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Funding Awards Support Expansion of Preservation Maryland’s Historic Property Redevelopment Program
Preservation Maryland's Historic Property Redevelopment Program has recently been awarded major funding awards from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development as well as The 1772 Foundation. DOWNLOAD THE PRESS RELEASE (PDF) Preservation Maryland...
Preservation Maryland Signs-On in Support of African American Burial Ground Legislation
Preservation Maryland is proud to have signed on in support of federal legislation that will create a funded study program to preserve African American cemeteries across the country – sacred places that deserve reverence and protection. LETTER OF SUPPORT On behalf...
Mid-Session Advocacy Update: Providing Written and Virtual Testimony in Support of our Legislative Priorities
We are halfway through an extremely busy – and all virtual – 90 day legislative session, and Preservation Maryland is staying engaged in Annapolis, with the organization championing several key bills and testifying on many other important pieces of legislation....
Maryland Public Television Highlights Archaeology Discoveries at the Historic Jonathan Street Cabin
Preservation Maryland's latest historic property redevelopment project – the rehabilitation of an 1830s historic log cabin – involved an extensive archaeological dig in partnership with the Maryland State Highway Administration which was recently chronicled by...
Organization Hires First Full-Time Property Redevelopment Manager
Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce the hiring of Laura Houston, the organization's first full-time historic property redevelopment manager. Houston, a Texas native, joins the team at a time of dynamic growth for the organization and will oversee...
Preservation Maryland Intern Selected for Research Fellowship Funded by the 400 Years of African American History Commission
Preservation Maryland Waxter Intern Matthew LaRoche has been awarded one of four Underground Railroad research fellowships from the Maryland Office of Tourism and the Maryland State Archives funded by the National Park Service's 400 Years of African American...
Morgan State University Recieves National Grant for a Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plan
The National Trust for Historic Preservation, through its HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative, awarded more than $650,000 in grants to eight Historically Black Colleges and Universities to fund Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plans. [gallery link="none"...
Historic Anchor Institutions of Baltimore’s Pennsylvania Avenue Black Arts and Entertainment District
Maryland was one of the first states to coordinate support for cultural institutions and working artists with revitalization placemaking efforts as Arts & Entertainment Districts. One of the state's 28 Arts & Entertainment Districts is focused specifically...
Sampling of Historic Brick Buildings in Maryland and Contiguous States
From the President of our Board of Directors, Tom Spencer: In my previous blog post, I wrote about stone structures on the National Register located in Maryland and contiguous states that I have visited and photographed during the Pandemic. In this piece, I focus...
Baltimore National Heritage Area Grants Boost City Cultural Organizations
The Baltimore National Heritage Area (BNHA) has recently announced eight deserving projects and organizations that will receive vital preservation funding through the agency's Small Capital Grant Award program. In a press release on their website about the grant...
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