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Join Our Team: Preservation Initiatives Manager
Preservation Maryland is currently recruiting for a Preservation Initiatives Manager, a full-time position, to join our team. POSITION DESCRIPTION | Preservation Initiatives Manager This is a full-time position which will manage and oversee the broad range of...
Preservation Initiatives Manager to Depart After 9 Years with Organization
After more than nine years with the Preservation Maryland, Jessica Feldt, our Preservation Initiatives Manager, will be leaving the organization. Jess has worn countless hats here, and we will greatly miss her and the value she brought to the work we do every day. The...
Preservation In Action: Hogan Administration Announces the First Catalytic Revitalization Tax Credit Award
“What should the State of Maryland do with large vacant historic complexes?” In 2019 Preservation Maryland's advocacy team, elected officials, and other stakeholders sought to answer just that. A committee was formed and the project team chose three undeveloped...
Our Heart Belongs to History: Make a Heartbomb with Our Origami Pattern & Paper
There is no question that preservationists put their heart into their work and communities. Now that we're officially in the month of love, we encourage you to make an origami heart with our special edition phoenix origami paper. we're bringing back our popular "love...
Maryland Road Trip: Exploring Howard County
The eighth county on travel experts Diane and Jeff’s twenty-three county and Baltimore City exploration of Maryland was Howard County. Their approach continues to be outside adventuring and seeing different parts of history, preservation, and adaptive reuse. From...
Preservation Maryland Co-Hosts the 28th Annual Environmental Legislative Summit in Annapolis
On January 25th more than 500 Marylanders from around the state virtually attended the 28th Annual Environmental Legislative Summit in Annapolis, co-hosted by Preservation Maryland, in support of the environmental community’s legislative agenda for the 2022 general...
Preservation Maryland Receives Funding for “Snoots House” Project in Frederick County
Preservation Maryland today announced it has received $150,000 in funding from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development’s Community Legacy Program for work on the historic structure known to the community as “Snoots House,” located in the Historic...
Celebrate National Pie Day with a Maryland Classic: Eastern Shore White Potato Pie
Apple, key lime, and pumpkin get all the love. Today, on National Pie Day, why not celebrate with a Maryland classic: White Potato Pie! The origins of the White Potato Pie are murky, with some recipes noting that it was a poor man’s dessert, created by those who could...
In Print: Advocating for Increased Funding for the Historic Tax Credit Program
Director of Government Relations Elly Colmers Cowan penned the op-ed Viewpoint: Maryland is falling behind in funding historic preservation tax incentives, featured in today's Baltimore Business Journal. Elly writes about the value the Historic Tax Credit program...
Fall 2021 Heritage Fund Awards Announced
The Heritage Fund, a cooperative effort of Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust, provides direct assistance for the protection of historical and cultural resources and promotes innovative demonstration projects that can be successfully replicated to...
Governor Hogan’s FY22 Budget Increases Preservation Funding
Governor Hogan's newly released FY23 budget includes an increase in funding for the Historic Revitalization Tax Credit and level funding for several other essential preservation programs. For the first time in nearly a decade, the Governor's budget includes increased...
Take the Survey: Help Us Gather Data to Impact the Future of Preservation Construction
The Campaign for Historic Trades, powered by Preservation Maryland, is striving to demonstrate the need for - and the value of - workers with specific knowledge, training, and experience in historic preservation, restoration, and rehabilitation. We Need Your Help...
Priority Issues for the 2022 Legislative Session
The 444th session of the Maryland General Assembly begins today. This session still may not look like those of years past due to Covid-19 precautions, Preservation Maryland remains ready to be the voice of historic preservation in Annapolis. We are hitting the ground...
The Campaign for Historic Trades in the Washington Post
The Campaign for Historic Trades, powered by Preservation Maryland, is working to address the systemic barriers to historic trades training to grow the trades workforce. The Campaign's Program Manager Natalie Henshaw has a letter in Monday's Washington Post entitled...
Preservation Maryland Hosts Legislative Preview
A week before the start of the 2022 session of the Maryland General Assembly, Preservation Maryland, in partnership with Cross Street Partners, co-hosted a legislative preview and conversation with Senator Cory McCray of Baltimore City and House Majority Leader Eric...
Public History & Communications Internship
Preservation Maryland is seeking a Public History & Communications intern through our Waxter Internship Program. INTERNSHIP DETAILS Project: Seek out, explore, research, and write about interesting stories and places in Maryland history; convert those to...
Happy New Year: First Day Hikes in Maryland
First Day Hikes are a great way to start the New Year in a fun and healthy way. Maryland Park Service rangers, staff, and volunteers will lead more than 30 hikes on public lands and state parks New Year’s Day. Did you know!? A recent survey placed visiting historic...
2021 Year-in-Review from the Preservation Maryland Team
In 2021 Preservation Maryland celebrated our 90th anniversary and tackled some of our largest initiatives yet, working to preserve the state’s unique and irreplaceable heritage while concurrently creating a more just, equitable, and sustainable future. Through...
Year-In-Review: Spotlight on Smart Growth
In 2021 our team advocated for preservation and smart growth policies that invest in our communities and help provide more equitable, sustainable, and livable opportunities for Maryland residents. Read more about our Smart Growth victories here. Local Smart Growth...
Addendum Released – RFP: Burtis House Archaeological Services
*An addendum has been released (December 27, 2021) for this RFP, including a Q&A section. You can access the addendum here: RFP and Addendum - Preservation Maryland - Archaeological Services Preservation Maryland is soliciting competitive proposals for...
Year-In-Review: Spotlight on Advocacy
Preservation Maryland championed important legislation at the local, state, and federal levels in the past year. These preservation and smart growth policies invested in our communities and helped provide more equitable, sustainable, and livable opportunities for...
Happy Holidays From Preservation Maryland!
Warmest wishes from the Preservation Maryland staff. Today, we're digging in the archives to share a particularly festive PreserveCast interview with a historian with a very specific focus: Rankin/Bass productions, the company behind some of America’s most beloved...
Only in Maryland: Maryland’s Oldest Christmas Tree Farms
Maryland boasts 75 Christmas tree farms - and its own Christmas Tree Association! The primary species of Christmas Trees grown in Maryland are Scotch Pine, White Pine, Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir, and Fraser Fir, according to the Maryland Christmas Tree Association....
Job Opportunity: Cemetery Preservation Workshop Coordinator
Preservation Maryland and The Campaign for Historic Trades seek applicants for the Cemetery Preservation Workshop Coordinator position. Position: Cemetery Preservation Workshop Coordinator Position Description: This is a part-time, 20-hours-per-week, 9-month term,...
Preservation Maryland Holiday Gift Guide 2021
The 2021 holiday season is a great opportunity to shop small and support the Old Line State's local economy. No aspect of Maryland's economy was left unscathed throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, and local storefronts have faced another challenging year, making this...
Maryland Road Trip: Exploring Dorchester County
The seventh county on travel experts Diane and Jeff’s twenty-three county and Baltimore City exploration of Maryland was Dorchester County. Their approach continues to be outside adventuring, seeking out trails, rails and different parts of history, preservation, and...
State Awards $250,000 Grant to Preservation Maryland to Preserve Historic Ellicott City Jail
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development has awarded $250,000 to Preservation Maryland to partner with Howard County on the revitalization of the historic Ellicott City Jail, a circa 1850 structure at 1 Emory Street. The grant will be used to...
Smart Growth Victory: Designation of New Rural Legacy Area in Charles County
As a result of advocacy work by Smart Growth Maryland and our local smart growth and land conservation partners, the Maryland Board of Public Works voted on December 1, 2021 to approve the designation of 64,000 acres in Charles County to create the new...
Remembering Pearl Harbor in Baltimore Harbor
Today, Americans remember those lost during the December 7, 1941 attacks on Pearl Harbor and Marylanders remember those lost aboard the USCGC Taney – the last floating warship that participated in the Battle that is now docked at Baltimore's Inner Habor. Read on for...
Maryland State Historic Tax Credit to Support Six New Rehabilitation Projects
As a result of Preservation Maryland and its many partners’ ongoing advocacy, six projects across Maryland recently received over $9 million in historic tax credit funding. As a result, over $73 million worth of projects will move forward – underscoring the...
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.