2025 was a remarkable year for Preservation Maryland, filled with stories of community impact, historic preservation in action, and opportunities for Marylanders to connect with the places that define our state’s heritage. Across the year, our blog, programs, and projects highlighted how preservation strengthens communities, commemorates history, and fosters collaboration.
Our most-read blog posts of 2025 tell a larger story about how Marylanders engage with preservation. Readers sought out information on funding and policy, celebrated preservation successes, and followed projects transforming historic places for new public use. These top-performing posts offer insight into the issues and opportunities shaping preservation across the state.
Preservation Maryland Announces 2025 Maryland Maritime Heritage Grant Awardees
Readers turned to this post to see how preservation funding was supporting maritime communities, vessels, and stories across Maryland.
https://preservationmaryland.org/preservation-maryland-announces-2025-maryland-maritime-heritage-grant-awardees/
Our 2025 Best of Maryland Award Winners
This story drew readers by celebrating the people and projects strengthening Maryland’s historic places and showing what preservation success looks like statewide.
https://preservationmaryland.org/our-2025-best-of-maryland-award-winners/
Preservation Maryland Leads Ellicott City Jail Rehabilitation with University of Maryland as Anchor Partner
Audiences followed this update to learn how a long-vacant landmark is being transformed into a public resource through collaboration, education, and adaptive reuse.
https://preservationmaryland.org/preservation-maryland-leads-ellicott-city-jail-rehabilitation-with-university-of-maryland-as-anchor-partner/
Maryland State Legislative Session Concludes with Major Victories for Historic Preservation
Readers relied on this recap to understand how state policy decisions would impact preservation funding, advocacy, and local communities.
https://preservationmaryland.org/session2025/
Honoring Indigenous Heritage Through Action and Partnership
Audiences connected with this piece for its focus on collaboration, respect, and efforts to center Indigenous voices in preservation work.
https://preservationmaryland.org/honoring-indigenous-heritage-through-action-partnership/
Doors Open — and So Does Possibility
Readers were drawn to this story for its exploration of how opening historic buildings to the public builds connection, access, and renewed community interest.
https://preservationmaryland.org/doors-open-and-so-does-possibility/
Preservation Maryland Receives Partnership Award from Towson University
This post highlighted the value of collaboration in preservation, showing how partnerships expand research, education, and public engagement.
https://preservationmaryland.org/preservation-maryland-receives-partnership-award-from-towson-university/
Powering People & Places: Preservation Maryland at the Main Street Maryland Conference — Coverage of Preservation Maryland’s participation in the 2025 Main Street Maryland Conference and broader conversations about the future of community preservation.
https://preservationmaryland.org/powering-people-places-preservation-maryland-at-the-main-street-maryland-conference/
2025 Heritage Fund Awardees — A follow‑up announcement of the projects funded through the FY25 Heritage Fund in partnership with the Maryland Historical Trust.
https://preservationmaryland.org/2025-heritage-fund-awardees/
Statement on Md’s Historic Revitalization Tax Credit Cut — Preservation Maryland’s response to state budget decisions affecting the Historic Revitalization Tax Credit and advocacy context for preservation funding.
https://preservationmaryland.org/statement-on-mds-historic-revitalization-tax-credit-cut/
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