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Old Line State Summit: Lessons from the Preservation Response to the Elliott City Flood
The Mid-Atlantic preservation community will convene at the Old Line State Summit on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in Annapolis, Maryland. The one-day conference will focus on innovative and adaptable sessions, including a detailed session on the flood recovery efforts...
Video: Coalition to Protect Maryland Burial Sites Conference
The Coalition to Protect Maryland Burial Sites annual conference brought over 60 attendees to Anne Arundel County to hear about current events, like the response to the vandalized Mount Carmel in Philadelphia and the latest in conservation technologies. The...
PreserveCast S1E12: Jake Wynn of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Civil War history is a popular topic, especially in a state with as complex a history in the Civil War as Maryland. Medical advances may not be the first thing that comes to your mind as a lasting impact of the long and bloody conflict, but thanks to our guest Jake...
How the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Connected Maryland
On it's way to celebrate 65 years of connecting Maryland, take a quick trip into the history of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. BEFORE THE BRIDGE The Chesapeake Bay separates the two sides of Maryland, the main land and the Eastern Shore and they were relatively...
Journey through Maryland History: Horse and Hound Scenic Byway in Baltimore County
This April, our Board Vice President, Diane Caslow and crew explored the Horse and Hounds Scenic Byway through Baltimore County. One of eighteen designated Maryland Scenic Byways, the route took the crew to horse races and historic sites. Follow along in the...
Highland Beach: Douglass Family-Founded Beach Town on the Chesapeake
On the Bay sits a historic beach community founded by the youngest son of activist and abolitionist Frederick Douglass as a resort town for the African-American community. Incorporated as a year-round town in 1922, it is still home to many descendants of the...
Proposed FY18 Federal Budget Impacts to Preservation
President Trump submitted his first full year budget proposal to Congress on May 23rd and included in the multi-trillion dollar document are several major potential impacts to preservation. While a president's budget proposal is far from a final document, it does...
Why are Maryland’s Sports Teams Called Terps?
The history of the diamondback terrapin turtle in Maryland can be traced at least as far back as the Native Americans with two important contemporary milestones that led to the University of Maryland mascot and team name - the Terps. What's a terrapin? These...
PreserveCast S1E11: Now is the Time to Start Planning for Self-Driving Cars with Atul Sharma
History can't preserve itself. Most cars, on the other hand, may soon be driving themselves. This week on PreserveCast, we talk to Atul Sharma, an urban planning expert in Maryland who's been working all over the country and now focusing on Montgomery County right...
The History of the Preakness at Pimlico in Baltimore
All of your questions about the Preakness and Pimlico are answered below - by history! How'd Baltimore get the race? Why is it called the Preakness? And how much does the winner take home? Read this blog before the annual race starts: What we know today as the...
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.