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Year-In-Review: Spotlight on Advocacy
Preservation Maryland championed important legislation at the local, state, and federal levels in the past year. These preservation and smart growth policies invested in our communities and helped provide more equitable, sustainable, and livable opportunities for...
Happy Holidays From Preservation Maryland!
Warmest wishes from the Preservation Maryland staff. Today, we're digging in the archives to share a particularly festive PreserveCast interview with a historian with a very specific focus: Rankin/Bass productions, the company behind some of America’s most beloved...
Only in Maryland: Maryland’s Oldest Christmas Tree Farms
Maryland boasts 75 Christmas tree farms - and its own Christmas Tree Association! The primary species of Christmas Trees grown in Maryland are Scotch Pine, White Pine, Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir, and Fraser Fir, according to the Maryland Christmas Tree Association....
Job Opportunity: Cemetery Preservation Workshop Coordinator
Preservation Maryland and The Campaign for Historic Trades seek applicants for the Cemetery Preservation Workshop Coordinator position. Position: Cemetery Preservation Workshop Coordinator Position Description: This is a part-time, 20-hours-per-week, 9-month term,...
Preservation Maryland Holiday Gift Guide 2021
The 2021 holiday season is a great opportunity to shop small and support the Old Line State's local economy. No aspect of Maryland's economy was left unscathed throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, and local storefronts have faced another challenging year, making this...
Maryland Road Trip: Exploring Dorchester County
The seventh county on travel experts Diane and Jeff’s twenty-three county and Baltimore City exploration of Maryland was Dorchester County. Their approach continues to be outside adventuring, seeking out trails, rails and different parts of history, preservation,...
State Awards $250,000 Grant to Preservation Maryland to Preserve Historic Ellicott City Jail
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development has awarded $250,000 to Preservation Maryland to partner with Howard County on the revitalization of the historic Ellicott City Jail, a circa 1850 structure at 1 Emory Street. The grant will be used to...
Smart Growth Victory: Designation of New Rural Legacy Area in Charles County
As a result of advocacy work by Smart Growth Maryland and our local smart growth and land conservation partners, the Maryland Board of Public Works voted on December 1, 2021 to approve the designation of 64,000 acres in Charles County to create the new...
Remembering Pearl Harbor in Baltimore Harbor
Today, Americans remember those lost during the December 7, 1941 attacks on Pearl Harbor and Marylanders remember those lost aboard the USCGC Taney – the last floating warship that participated in the Battle that is now docked at Baltimore's Inner Habor. Read on...
Maryland State Historic Tax Credit to Support Six New Rehabilitation Projects
As a result of Preservation Maryland and its many partners’ ongoing advocacy, six projects across Maryland recently received over $9 million in historic tax credit funding. As a result, over $73 million worth of projects will move forward – underscoring 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.