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Hogan Admin Announces $15M Available for Catalytic Revitalization Tax Credit
Program Fills Financing Gaps for Redevelopment of Properties Formerly Owned by State or Federal Government The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development announced the second application round of the Catalytic Revitalization Tax Credit program, designed...
Solving the Workforce Development Puzzle
Join us on Thursday, October 27, 2022 as we attend the Symposium: Solving the Workforce Development Puzzle, hosted by the Maryland Center for Construction Education and Innovation (MCCEI) and the University of Maryland’s Project Management Center for Excellence. The...
Maryland Music: Music Traditions of Indigenous People of Maryland
Before Europeans arrived in Maryland there were many tribes of indigenous people with complex communities and languages, and while these tribes differed in several ways, they shared many aspects of their culture, too, like music. In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day,...
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Phoenix Rising 2022: Authentically Maryland [Recap and Photo Gallery]
Our largest event of the year, Phoenix Rising, took place Saturday, October 1st at historic Jerusalem Mill Village for an evening of food, fun, and fellowship. Partners, colleagues, and friends joined to celebrate a year of preserving history, heritage, and how our...
Thanksgiving Traditions: Help Our UK Partners Chronicle the US Experience
Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce a fun trans-Atlantic partnership we have formed with Kiplin Hall & Gardens, a historic house museum in the UK - built by George Calvert in the early 1620s - that tells the story of the Calverts, one of the earliest...
City of Cumberland RFP: Historic Preservation Plan
The City of Cumberland Mayor and City Council, and Historic Preservation Commission, seeks proposals from consulting firms or individuals to provide research, services, options, and recommendations for the development of a Cumberland Historic Preservation Plan. It is...
The Campaign For Historic Trades: TTAP in Action
The Campaign for Historic Trades and Preservation Maryland visited Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine to speak to the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Training Center Traditional Trades Advancement Program (TTAP) trainees. The Campaign...
Ancestor Appreciation Day: What About The Unsavory Legacies?
Local, state, tribal, and federal agencies use data about ancestry to plan - and evaluate - government programs and policies to ensure that they equitably serve the needs of all groups. As preservationists, this heritage and history are of interest as we work to...
Announcing The 2022 Best of Maryland Artisan, Phoenix, & President’s Awards
Preservation Maryland’s 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...
Preservation Maryland Releases Opportunity Report
REVITALIZE. RECRUIT. ADVOCATE. Preservation Maryland works to protect Maryland’s unique and irreplaceable heritage while creating a more equitable and sustainable future. We remain at the forefront of the reservation movement, creatively working to preserve place,...
Video Series: Discovering the Layers of History at the Antietam Battlefield
On the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single day in American history, we're chronicling just 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...
Preservation Maryland Unveils News South Mountain Branding on 160th Anniversary of the Battle
Preservation Maryland unveiled new South Mountain branding at an event hosted today at Shafer Farm in Burkittsville, Md., on the 160th anniversary of the battle. The brand and logo will unite all future signage on the sprawling, many thousand-acre landscape, to knit...
Pair History with Fun Before Summer is Done
Before summer officially comes to a close next week, there is still time to make the trek across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to the Eastern Shore. Walking the Ocean City boardwalk (constructed in 1900) and digging your toes in the sand are pleasant experiences no matter...
Historic 275+ Year-Old Inn in Somerset Co. Up for Sale
Looking to make your lifelong dream of becoming a historic innkeeper a reality? The iconic Washington Inn & Tavern owned by the Town of Princess Anne in Somerset County is up for sale. Built in the reign of King George II in 1744, The Washington Inn has been the...
Help Preserve Maryland’s Culinary History
The Great Maryland Recipe Hunt, a project by The Hammond-Harwood House and the Maryland State Archives, is aiming to collect and preserve Maryland's delicious, diverse, and distinctive fare. You can help by submitting favorite Labor Day recipes and food memories (but...
Great Maryland Outdoors Act of 2022 to Fund Preservation of Historically Significant Site in Annapolis
A major 2022 Legislative Session win, the passage of the Great Maryland Great Outdoors Act creates and funds a pathway for a state park system that addresses needs for acquisition, accessibility, and equity. Preservation Maryland's President & CEO Nicholas Redding...
Preservation Maryland Awarded Community Investment Tax Credit
Support our work to revitalize, rehabilitate, and adaptively reuse the historic Ellicott City Jail and Virginia Snoots House. Preservation Maryland has been awarded a Community Investment Tax Credit from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development to...
Director of Government Relations To Depart Organization After Nearly Nine Years
After nearly nine years with the organization, Director of Government Relations Elly Cowan is moving on from her position at Preservation Maryland to begin a new role with Compass Advocacy, an Annapolis-based lobbying firm. Elly has played a direct - and significant -...
In the Field: Hands-On Training with The Campaign for Historic Trades
The Campaign visits the National Association of Women in Construction summer camp for young women The Campaign for Historic Trades and partner National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center staff spent a day teaching historic trades skills to young...
Preservation Maryland Launches New Service to Aid Organizations With Historic Revitalization Projects
The Revitalization Support Center Joins the Nonprofit’s Historic Property Redevelopment Program to Help Preserve Historic Properties in Maryland Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce the launch of a new service line, The Revitalization Support Center, which...
Maryland’s Oldest Sleep Away Camps
Since its inception, summer camp has been an escape for kids in the United States, beginning in the 1870s and 1880s when the first sleep away summer camps were formed. Much like today, sleep away camp was an escape from modern (industrialized) society and a chance for...
Preservation Exchange with The Landmark Trust USA
Preservation Maryland recently sent Historic Property Redevelopment Manager Laura Houston to Vermont to spend a week with The Landmark Trust USA. Supported by grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Peter H. Brink Leadership Fund and the Maine...
Maryland Towns with Unusual Names: Fruitland
Next up in our series of towns with unusual names is Fruitland, Maryland. Located in Wicomico County, Fruitland is home to about 5,300 people. Visitors to the area can visit the Pemberton Historical Park, the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, or the Salisbury Zoo....
New Report Calls for Smart Growth Policy to Prevent Farmland Loss
The American Farmland Trust has just released its "Farms Under Threat 2040: Choosing and Abundant Future" report, an ambitious modeling effort to project how climate change and development will affect agricultural land, which clearly demonstrates the need for smart...
Nominations Are Now Open: Best of Maryland Awards 2022
The Best of Maryland Award nomination period is now open for 2022. Nominations are due August 31, 2022. Preservation Maryland's Best of Maryland Awards shine a spotlight on the ceaseless work of Maryland's volunteers, architects, artisans, legislators, and many more...
Maryland’s Role in Vaccine Development
With news that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has authorized the Maryland-based Novavax vaccine, the nation's first so-called protein vaccine against COVID-19, we are sharing other scientific solutions that have been created right here in the Old Line...
Maryland Road Trip: Exploring Garrett County
Twelve counties down on Diane and Jeff Caslow’s twenty-three counties and Baltimore City day trip explorations. They are halfway through their second round of visiting every county in Maryland – a full year of adventures! Exploring from the lens of landscape...
Preservation News Across Maryland
Preservation Maryland has its finger on the pulse of news affecting the preservation community. Read below for recent news from across the state about historic preservation programming, funding, and advocacy. New Land Conservation Program in Howard County Howard...
Harrison Goodall Grant Recipient Shares Experience
The Harrison Goodall Grant for Innovative Historic Preservation application period is now open! Hear from Benjamin Curran, a 2021 grant recipient (and now The Campaign for Historic Trades' Curriculum Developer!), as he shares his experience with the simple application...
Celebrating National Fried Chicken Day with Classic Maryland Fried Chicken
On July 6th chicken lovers across the country recognize National Fried Chicken Day. In Maryland, Maryland Chicken or Chicken a la Maryland is one of the most famous historic dishes from the Old Line State. Essential to any summer picnic, we present the history of...
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.