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Resources
Historic Anchor Institutions of Baltimore’s Pennsylvania Avenue Black Arts and Entertainment District
Maryland was one of the first states to coordinate support for cultural institutions and working artists with revitalization placemaking efforts as Arts & Entertainment Districts. One of the state's 28 Arts & Entertainment Districts is focused specifically on...
Baltimore National Heritage Area Grants Boost City Cultural Organizations
The Baltimore National Heritage Area (BNHA) has recently announced eight deserving projects and organizations that will receive vital preservation funding through the agency's Small Capital Grant Award program. In a press release on their website about the grant...
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Action Alert [HB865/SB659]: Maryland’s Small Commercial Historic Tax Credit Must Stay Active
Maryland's Small Commercial Historic Tax Credit program has run out of money and requires immediate funding. This week, Senate and House committees will hold hearings for HB865/SB659 that would extend the life of this vital program by increasing the authorized funding...
[CLOSED] RFP: Documenting Maryland’s Education History: A Context Study of School Architecture
Preservation Maryland is seeking proposals from consultants with demonstrated expertise in the preparation of historic context reports. The project is funded by a grant to Preservation Maryland from the Maryland Historical Trust's Non-Capital Preservation Grant...
African American Heritage Preservation Projects Receive $1 Million in Grants
On February 2, 2021, during Black History Month, the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture and the Maryland Historical Trust announced newly awarded African American Historic Preservation Program Grant recipients. The Maryland Commission on...
New Report: Economic Impact of the Maryland Heritage Areas
A newly released study that took a comprehensive look at the Maryland Heritage Area Authority and found that the 13 Heritage Areas across the state generated more than $2.4 billion in economic impact! The study was completed by the consulting firm of Parker Philips...
Priority Preservation Issues for the 2021 Legislative Session
Today marks the start of the 442nd Session of the Maryland General Assembly. While this session may not look like those of years past due to Covid-19 precautions, Preservation Maryland stands ready to be the voice of historic preservation in Annapolis. We have a full...
Preservation Organizations Make $50,000 Investment in Baltimore Revitalization Projects
Seven preservation and revitalization projects in Baltimore City have been awarded a total of $50,000 through the Baltimore City Historic Preservation Fund. The projects represent a wide variety of challenges and opportunities – all focused on preserving neighborhood...
Panel Recap: Inclusive Public History & Preservation Planning: LGBTQ History in Montgomery County and Maryland
A collective of Maryland organizations and agencies have undertaken and completed a groundbreaking research document, the Maryland LGBTQ Historic Context Study – and is only the second state in the nation to do so. The report released in September 2020, illuminates...
Maryland State Historic Tax Credit to Support Seven New Rehabilitation Projects
As a result of Preservation Maryland and its many partners’ ongoing advocacy, seven projects across Maryland recently received over $9 million in historic tax credit funding. As a result, over $33 million worth of projects will move forward – underscoring the...
Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Lifts Cash Match Requirement for Preservation Grants
The Maryland Heritage Areas Authority has removed the substantial cash match requirement from grant requirements in an effort to make the program more accessible and flexible to applicants. Upcoming Deadline: The FY 2022 Maryland Heritage Areas Grant round is now...
PreserveCast: 2020 Podcast-in-Review & Top Ten Episodes
Preservation Maryland's Executive Director Nicholas Redding is the host of PreserveCast, a podcast with a worldwide listenership that explores the broad world of preservation from every angle – from drones to mudlarking and everything in between. Preservation Maryland...
Preservation Maryland Receives Funding from Maryland Humanities to Support Women’s History Podcast Project
Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce it has received a grant award from Maryland Humanities' Voices and Votes Electoral Engagement Project to support the expansion of the organization's Ballot & Beyond women's history project. Preservation Maryland will...
Economic Report Finds Cumberland at a Crossroads: Preservation or Demolition
Placeeconomics has prepared and released a report about the economic impact of historic preservation in the western Maryland City of Cumberland. The 96-page report makes the case for historic preservation with clarity: "Where public resources are limited, it is...
Preservation Grant Program Invests in Stewardship of Heritage Tourism Anchors During Difficult Times
Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust are pleased to award over $50,000 in grant funds to several significant heritage tourism destinations, including Main Streets, open spaces, historic sites, and cultural attractions. The statewide Heritage Fund...
Virtual Public Meetings Convene Dozens of Stakeholders to Discuss Falling Waters Battlefield Plans
Under contract with Preservation Maryland, Hanbury Preservation Consulting conducted two virtual public meetings earlier this month for a project related to the future of Falling Waters Battlefield in Washington County, Maryland. Preservation Maryland selected Hanbury...
Webinar Recap: Researching Underground Railroad History in Maryland for NPS Network to Freedom Applications
Based on the interest in our previous webinar about authentic storytelling along the Underground Railroad, Preservation Maryland worked with our partners to host a free webinar specifically about Underground Railroad research in Maryland and taking the needed steps to...
Our Grants Save Maryland Treasures & Help Revitalize Historic Communities
When you donate to Preservation Maryland, you are donating to the heart of Maryland’s historic communities. Each year deserving community organizations are turned down for grant funds because of a lack of grant funds. Your gift can make the difference between – lost...
A Sampling of Stone Structures on the National Register in Maryland, Southern Pennsylvania, and Delaware
While we have all found our activities to be limited during the Pandemic, there remain some that are both safe and rewarding. For Preservation Maryland's President of the Board, Tom Spencer, an enjoyable activity has been searching out and photographing historic stone...
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...
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...
Webinar Recap: Post-War Suburbs: Balancing Car-Focused Design with New Planning Goals
As more suburban communities become eligible for historic designation what considerations should preservationists consider as we weigh the balance of preservation and adaptation in these neighborhoods? Preservation Maryland convened a panel of experts to discuss. That...
New Rural Historic Preservation Grant Program Announced for Frederick County
Frederick County has recently announced the creation of the Rural Historic Preservation Grant Program that would provide grants up to $50,000 to individual land owners and non-profits for the restoration or rehabilitation of historically significant houses, barns, and...
Webinar Recap: New Tools & Programs for Cemetery Documentation in Maryland
Individual efforts, often led by small organizations and volunteers are one of the most common ways that historic cemeteries are maintained and preserved. Yet, there are still hidden and undocumented burial grounds - creating a challenge at the regional and statewide...
Updated: Five Grant Opportunities for Baltimore-Based History & Cultural Projects
Historic open spaces, museums, and community originations have served as beacons of culture and context for today's challenges. The following five grant opportunities are open to statewide and Baltimore-based organizations, sites, and projects in support of continuing...
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...
Webinar Recording: Creating a Protective Conservation District in a Rural Small Town: Case Study from Brunswick, Maryland
How does a conservation district differ from a historic district - and it is right for your town? The City of Brunswick, Maryland, a town in rural Frederick County, is undertaking an initiative to create protections for their historic communities in the form of a...
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...
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...
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.