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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Preservation Maryland Welcomes Preservation Initiatives Manager
Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce the hire of Maria Mougridis as Preservation Initiatives Manager. Maria will oversee the Heritage Fund Grant Program, the selection of the Harrison Goodall Fellowships in partnership with the National Park Service, 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.