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Journey Through Maryland History: More than a Passing Glance in Prince George’s County
If you follow our blog, you may remember that the Preservation Maryland Board Vice President Diane Caslow has a goal to travel to all of Maryland’s twenty-four counties in the next twenty-four months. And her adventure continues with a look at the African American...
Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area Executive Director Honored with National Award
Preservation Maryland would like to congratulate Liz Shatto, Executive Director of Maryland's Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area for her well-deserved honor by the Small Museum Association at their annual conference last week. MORE FROM THE PRESS RELEASE The Small...
PreserveCast S1E5: It’s Easy Being Green with Architect Nakita Reed
Nakita Reed, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, GGP, is a founder and principal at Maryland's Encore Sustainable Design, an architecture firm that takes a holistic approach to sustainability in the built environment. We at Preservation Maryland are lucky to have her on our Board of...
Heritage Fund Highlight: Now Entering Historic Brookeville
There is a small town in northeastern Montgomery County that calls itself the United States Capital for a Day; Brookeville, Maryland was founded as a Quaker community in 1807, played an important defensive role during the War of 1812, and is a beautifully preserved...
Journey Through Maryland History: A Winter Walk in Wicomico County
If you follow our blog, you may remember that the Preservation Maryland Board Vice President Diane Caslow has a goal to travel to all of Maryland’s 24 counties in the next 24 months. And her adventure continues with a walk in Wicomico County... A Winter Walk in...
Senator Cardin Introduces Preservation Legislation
Maryland Senator Ben Cardin affirmed his commitment to historic preservation and community development by introducing legislation to improve the nation's rehabilitation tax credit program. Maryland Senator Cardin, a nationally recognized proponent of preservation,...
Six-to-Fix Update: Alexander Company Selected for Glenn Dale Hospital Feasibility Study
Thanks to Preservation Maryland's involvement, active efforts to breathe new life in to the long vacant Glenn Dale Hospital in Prince George's County have taken a major step forward with the selection of a qualified team from The Alexander Company to complete a...
Six-to-Fix-Update: Much Needed Roof Repairs at Shafer Farm
At the Shafer Farm in historic Burkittsville, Maryland, Preservation Maryland partnered with the Durable Slate Company to help patch the historic roof and keep the water out as the fundraising begins to pay for a total rehabilitation. As a part of the organization's...
PreserveCast S1E4: Yearning for Mount Vernon with Rob Shenk
How would George Washington have felt about his beloved home becoming a place for selfies? Rob Shenk, Senior Vice President of Visitor Engagement at George Washington's Mount Vernon thinks that the President would be very interested! Learn about innovative engagement...
Six-to-Fix Update: Steps Taken to Safeguard the Shafer Farm House
The Burkittsville Preservation Alliance, owners of the Shafer Farm, have been busy taking small, and necessary steps to safeguard the property. Here's an update: One of the major tenants of Preservation Maryland's Six-to-Fix program is the participation of the...
PreserveCast S1E3: Underwater Archaeology with Dr. Susan Langley
Underwater archaeology is as cool as it sounds, especially as described by Dr. Susan Langley, Maryland's Underwater Archaeologist for the past 20 years. Dive in to Susan's interview on this episode of PreserveCast: [NICHOLAS REDDING] Welcome to Preservation Maryland's...
Mallows Bay: History Hiding Beneath the Waves
Mallows Bay, a unique cultural and ecological site in Charles County, is one step closer to being designated as the Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary and Marylanders now have the opportunity to show their support. Paddle on to find out more about the...
Live in History: Old Warfield Farm in Patuxent River State Park
Does living in a historic house located within one of Maryland’s scenic State Parks, Natural Resource Management Areas or other protected state lands sound like a dream come true? Old Warfield Farm in Patuxent River State Park is now available through Maryland’s...
Recap: Maryland History Advocacy Day
This Tuesday, dozens of Marylanders joined together in Annapolis to deliver a strong message of the importance of historic preservation to the health and wealth of our Old Line State. Preservation Maryland is proud to convene this annual meeting of advocates that has...
Babe Ruth’s Baltimore Beginnings
Did you Know? Babe Ruth, then George Herman Ruth, Jr., was born in Pigtown in Baltimore City on February 6, 1895. That house still stands and is now the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum, and there are many more Baltimore locations important to this Hall-of-Famer's...
Sold Out: Kayak through Antietam History
This tour is sold out! Please enter your name of the wait list here. Here's an an opportunity to understand the Battle of Antietam in a new way - from a kayak right down in Antietam Creek. On September 17, the anniversary of the Battle, Preservation Maryland invites...
Community Forklift seeks Preservation Workshop Presenters
Community Forklift in Hyattsville is one of many awesome non-profit reuse centers in Maryland; they take unwanted buildings materials and offer them to the public along with training and education to keep the cost of home repairs affordable throughout the community....
Governor’s Budget Includes Preservation Grant Funding
In a major victory for preservation advocacy, the fiscal year 2018 Maryland budget partially restores grant funding for critical programs. Now we need your help to make sure these funds remain in the budget. Funding for Maryland's survey and research, and capital...
PreserveCast S1E2: Window into the Mind of a Preservationist
Take a moment to peer into the window of the over 36 year of Douglas Claytor, a Maryland resident, a preservation advocate, and a skilled preservation practitioner and teacher. Doug's had a hand in many of Maryland's great restoration projects - and he's committed to...
Montgomery County’s Oldest Market: The Farm Women’s Cooperative in Bethesda
On the busy corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Willow Lane in Bethesda sits the Farm Women’s Cooperative Market, a Montgomery County institution celebrating the 85th anniversary of their opening day in 1932. PART OF A NATIONAL MOVEMENT At the onset of the Great...
Six-to-Fix Update: Crowdsourcing a Roof for Shafer Farm
We're asking you - all of you - to help put a new roof on the important South Mountain Battlefield farmstead at the Shafer Farm. Our $2,500 fundraising goal will off-set the cost of a crew of roofers from the Durable Slate Company to make the roof last through the...
Senator Cardin Stands up for Preservation
At this week's Finance Committee confirmation hearings for Steven Mnuchin, President Trump's nominee to head the Treasury Department, Maryland Senator Ben Cardin took the opportunity to defend the historic rehab tax credit program and request the support of the new...
PreserveCast S1E1: The Drone Zone with Elevated Element
PreserveCast is where historic preservation meets technology, and this episode features Belinda Kilby, of the Maryland-based drone photography and videography company, Elevated Element. They have already put their expertise to great use in partnership with...
Training Recap: Preservation Town Hall Presentation
Not able to join us at one of our Town Hall events earlier this January? We've got you covered. Check out our presentation that highlights our work, priorities and how you can make a difference in your own community. Preservation Maryland hosted several Town Hall...
Six-to-Fix Update: Steps Taken to Safeguard the Shafer Farm House
The Burkittsville Preservation Alliance, owners of the Shafer Farm, have been busy taking small, and necessary steps to safeguard the property. Here's an update: One of the major tenants of Preservation Maryland's Six-to-Fix program is the participation of the...
Sign-on Letter in Support of the Federal Historic Tax Credit
Communities across Maryland benefit from the Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit - and it is now seriously threatened by comprehensive tax reform. We need your help. The Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit has supported nearly 500 redevelopment projects in Maryland that...
Two Maryland Research Projects awarded African American Civil Rights Grant
The National Park Service recently announced the distribution of African American Civil Rights grants that includes two Maryland projects; surveying African American community spaces in Anne Arundel County and collecting oral histories related to Lillie Carrol...
PreserveCast S1E0: “What is a Preservation Maryland Anyways?”
Welcome to Preservation Maryland's PreserveCast. I'm your host, Nick Redding. I'm very excited to welcome you to our very first episode...that's how history is made with Preservation Maryland's very first podcast. Listen in! LISTEN ONLINE NOW WHAT IS A PRESERVATION...
Now Streaming: Preservation Maryland’s PreserveCast
Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce a new initiative and program for the 85-year old organization; a weekly preservation podcast. PreserveCast, as it is known, will look at the intersection of preservation and technology and the way the future is shaping our...
Our Maryland State House through History
On this day in 1784, our Maryland State House hosted members of the Continental Congress to sign the Treaty of Paris - the document that officially ended the Revolutionary War and acknowledged the United States to be free, sovereign, and independent from Britain! And...
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.