supported nearly 500 redevelopment projects in Maryland that...
The National Park Service recently announced the distribution of African American Civil Rights grants that includes two Maryland projects; surveying African American community spaces in Anne Arundel County and collecting oral histories related to Lillie Carrol...
Welcome to Preservation Maryland's PreserveCast. I'm your host, Nick Redding. I'm very excited to welcome you to our very first episode...that's how history is made with Preservation Maryland's very first podcast. Listen in! LISTEN ONLINE NOW WHAT IS A PRESERVATION...
Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce a new initiative and program for the 85-year old organization; a weekly preservation podcast. PreserveCast, as it is known, will look at the intersection of preservation and technology and the way the future is shaping our...
On this day in 1784, our Maryland State House hosted members of the Continental Congress to sign the Treaty of Paris - the document that officially ended the Revolutionary War and acknowledged the United States to be free, sovereign, and independent from Britain! And...
On January 11, 2017, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel announced that Schifferstadt in Frederick County has met the distinction of exceptional value to the history of the United States and was named a National Historic Landmark - the highest historic honor in the...
Maryland's state legislative session has begun - and as Preservation Maryland advocates on behalf of our state's historic, cultural, and natural resources, we want to know: do you have our back? Your voice matters, and we've made it easy for you to participate: GET...
Through our Six-to-Fix program, Preservation Maryland has joined our partners in conservation, including the Kent Conservation and Preservation Alliance, to help to prevent the often permanent alteration of Maryland's historic rural farm land by dispersed energy...
St. Vincent de Paul Church has been a Baltimore institution since 1841 and is the oldest Roman Catholic parish in Baltimore to operate continuously in its original church structure. The church’s slender, 150-foot, Georgian style tower capped with a copper dome is a...
Music has existed in many ways and in many contexts in Maryland’s history, but one style that has made a big mark on the state’s history is American folk music, and later bluegrass. Please read and listen on to the next installment of Preservation Maryland's blog...
If you follow our blog, you may remember that the Preservation Maryland Board Vice President Diane Caslow has a goal to travel to all of Maryland’s 24 counties in the next 24 months. And her adventure continues with a visit to Annapolis for a capital Christmas. A...
Take your pick of historic New Year locales in Maryland: a family-friendly event in downtown Annapolis, an oak bar in an historic paddleboat or a Prohibition-era bar in Baltimore, or on Berlin's Main Street, one of America's Coolest Small Towns. At any location,...
In 2002, Dr. James and Gena Clifton were constructing new outbuildings on their farm in Bushwood, when they discovered old shards of pottery. They did the right thing in contacting local archaeologists, and future professional digs supported by the Heritage Fund...
The Maryland General Assembly sessions opens on January 11, 2017 - and Preservation Maryland wants you to be ready to advocate for historic preservation from day one! Please join us for one of our Preservation Town Halls happening across the state in early January:...
Preservation Maryland is the first and foremost historic preservation organization in Maryland. We work to bring technical assistance, capacity building, and economic revitalization to communities across the state - and we want to show you. Earlier this month, we hit...
There are five structures on the Civil War-era Shafer Farm property located in Frederick County that would have served distinct purposes for the running of a farm business and household. Preservation Maryland and the Burkittsville Preservation Association have...
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.