Preservation News

PresMD CEO Appointed to Maryland 250 Commission by Governor Moore

PresMD CEO Appointed to Maryland 250 Commission by Governor Moore

Governor Wes Moore has announced the appointment of the Maryland 250 Commission, including Preservation Maryland’s President & CEO Nicholas Redding. This Commission was created in July 2023 by Executive Order 01.01.2023.10, rescinding a 2021 Executive Order...

10 Projects Awarded $20 Million+ in Historic Revitalization Tax Credits

10 Projects Awarded $20 Million+ in Historic Revitalization Tax Credits

Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the original inhabitants of the Americas – the first people who called this land home. Today we’re sharing an assortment of Preservation Maryland grant-funded projects, cultural heritage features, and resources so you can explore the histories that are a elemental part of life in Maryland.

Governor Moore Announces Project to Rebury Ancestral Human Remains of African Descent

Governor Moore Announces Project to Rebury Ancestral Human Remains of African Descent

Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the original inhabitants of the Americas – the first people who called this land home. Today we’re sharing an assortment of Preservation Maryland grant-funded projects, cultural heritage features, and resources so you can explore the histories that are a elemental part of life in Maryland.

Community Archaeology @ Herring Run Park

Community Archaeology @ Herring Run Park

Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the original inhabitants of the Americas – the first people who called this land home. Today we’re sharing an assortment of Preservation Maryland grant-funded projects, cultural heritage features, and resources so you can explore the histories that are a elemental part of life in Maryland.

Phoenix Rising 2023 [Recap and Photo Gallery]

Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the original inhabitants of the Americas – the first people who called this land home. Today we’re sharing an assortment of Preservation Maryland grant-funded projects, cultural heritage features, and resources so you can explore the histories that are a elemental part of life in Maryland.

Best of Maryland Winner Spotlight: The Peale Center, The Phoenix Award

Best of Maryland Winner Spotlight: The Peale Center, The Phoenix Award

Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the original inhabitants of the Americas – the first people who called this land home. Today we’re sharing an assortment of Preservation Maryland grant-funded projects, cultural heritage features, and resources so you can explore the histories that are a elemental part of life in Maryland.

Senator Ben Cardin to Receive Best of Maryland President’s Award

Senator Ben Cardin to Receive Best of Maryland President’s Award

Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the original inhabitants of the Americas – the first people who called this land home. Today we’re sharing an assortment of Preservation Maryland grant-funded projects, cultural heritage features, and resources so you can explore the histories that are a elemental part of life in Maryland.

Preservation Maryland Receives Funding for Ellicott City Project

Preservation Maryland Receives Funding for Ellicott City Project

Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the original inhabitants of the Americas – the first people who called this land home. Today we’re sharing an assortment of Preservation Maryland grant-funded projects, cultural heritage features, and resources so you can explore the histories that are a elemental part of life in Maryland.

Best of Maryland Winner Spotlight: Lewis Contractors, Stewardship Award

Best of Maryland Winner Spotlight: Lewis Contractors, Stewardship Award

Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the original inhabitants of the Americas – the first people who called this land home. Today we’re sharing an assortment of Preservation Maryland grant-funded projects, cultural heritage features, and resources so you can explore the histories that are a elemental part of life in Maryland.

Announcing Our 2023 Best of Maryland Award Winners

Announcing Our 2023 Best of Maryland Award Winners

Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the original inhabitants of the Americas – the first people who called this land home. Today we’re sharing an assortment of Preservation Maryland grant-funded projects, cultural heritage features, and resources so you can explore the histories that are a elemental part of life in Maryland.

What You Can Expect at Phoenix Rising 2023

What You Can Expect at Phoenix Rising 2023

Our annual fundraising event Phoenix Rising is a time to gather with colleagues, partners, and supporters to celebrate our ongoing work rehabilitating important historic structures, providing grants to at-risk historic places, training tradespeople, advocating for preservation policies, and fighting for common sense smart growth in some of the fastest-growing communities in Maryland.

Event Recap: An Antietam Evening

Event Recap: An Antietam Evening

Last week the Preservation Maryland team hosted a book release party celebrating Scott Hartwig’s newest book, I Dread the Thought of the Place: The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign, which sheds light on the visceral experience of the battle and the emotional aftermath for those who survived.

¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana and L’shanah Tovah!

¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana and L’shanah Tovah!

September 15th marks the start of two important cultural observances, Hispanic Heritage Month and the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana. Read more about the history of each community in Maryland, resources, and the overlap in Jewish and Hispanic heritage.

Heritage Fund Application Now Open

Heritage Fund Application Now Open

Established in 1994, the Heritage Fund is a cooperative effort of Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust, which provides direct assistance for the protection of historical and cultural resources and promotes innovative demonstration projects that can be successfully replicated to meet Maryland’s historic preservation needs.

New Designation for a Church Destroyed by Civil War

New Designation for a Church Destroyed by Civil War

Members of the Antietam Institute helped hoist a new set of Civil War Trails signs into place where the Mount Calvary Lutheran Church once stood. This is the first Civil War Trails (CWT) site in downtown Sharpsburg officially adding the beautiful community to the multi-state program. The church was damaged beyond repair during the September 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam.

Celebrating 107 Years of The National Park Service

Celebrating 107 Years of The National Park Service

Happy 107th birthday to The National Park Service! Created on August 25, 1916 to “preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations” there are now more than 400 national parks and many programs that reach communities around the country—many in Maryland.

Messaging Guide For Local Preservation Programs From NAPC

Messaging Guide For Local Preservation Programs From NAPC

Do you work within or a support historic preservation programming? The National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC) recently created a guide with significant input from NAPC members and colleagues to help individuals and organizations have more...

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.