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Museum Dance Off – Yes, That’s a Thing, and It’s Awesome.
In the spring of 2015, we at Historic London Town and Gardens decided to participate in a museum dance off video competition. Yes, seriously, there is a museum dance off video competition. No, I’m not making that up. It’s even international. While predominantly...
Saving and Reusing Historic Barns in Maryland
Barns are highly recognizable structures throughout rural Maryland, but as their intended purpose has largely disappeared their function and futures are in question. Barn-specific funding has dried-up, but there may be other programs you can use to support barn...
Endangered Maryland is now Six-to-Fix
In 2015, Preservation Maryland enhanced their long-standing Endangered Maryland project into Six-to-Fix, an innovative new program that will design new futures for threatened historic buildings across Maryland. SIX-TO-FIX Maryland’s Six-to-Fix is an innovative new...
Announcing our Six-to-Fix program: Turning Retreat into Advance
“Now is the time for action.” With those words, Preservation Maryland Executive Director Nicholas Redding concluded the inaugural Six-to-Fix announcement in the posh and mid-century modern showroom of the Price Modern company of Baltimore. The October 9th event,...
Digital Photography Collection now available on Flickr
Preservation Maryland has just uploaded nearly 1,500 photos from our digital image collection to Flickr – complete with detailed metadata, such as architectural style, building materials, and relevant information about the history of the site. Much of the planning,...
Tour Recap: Mid-Century Modern Maryland Bus Tour
In the 1960s Prince George’s was the fasted growing in the country – that’s one of the reasons why there’s a great collection of modern buildings! Preservation Maryland hosted a bus tour on September 26 through Prince George’s and Montgomery County to wonderful,...
From the Desk of the Executive Director: A Summer of Action
This summer has been a busy one for all of us here at Preservation Maryland. In between trips to the shore and much needed vacations, staff has also been active planning for the many programs, events and projects that lie ahead of us this fall and beyond in 2016....
#EmancipationInSharpsburg: Where Social Media, Civil War History, and Preservation Meet
In the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area—one of Maryland’s thirteen certified Heritage Areas covering portions of Carroll, Frederick, and Washington Counties—we’re using 21st century technology to help visitors and residents discover our Civil War heritage. Over...
New Coalitions Request Support of Governor Hogan
In the shadow of the historic Phillips Packing Plant in Cambridge Maryland, Preservation Maryland joined with preservationists from across the state to announce the creation of two diverse coalitions: the Campaign for Maryland History and the Maryland Historic Tax...
Recap: Preservation Summer School 2015
Preservation Maryland recently convened one of the largest gatherings of Main Street and Heritage Area staff and supporters for a one-day intensive Summer School program on economic development and heritage tourism. Over 100 preservationists heard from 14 speakers...
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.