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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...

Deconstruction: Building Maryland’s Sustainable Future 

Deconstruction: Building Maryland’s Sustainable Future 

As Maryland strives to meet its ambitious climate goals such as net zero emissions by 2045, innovative approaches to sustainability are essential. One approach is accelerating the circular economy – a system that reuses, recycles, and refurbishes products and...

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...

Exploring the Findings of Maryland’s ADU Task Force Report

Exploring the Findings of Maryland’s ADU Task Force Report

With the passage of SB 382 in the 2023 legislative session, Maryland paved the way to understand accessory dwelling units as a solution to the housing shortage. The Maryland ADU Task Force, chaired by Maryland Department of Planning (MDP) Secretary Rebecca Flora,...

Video Series: Discovering the Layers of History at the Antietam Battlefield

Video Series: Discovering the Layers of History at the Antietam Battlefield

On the 161st anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single day in American history, we’re featuring a few of Antietam’s untold stories and unique layers of history. Follow along with Preservation Maryland’s President and CEO Nicholas Redding as he visits the battlefield, located in Sharpsburg, Maryland.

2024 Best of Maryland Award Winners Announced

2024 Best of Maryland Award Winners Announced

The Best of Maryland awards shine a spotlight on the ceaseless work of Maryland’s volunteers, architects, artisans, legislators, and many more individuals who are doing the essential work of protecting the places that make Maryland such a special place to live, work,...

$15 Million in Catalytic Revitalization Tax Credits Available

$15 Million in Catalytic Revitalization Tax Credits Available

The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development announced the opening of the third application round of the Catalytic Revitalization Tax Credit (CRTC) program, which provides funding to rehabilitate eligible properties formerly owned by the State or...

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: Historic Preservation Research

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: Historic Preservation Research

Preservation Maryland is soliciting proposals from qualified historians/architectural historians to conduct a comprehensive historical inquiry and produce a report on the history of alcohol production in the state of Maryland. This report is part of a larger...

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: Elkridge Furnace Plank Houses

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: Elkridge Furnace Plank Houses

Preservation Maryland, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, is soliciting competitive proposals from qualified firms for design-build services for the restoration of the plank houses at the Elkridge Furnace Complex, located at 5745 Furnace...

Aged to Perfection: Historic Preservation at Rocklands Farm Winery

Aged to Perfection: Historic Preservation at Rocklands Farm Winery

Thursday, September 19, 2024 @ 5:00 PM Rocklands Farm Winery, 14531 Montevideo Rd, Poolesville, MD 20837 Join Preservation Maryland for a special evening at Montgomery County's historic Rocklands Farm! Located in the beautiful landscape of the Agricultural Reserve,...

Cooking Maryland’s Way: Voices of a Diverse Cuisine

Cooking Maryland’s Way: Voices of a Diverse Cuisine

In 1963, the Hammond-Harwood House Association published Maryland’s Way, The Hammond-Harwood House Cook Book, which includes over 700 recipes sourced from centuries old manuscript recipe books and contributions from Marylanders from across the state. Since its...

A Maritime Minute: The Choptank River Lighthouse

A Maritime Minute: The Choptank River Lighthouse

Today is National Lighthouse Day - what better time for our next installment of A Maritime Minute, sharing Maryland's unique maritime history with blogs you can get through in under a minute! The Choptank River Lighthouse brings us to Dorchester County. Originally...

Summit of Maryland Indigenous People and Archaeologists 9/6

Summit of Maryland Indigenous People and Archaeologists 9/6

The Council for Maryland Archeology's Native American Liaison Committee is partnering with Preservation Maryland and Towson University to sponsor a Summit of Maryland Indigenous People and Archaeologists on September 6. The Summit is the result of two years of...

The Chesapeake’s Oyster History

The Chesapeake’s Oyster History

It's the first day of National Oyster Week, and the Chesapeake's brackish waters are home to millions of the mollusca. Important to Maryland's cultural heritage and economic vitality, oysters also had a role in many historic buildings and in historic preservation. And...

Meet Our Fire Suppression Intern Working in Downtown Frederick

Meet Our Fire Suppression Intern Working in Downtown Frederick

Preservation Maryland Fire Suppression intern, Caroline Sewell, is assisting the Downtown Frederick Partnership with a survey of fire suppression systems within the district. The goal from this survey is to develop recommendations of how the district could better...

Historic Sites of Ocean City, Maryland

Historic Sites of Ocean City, Maryland

Is it summer in Maryland if you didn’t head downy ocean, hon? With a few more weeks of summer left, there’s still time for a visit. And it wouldn’t be a Preservation Maryland post if we didn’t tell you about Ocean City’s history and unique historic sites. 

Maryland Awards More Than $5 Million in Heritage Project Grants

Maryland Awards More Than $5 Million in Heritage Project Grants

Governor Wes Moore announced 87 matching grant awards totaling $5.19 million for Maryland nonprofits, local jurisdictions, and heritage tourism organizations by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority. Grant funding will support heritage tourism projects and activities...

Heritage Orgs Advocate for Cultural Resources Challenge Act

Heritage Orgs Advocate for Cultural Resources Challenge Act

More than 100 diverse organizations, including Preservation Maryland, have signed onto a letter, spearheaded by The National Parks Conservation Association, urging Congress to pass the Cultural Resource Challenge Act of 2024 (H.R. 7936). This legislation, when...

The Origin of the “Old Line State”

The Origin of the “Old Line State”

In 1776, American independence was anything but certain. Maryland troops under General Washington fought a pitched battle that may have saved the entire army and earned the state its nickname; The Old Line State. On August 27, 1776, the British Army, under the command...

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...

Events

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