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Create Your Own Jonathan St. Scale Model
2021 marks 90 years of Preservation Maryland. We're reflecting on nine decades of a commitment to our past - and our future. This month, we're asking our supporters to create with us. In honor of our mission to create lasting change in Maryland and beyond, we...
Phoenix Rising 2021: Preserving the Best of Maryland for 90 Years
Our largest event of the year, Phoenix Rising, was back at Bengies Drive-In Theatre this year as we featured our 90th anniversary celebration, the Best of Maryland Awards, a video update on Preservation Maryland’s programs and projects, and a screening of Back to...
PreserveCast Highlights
PreserveCast, hosted by Preservation Maryland's President & CEO Nicholas Redding, is the #1 historic preservation podcast in the world. Each episode makes the case for the value, relevance, and importance of history in our everyday lives. Our long-running...
Maryland Road Trip: Exploring Cecil County
The fourth county on travel experts Diane and Jeff's twenty-three counties and Baltimore City exploration of Maryland was Cecil County. Their approach continues to be outside adventuring, seeking out trails, rails and different parts of history, preservation, and...
Action Alert: Call on the Senate to Support Federal HTC
Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee passed infrastructure budget reconciliation legislation that includes provisions to expand the federal Historic Tax Credit. Unfortunately, current negotiations with leadership to reduce the cost and scope of the bill...
The Importance of Historic Trades Workforce Development + A Webinar
An occupation is the principal activity one engages to earn money. A profession is an occupation requiring special knowledge or skill. At the time writing this, historic trades are not an official occupation. For example, a carpenter has a job code on the...
Preservation Primer: Saving & Preserving Historic Barns
Barns tell the story of Maryland. They are stunning visual anchors on the agricultural landscape that mark time and remind us all of the Old Line State’s farming heritage. From the weathered tobacco barns of Southern Maryland to the towering bank barns of Western...
Flags Across Maryland: Kent County
In this feature, Preservation Maryland is exploring the unique history of five county flags across the state The Kent County flag, adopted in 1990, features the Great Seal of Kent emblazoned on a blue background. The seal itself is separated into four quadrants....
Smart Growth Alert: Take Action to Protect the Mattawoman Creek
Smart Growth Maryland and our partners in the Smarter Growth Alliance for Charles County are standing in opposition to a proposed Amendment to the 2016 Comprehensive Plan that would rezone 558 acres of protected land within the Watershed Conservation District...
Ribbon Cutting at 417 N. Jonathan: “21st Century Historic Preservation at its Best”
282 years after the trees which make up its walls were axed in the western wilderness of a place then called Mary Land, Preservation Maryland, our partners, and the Washington County community gathered at 417 N. Jonathan Street to celebrate the completion of our...
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.