News & Blog

If you’ve been following recent headlines, you know that historic preservation is facing a pivotal moment.  First and foremost, I want you to know that the team at Preservation Maryland is engaged on these issues and prepared for this...

This August, Spirited History events return with three events that pair Maryland history with some of the state's breweries, wineries, and distilleries. Made possible in part through a grant from the Maryland Department of Commerce's Maryland Alcohol Manufacturing...

For centuries, dairy farming has been an essential part of Maryland's agricultural heritage. Historic barns, creameries, springhouses, and farmsteads dot the state's countryside, telling the story of families who worked the land and supplied fresh milk, butter, and...

Today marks 250 years since British ships appeared off St. George Island, transforming a fishing and farming community into Maryland's largest Revolutionary War battlefield. On July 15, 1776, just days after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, British...

Long Branch is celebrating a major milestone with its official designation as Maryland's newest Main Street Maryland community and the opening of its new Main Street office. State and local leaders, including Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development...

Preservation Maryland is pleased to share an update on a project being undertaken in partnership with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to document and better understand Maryland’s Mid-Century-era state park resources. Building...

Preservation Maryland is soliciting lump sum bids from qualified firms for construction services to complete restoration work on the historic Williams Schoolhouse, located at 11347 Big Pool Road, Big Pool, MD 21711, within the boundaries of Fort Frederick State...

The Campaign for Historic Trades, a national workforce development program of Preservation Maryland, today announced that the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council (MATC) has approved the addition of two new occupations to its registered apprenticeship...

Today is a day 250 years in the making.  For organizations like Preservation Maryland, it seems almost surreal. We’ve been planning, discussing, organizing, acting, and implementing for well over five years to get here. We’ve planted liberty trees across our...

Every Fourth of July, we celebrate the birth of a nation. Fireworks light the sky, flags line our streets, and communities gather to reflect on the ideals of independence that took root 250 years ago. But the story of America wasn't written in a single day and wasn't...

Two hundred fifty years ago, a Baltimore postmaster printed the Declaration of Independence, a general in Annapolis handed back the very power he'd fought to win, and the "self-evident" truth that all men are created equal was left for every generation since to argue...

Maryland’s story is built one community at a time. In 2023, Preservation Maryland launched Building Communities, an initiative designed to help Marylanders explore the state’s history and architecture through hands-on paper model construction. By combining accessible...

Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce the start of rehabilitation work at Knocks Folly, one of Maryland’s most architecturally unique and distinctive historic homes. Located within the Sassafras Natural Resource Management Area in Kent County and managed by the...

It's been almost three months since the Maryland Liberty Tree Project put its first sapling in the ground at the William Paca House in Annapolis, and the project has been moving steadily across the state ever since. With Maryland's 250th anniversary year in full...

The Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational Center in Cambridge is preparing for a major grand reopening on June 13th, after a water pipe break in 2025 damaged exhibits and forced the museum to close. Rather than simply restoring the space, museum leaders used the...

As we approach July, communities across the nation gather and ponder the meaning of 250 years of American independence. 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding – and this semiquicentennial anniversary will result in endless commemorations, parades,...

Preservation Maryland is proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Heritage Fund grants, a cooperative effort between Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust. The Heritage Fund supports projects that protect and celebrate the historic places,...

As Maryland continues the difficult but necessary work of confronting overlooked chapters of our shared history, the recent unveiling of a historical marker honoring the boys who died at the former House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children in...

Baltimore’s waterfront came alive on May 14th as Baltimore gathered to celebrate the enduring legacy of the Pride of Baltimore II during the “Legacy & Horizons” rededication ceremony at Pier 1 in the Inner Harbor. The event marked several powerful milestones: the...

On May 15, 2026 Maryland Department of Natural Resources officially dedicated a new state park that preserves and interprets one of the most powerful stories of freedom, resilience, and Black leadership in our state’s history. Freedman’s State Park now protects...

For more than 250 years, the stone walls of Fort Frederick have defined one of Maryland’s most remarkable historic landscapes. Enclosing the fort’s interior grounds, these massive walls remain one of the most intact examples of an 18th century stone fortification in...

The recent grand opening of the new Visitor Experience Center at Historic Sotterley marks an important milestone for one of Maryland’s most significant historic sites and for the evolving future of how we tell complex, layered stories of place. Located along the...

Downtown Sykesville has received the 2026 Great American Main Street Award, presented by Main Street America. For communities across Maryland, Main Streets are more than just commercial corridors, they are the historic, economic, and cultural heart of place....

As the Maryland Zoo celebrates its 150th birthday, few structures better embody the layered history of the grounds than the Mansion House, an enduring symbol of transformation, resilience, and public life in Baltimore. The Mansion House, as it stands...