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Six-to-Fix Events: Historic Cemetery Documentation Regional Workshops Announced
As part of the organization's on-going work to protect Maryland's historic cemeteries, Preservation Maryland will offer public cemetery documentation workshops this winter. Working with the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration,...
Historic Lovely Lane Church Receives National Fund for Sacred Places Grant
The historic Lovely Lane United Methodist Church in Baltimore City was recently awarded a grant by the National Fund for Sacred Places, a joint program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Partners of Sacred Places - the first church in Maryland to be...
Civil War Trails Launches Online Trail Map through the Mid-Atlantic
Civil War Trails, Inc. is a non-profit organization that coordinates the research and installation of thousands of historic signs across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Now, you can explore their signs online and design your own road trip to explore Civil War history....
National Prize for Social Innovation Goes to Preservation Maryland Executive Director Nicholas Redding
The J.M. Kaplan Fund announced today the results of its nationwide search to identify ten exceptionally catalytic social and environmental change initiatives. Preservation Maryland Executive Director Nicholas Redding was selected for his work in launching The Campaign...
Chairman Jorjani of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Tours the Historic Preservation Training Center
On October 17, 2019, Aimee Jorjani, the newly appointed Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, visited the Historic Preservation Training Center in Frederick, Maryland to learn more about the Campaign for Historic Trades. Chairman Jorjani is the...
Use Amazon Smile to Support Preservation Maryland
This Cyber Monday, add a couple of things to your Amazon cart to support Preservation Maryland's fieldwork at our Six-to-Fix project sites. And if you're a frequent Amazon shopper, you can support Preservation Maryland year long by indicating us as your charity of...
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[CLOSED] RFP: Falling Waters Battlefield Project Consultant
Preservation Maryland is currently accepting proposals to complete a preservation project at the Falling Waters Battlefield in Washington County, Maryland. The project is funded by the American Battlefield Protection Program. Request for Proposals: Land Protection and...
Event Photos: Preservation Maryland’s Second Annual Phoenix Rising Benefit Event
Preservation Maryland gathered 300 friends on October 24, 2019 to the Baltimore Museum of Industry for the second annual Phoenix Rising benefit event in celebration of our preservation and smart growth programs and in support of the hard work ahead of us. More Event...
Haunted Maryland: The Monsters Lurking in Frederick County
Reports of the Snallygaster, a strange beast prowling the woods of Frederick County, have been made since the 1730s, making it one of Maryland's oldest legends. 18th-century accounts by the early German settlers refer to the beast as a Schneller Geist or quick ghost...
Paid Internship: Preservation Maryland Seeks Video Intern
Preservation Maryland has a robust communications and outreach strategy and is currently recruiting for a paid video intern. The intern will create videos and/or animations of Preservation Maryland's major programs and projects that range from historic preservation,...
Six-to-Fix Success: Public Unveiling of the Newly Painted WWII Crane at the Baltimore Museum of Industry
Earlier this month, the Baltimore Museum of Industry held a public unveiling of the newly repaired and repainted WWII-era shipbuilding crane towering over their campus on the Baltimore harbor. The celebratory event was a milestone to a multi-year and on-going campaign...
Smart Growth Maryland Announces New Smarter Growth Alliance for Howard County
Smart Growth Maryland is proud to have partnered with the Howard County Sierra Club and The People’s Voice, LLC to create the Smarter Growth Alliance for Howard County, which brings together organizations focused on sustainable development, healthy communities, and...
Preservation Maryland Statement on the Selection of Sen. Bill Ferguson as President of the Senate
Following the selection of Senator Bill Ferguson as the next President of the Senate of Maryland, Preservation Maryland Executive Director Nicholas Redding issued the following statement: "Today, history was made yet again in Maryland with the end of Senator Thomas V....
Preservation Maryland Releases New Report on South Mountain Battlefield
The Public Consensus Building Plan for the South Mountain Battlefield is the first in-depth study of the preservation status of the critical battlefield in a generation. With funding from the American Battlefield Protection Program of the National Park Service, the...
Workshops Announced for New Maryland Historical Society Grant Program
Workshops have been announced for a new grant program administered by the Maryland Historical Society through an annual recurring allocation to the state's Preservation of Cultural Arts Fund. Preservation Maryland was supportive of the state's allocation of funds for...
Six-to-Fix Event: Public Meeting About New Development Opportunities at Glenn Dale Hospital
As part of a major multi-year public and private initiative to rehabilitate the historic Glenn Dale Hospital in Prince George's County, the Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) has commissioned Alexander Company to complete a new...
Six-to-Fix Event: Public Archaeology Day at Shafer Farm in Western Maryland
Preservation Maryland has been working in support of a preservation solution for the historic Hamilton Willard Shafer Farm in Burkittsville, Maryland since the organization announced a Six-to-Fix partnership with the Burkittsville Preservation Association in 2016. As...
Campaign for Historic Trades Apprentices in the Field at Manassas Battlefield
Since the launch of the Campaign for Historic Trades, a unique new partnership between Preservation Maryland and the National Historic Preservation Training Center, nearly 60 apprentices have been placed across the country in some of the nation's most historic and...
Second Community Charrette Held to Help Find New Use for Historic Newtowne Manor
Earlier this month, Preservation Maryland attended a second community charrette meeting in support of exploring and finding a new use for the historic Newtowne Manor in Southern Maryland. The Friends of Newtowne Manor House, comprised of parishioners of St. Xavier's...
Preservation Maryland Receives Award from Historic Annapolis for PreserveCast
Outreach is an integral part of Preservation Maryland's mission and while it is one of the nation's oldest historic preservation organizations, we regularly embrace new technology and opportunities to share our ethos of preservation and conservation. One of those...
Six-to-Fix Event: Cemetery Documentation Training in Anne Arundel County
Preservation Maryland actively supports the documentation and preservation of Maryland's sacred burial sites and will co-host a free cemetery documentation training workshop in Anne Arundel County later this month. Recently, Preservation Maryland has worked to...
Woodberry Neighborhood’s Local Historic District Designation Moving Forward in Baltimore City
The Woodberry neighborhood's request for local historic district designation will have its first hearing in front of the Baltimore City Commission For Historical & Architectural Preservation (CHAP) on October 8, 2019. This is an essential step in protecting the...
[CLOSED] RFP: Nominations and Amendments to the National Register of Historic Places for Sites Associated with LGBTQ History in Maryland
Preservation Maryland is seeking proposals for the preparation of National Register of Historic Places nominations and amendments for sites related to LGBTQ history in Maryland. Closed: Preservation Maryland has selected Dr. Susan Ferentinos to complete the work...
Two Grant Opportunities for Preservation Projects in the Baltimore National Heritage Area
The Baltimore National Heritage Area administers four different grant programs each year that support historic preservation, heritage tourism, neighborhood greening, and economic development in Baltimore City. Two of those grants are open now. SMALL CAP GRANTS...
Heritage Fund Highlight: New Visitor Service Plan for the Newcomer House at Antietam Battlefield
The Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area received a Heritage Fund grant to craft a visitor experience plan for the historic Newcomer House on Antietam Battlefield. The historic 18th-century home served as a makeshift hospital during the battle and is now a visitor...
Maryland Historical Trust Releases New Statewide Preservation Plan
The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) recently released the new Statewide Preservation Plan, PreserveMaryland II, intended to guide preservation efforts across the state for the next five years. Preservation Maryland was part of the plan's advisory committee, and we...
Site-Specific Art Installations Sought for Historic Alleys in Downtown Frederick
Working in partnership with the Potomac Valley Architecture Foundation, AIA Potomac Valley, and the Frederick Arts Council, the Downtown Frederick Partnership is hosting a design competition for site-specific art installations to transform and activate three historic...
Smithsonian Magazine Offers Free Admissions to Maryland Historic Sites for Museum Day
Museum Day is this Saturday, September 21, 2019. Sponsored by Smithsonian Magazine, the public is invited to request two free general admission tickets to any participating site. There are currently 39 participating museums across Maryland. SELECT SITES IN MARYLAND...
Pratt Library Celebrates Grand Reopening After Three Year Historic Renovation
The historic ca. 1930s Central Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore City reopened last weekend after undergoing a $115 million dollar building renovation and technology upgrade project. The project was completed under the supervision of the Maryland...
The Aftermath of Antietam
As the sun set on September 17, 1862, Sharpsburg, Maryland had just witnessed the single bloodiest day in American history – a day that also forever changed the tiny rural town. Much has been...
Events
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