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Preservation Maryland Concludes Year-Long Disaster Response in Ellicott City
On the anniversary of the devastating flood in historic Ellicott City, our Executive Director, Nicholas Redding reflects on Preservation Maryland's year-long response and commitment to help the people of Ellicott City rebuild their historic community: On the...
Only in Maryland: Camp Meetings on Smith Island
Smith Island, in the Chesapeake Bay accessible only by boat, lends it's name to Maryland's state dessert and has a flavor of history all it's own, too! Smith Island native, Sherri Marsh Johns provides this guest blog in which she explores the dynamic and enduring...
Maryland Food History: The Fish Pepper
Historically grown by enslaved Africans in the Baltimore and Chesapeake regions, the fish pepper was forgotten for nearly a century; absent from Maryland recipe books and impossible to find growing in the ground. Here's the story of its rediscovery: What is a fish...
Maryland Eats: The Origins of the Baltimore Snowball
We’re in the midst of another sweltering Maryland summer, and in Baltimore, there’s one classic way to cool down: a sweet Baltimore snowball. ANATOMY OF A SNOWBALL For those unfamiliar with the summer treat, they are distinctly different from snow cones and...
Help Restore Vandalized St. Thomas Cemetery
In early June 2017, vandals damaged dozens of historic gravestones in the cemetery of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The congregation is now reaching out to preservationists and the community to help make the needed repairs. Prince...
Congress Holds Hearing Targeting National Historic Preservation Act
The Nation's most important historic preservation law came under scrutiny recently at a hearing of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight entitled, "Examining Impacts of Federal Natural Resources Laws Gone Awry, Part II" The hearing on July 18, 2017, which...
New Resource: Ellicott City Flood After Action Report
The response by Preservation Maryland to the Ellicott City flood of 2016 was an opportunity to utilize our strengths - our understanding of historic buildings - to help those impacted. It has also been one of the greatest challenges. In our "After Action Report,"...
New Report: Maryland Historical Trust Annual Report 2016
At Preservation Maryland, we work very closely with the state's historic preservation office, the Maryland Historical Trust. Their recently released annual report for 2016 highlights the impact of the state programs for which Preservation Maryland advocates and...
Heritage Fund Highlight: Relocating “The Ark” in Calvert County
In order to preserve the historic and unique Ark of Hungerford Creek, it needed to be relocated to the Calvert Marine Museum to serve as it's permanent home and stewards. This effort was partially funded by the Heritage Fund, and Preservation Maryland was onsite to...
Historic Foodways: Making Ice Cream in Maryland
It's National Ice Cream Day! BRIEF HISTORY OF ICE CREAM The history of ice cream in the United States dates back to 1744. An official from Virginia named William Black dined at the house of Maryland Governor Thomas Bladen in Annapolis. Black’s journal entry about...
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