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Heritage Fund Recipient Launches First Exhibition

Heritage Fund Recipient Launches First Exhibition

Conceived, created, and installed by Accomplished Arts Apprentices (AAA) at The Peale, their first official exhibition, The Art of Restorative Resonance, will showcase historic preservation work from the AAA program, exploring the intersection of historic restoration...

Meet the Team: Briana Paxton

Meet the Team: Briana Paxton

Preservation Maryland has welcomed seasoned historic preservation professional Briana Paxton to the team as our Revitalization Policy Analyst. In this role Briana works on researching, developing, and advocating for policies that promote sustainable development. "Our...

A Maryland Thanksgiving

A Maryland Thanksgiving

Long before European settlers arrived, Indigenous peoples across North America celebrated seasonal harvests with feasts, dances, and ceremonies. These celebrations were expressions of gratitude for nature’s bounty and were deeply tied to their spiritual beliefs. The...

Work Begins on Historic Burtis House Rehabilitation

Work Begins on Historic Burtis House Rehabilitation

Work has begun on the Historic Property Redevelopment project, the Historic Burtis House in Annapolis, in preparation for structure stabilization, part of the Phase I of the Rehabilitation Plan. At the conclusion of this preliminary phase of work, the historic Burtis...

Now Hiring: Grants Administrator

Now Hiring: Grants Administrator

Learn more about the position and how to apply below. Position Title: Grants Administrator Organization: Preservation Maryland Location: Baltimore, MD (hybrid) Reports To: Chief Development Officer Position Overview: The Grants Administrator...

Make an Election Cake to Celebrate Democracy

Make an Election Cake to Celebrate Democracy

As election day draws near there’s an opportunity to celebrate our democracy and enjoy a taste of history by baking an election cake. Never heard of one? This election day, Preservation Maryland has you covered with a cake to celebrate the right to vote.  As far...

Maryland Style Architecture: Second Empire

Maryland Style Architecture: Second Empire

Search the interweb for images of a “haunted house” and almost every picture you’ll see will be a mansard-topped, cast-iron-cresting-wearing, Second Empire style house. Mosey down the Halloween aisle at any big box emporium and you can get any number of decorations...

Only in Maryland: Pumpkin Pie Spice

Only in Maryland: Pumpkin Pie Spice

In 1934 Baltimore-based McCormick & Company, founded by Willoughby M. McCormick in 1889, formulated a mix of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice to create the first commercial blend of the now iconic fall flavor Pumpkin Pie Spice. Nutmeg, one of the four spices...

What’s This? A Mixed-Use, Walkable Halloween Town! 

What’s This? A Mixed-Use, Walkable Halloween Town! 

It's Halloween week and we're plotting our trick-or-treating route, so we're thinking walkable neighborhoods, pumpkins, and spooky celebrations which brings us to...The Nightmare Before Christmas? You'll often see Smart Growth Maryland here on the blog writing about...

The History of Witchcraft in Maryland

The History of Witchcraft in Maryland

It's almost Halloween, and we'll be sharing on-theme content all week! We're starting with a special reading of the history of witchcraft in Maryland. Although Salem is certainly the most famous American community to be beset by the mania of witchcraft, it was far...

Recap: Phoenix Rising 2024

Recap: Phoenix Rising 2024

On behalf of the entire Preservation Maryland team, thank you for making Phoenix Rising 2024 one of our most successful to date! It was a great evening at the Loom in the historic Meadow Mill building celebrating our accomplishments with the...

Register for Our National Register Road Show

Register for Our National Register Road Show

Join Preservation Maryland and Maryland Historical Trust on November 7, 2024 from 2-3pm for a webinar about the National Register of Historic Places. During this virtual program, you'll hear from MHT's National Register Administrator Jessica French about the National...

RECAP: Summit of Maryland Indigenous People and Archaeologists

RECAP: Summit of Maryland Indigenous People and Archaeologists

By Dr. Katherine Sterner, Towson University On September 6, Preservation Maryland, the Baltimore Community Archaeology Lab (BCAL) at Towson University, and the Native American Liaison Committee of the Council for Maryland Archeology (CfMA) sponsored a Summit of...

RFP: Freedman’s State Historical Park Cultural Landscape Report

RFP: Freedman’s State Historical Park Cultural Landscape Report

Preservation Maryland is soliciting proposals from qualified historic preservation professionals for a Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) of the future Freedman’s State Historical Park. To be considered as eligible, respondents must meet one or more of the Professional...

Sites of Enslavement Research Project- Public Help Needed

Sites of Enslavement Research Project- Public Help Needed

The City of Frederick recently received grant funding from the Maryland Historical Trust to research and compile a historic context study identifying sites associated with slavery.  With their partners at the African American Resources, Cultural Heritage Society of...

Barriers to Infill Development in Maryland 

Barriers to Infill Development in Maryland 

Have you ever walked past a vacant lot in an otherwise intact streetscape and wondered "why is that lot not built on?" The answers may surprise you. Infill development is one of the main strategies of Smart Growth and focuses on building on underutilized land in...

Preservation Month: Historic Property Redevelopment Week

Preservation Month: Historic Property Redevelopment Week

This week we shared program highlights and more about the value of preservation in our everyday lives. Take a look at our HPRP feature content and make sure to follow along on social each week this month! Rock Run Mill Rock Run Mill - and check out this custom sketch!...

Heritage Orgs Team for Cemetery Preservation on Maryland Day

Heritage Orgs Team for Cemetery Preservation on Maryland Day

Preservation Maryland, Historic Annapolis, and the Maryland Center for History and Culture joined forces on March 25th at St. Anne’s Cemetery in Annapolis Md. to clean historic grave markers. Preservation Maryland has led cemetery preservation workshops across the...

Building Communities Paper Model Series (pt. 2)

Building Communities Paper Model Series (pt. 2)

Preservation Maryland is excited to release the complete Building Communities paper model series, highlighting projects we've touched through grants, technical assistance, and our Historic Property Redevelopment Program. Each paper model features...

RFP: America250 Maryland Workshop Coordinator

RFP: America250 Maryland Workshop Coordinator

Preservation Maryland is soliciting proposals from qualified workshop facilitators to host a series of workshops across the Chesapeake Bay watershed in select gateway communities and to compile a summary report with the goal of facilitating the networking, planning,...

Researching the History of the Berlin House 

Researching the History of the Berlin House 

Featured image: The Berlin house circa 1900, when S. Maple Avenue was known as Third Street. The postcard misidentifies the street. Image courtesy of the Brunswick History Commission. Image directly above: The Berlin house in 2023. While some changes are evident, such...

Just Released: Building Communities Paper Model Project (pt. 1)!

Just Released: Building Communities Paper Model Project (pt. 1)!

If you saw our social media post last week featuring our handcrafted holiday mini "Maryland Main Street" you probably recognized some of the buildings that lined our historic cobblestone street. Today we're excited to release three of those paper model projects from...

Local Gift Guide 2023

Local Gift Guide 2023

Pictured above: Mid-century modern holiday houses at In Watermelon Sugar in Baltimore's Hampden neighborhood. Each year the Preservation Maryland team compiles a holiday gift guide filled with unique local merchants and makers so you can shop small and support local...

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.