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Maryland Museum of Women’s History Launches First Online Exhibit
The Mary Edwardine Bourke Emory Foundation, Inc., led by Queen Anne's County historian, Mary Margaret Revell Goodwin, is currently restoring the ca. 1760 Bloomfield Manor to be the first home of the Maryland Museum of Women's History. [gallery link="none" columns="2"...
Live in History: Eightrupp Farm in Susquehanna State Park
Does living in a historic house located in one of Maryland’s State Parks sound like a dream come true? Eightrupp Farm in Harford County is now available through Maryland’s Resident Curatorship Program. MORE ABOUT EIGHTRUPP/LYLE FARM Eightrupp Farm is a particularly...
Session Summary: Planning for Climate Change and Cultural Heritage
Preservation Maryland and Smart Growth Maryland will host a conference session on climate change and cultural heritage at this year's Old Line State Summit in Frederick, Maryland. The session will provide a perspective from the local, county, and state level for...
Maryland’s Mallows Bay Protected as National Marine Sanctuary
The 2014 application by the State of Maryland to recognize and protect Mallows Bay has been approved by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration early this month. The designation will help protect the natural and cultural resources of the 18-square mile...
State Awards $600,000 in Brick-and-Mortar Preservation Grants
For the second year since funding was restored as a result of advocacy efforts led by Preservation Maryland, $600,000 in new preservation grants were distributed recently by the Maryland Historical Trust to deserving projects around the state. Continued advocacy...
Membership Gives You a Front Row Seat to Preservation in Maryland
As a member of Preservation Maryland you have a front row seat to the extraordinary breadth of programs which are helping save what makes Maryland, Maryland. Together, we have accomplished a great deal by focusing on preserving Maryland’s unique heritage and forging a...
Your Support Advances the Smart Growth Maryland Campaign
As a member of Smart Growth Maryland you have a front row seat to the extraordinary breadth of programs which are helping save what makes Maryland, Maryland. Together, we have accomplished a great deal by focusing on preserving Maryland’s unique heritage and forging a...
Preservation Maryland Launches National Campaign for Historic Trades
After months of planning and coordination with the National Historic Preservation Training Center, a unit of the National Park Service, Preservation Maryland is pleased to officially announce a new partnership and program: The Campaign for Historic Trades. The...
PreserveCast: Training the Next Generation of Tradespeople with Moss Rudley of the National Preservation Training Center
Saving the historic fabric of America’s National Parks is a massive job – and it requires a wide range of skills. Teaching those skills and passing down the historic trades within the National Park Service is the responsibility of the National Historic Preservation...
Six-to-Fix Update: Crowdsourcing and Mapping LGBTQ History in Maryland
Preservation Maryland has made uncovering LGBTQ history in Maryland a priority project through our Six-to-Fix program. Today, the 50th Anniversary of the riots at the Stonewall Inn in New York City that marks a major turning point in the fight for LGBTQ equality,...
Summit Session: Historic Cemetery Documentation Workshop
Preservation Maryland and the State Highway Administration have entered into a partnership to document historic cemeteries across the state using a new mobile app. Attendees to the Old Line State Summit, on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 in Frederick, will have the...
Brief History of the Delaplaine Building in Downtown Frederick
Preservation Maryland will host Maryland's annual historic preservation conference in Frederick on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The historic Delaplaine Building will host many of the event's sessions with some sessions at McClintock Distilling and several opportunities...
Six-to-Fix Update: Historic Mill Signage Project Recognized with Baltimore Heritage Award
Earlier this month, Preservation Maryland was recognized by Baltimore Heritage, Inc. for managing the creation and installation of eight interpretive signs along Baltimore's Jones Falls Valley. In 2016, Preservation Maryland received grant funding from the Baltimore...
Summit Session: Making Sustainability a Reality in Your Community
Many Maryland communities are advancing sustainability projects and policies to improve quality of life for residents, save money, and care for the environment. Mayor Don Briggs of Emmitsburg and former Charles County Commissioner Ken Robinson will discuss...
Summit Session: Case Studies in Adaptive Reuse
Adaptive reuse projects can foster renewed vitality and transform communities. Additionally, adapting buildings for new uses while maintaining their historic features is an effective way to reduce sprawl development and its environmental impacts. Case studies of two...
Summit Session: Placemaking
Placemaking is a collaborative process that invites all members of a community to reimagine and reinvent shared public spaces. More than urban design, placemaking facilitates creative use with particular attention to the physical, cultural, and social identities that...
Summit Session: Building Meaningful Relationships in Maryland’s Latinx Communities
Did you know? Visitors of Hispanic descent are one of the fastest-growing and biggest user groups to Maryland’s state parks. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources and other agencies like the Chesapeake Conservancy are creating new connections between Maryland's...
Summit Session: Architectural Walking Tour of Historic Frederick
The Old Line State Summit is Maryland's annual historic preservation conference. This year, Preservation Maryland will offer three workshop-style sessions including an opportunity to get out into historic Frederick to explore its architectural specimens and the...
Summit Session: Architectural Documentation of the Steiner House with the Maryland Historical Trust
The Old Line State Summit is Maryland's annual historic preservation conference. This year on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, Preservation Maryland will offer three workshop-style sessions including an off-site session led by the Maryland Historical Trust to present an...
Summit Session: History Comes Alive Using Emerging Technologies at Historic Sites
Preservation Maryland will host two museum futurists at our annual statewide conference to highlight active virtual and augmented reality projects that can be implemented at small or large scales. Join Matt Briney of Mount Vernon and Dorothy Stoltz of Carroll County...
New Community Development Organization Recommended for Historic Ellicott City
A Howard County-appointed committee created through Executive Calvin Ball's "Safe and Sound" plan has recommended the creation of a Community Development Organization (CDO) focused on the revitalization and sustainability of historic Ellicott City. In his announcement...
The Flag House: Birthplace of the Star-Spangled Banner
The flag that inspired America's national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner, was sewn in a small brick house in Baltimore City—and that building still stands. The Flag House dates back to 1793 and was the home and place of business of Mary Young Pickersgill. Starting...
Workshops Scheduled for State Non-Capital Historic Preservation Grant Program
The Maryland Historical Trust is hosting two workshops in June for those considering applying for funding from the state's Non-Capital Historic Preservation Grant Program. Eligible projects include architectural research, cultural resource surveys, and other planning...
Exploring Brunswick Through the Eyes of Lifetime Residents & Champions, Norm and Karen Cornelius
Preservation Maryland has been engaged in Brunswick, Maryland over the past few years, offering support on preservation issues and now through serving on the Preservation and Revitalization Committee. In order to learn more about Brunswick and its history, we met with...
Celebrating Frank Lloyd Wright in Maryland
Happy Birthday to Frank Lloyd Wright! Did you know the architect of Falling Water, Taliesin, and the Guggenheim Museum, designed two homes in Maryland? And both houses display the diversity and range in Wright’s design style and architectural creativity. JOSEPH...
Es Mi Parque: Spanish-Speaking Outreach at Maryland State Parks
The Es Mi Parque program posts Spanish-speaking Rangers at some of the most utilized public parks and also hosts educational programming and outreach activities. This summer, the program will again host several family-friendly outreach hubs at some of the most used...
Event Photos: Best of Maryland Awards at Glen Echo Park
Earlier this month, Preservation Maryland hosted over 200 revelers to our annual Best of Maryland Awards celebration held on the grounds of the vintage Glen Echo Amusement Park. Preservation Maryland and Smart Growth Maryland would like to congratulate all of the...
Preservation Maryland Statement on Demolition of Historic Stone Buildings in Baltimore
In response to the startling demolitions of two historic stone homes from the 1840s in Baltimore’s Woodberry neighborhood on May 21, 2019, Preservation Maryland issued the following statement: As the statewide historic preservation advocacy organization, Preservation...
Hands-On Preservation Training at the Saylor House in Washington County
The Washington County Historical Trust is leading the restoration efforts of the Saylor House on the banks of the Antietam River in Hagerstown, Maryland. This small stone house that dates to around 1800 will be the site of two public hands-on training workshops this...
This Day in Maryland History: The First Issue of the Baltimore Sun is Published in 1837
On this day in 1837, Arunah Shepherdson Abell published the first issue of The Sun from Baltimore, Maryland. A printer from Providence Rhode Island, Abell started The Sun with the hope that it would be a newspaper for all people, hence its slogan “Light for All."...
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.