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Celebrating National Wreaths Across America Day in Maryland
Wreaths Across America started in 1992 when a group of volunteers had a surplus of wreaths after adorning the graves of fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The movement is now supported by a national non-profit organization that helps organize...
Heritage Fund Supports Seven New Preservation Projects
Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust are pleased to announce the newest grantees of the Heritage Fund grant program. The Heritage Fund is one of few stable sources of preservation funding in Maryland and has provided over $1.4 million dollars in...
Giving Tuesday Supports our Waxter Memorial Internship Program
With a founding legacy gift by William D. Waxter, Preservation Maryland's Waxter Memorial Internship Program has grown to engage dozens of students in real-work preservation and diverse public history projects. Giving Tuesday: Your donation to Preservation Maryland...
Preservation Maryland’s Made in Maryland Holiday Gift Guide
From award-winning libations to botanical skincare lines to food items steeped in Maryland tradition, this Holiday Gift Guide showcases the diversity and creativity that exists among Maryland’s makers. While making your list and checking it twice, we hope you enjoy...
Six-to-Fix Update: Documenting Brunswick’s Outsized Role in Maryland’s Railroad History
Preservation Maryland is pleased to partner with the leaders and citizens of the City of Brunswick to help support the preservation of their railroad heritage and specifically to relocate and interpret the historic WB Tower. The City of Brunswick was an important...
RFP: Market Feasibility Study for Future Uses of the Winstead Company Packing Plant in Hughesville, Maryland
The Charles County Department of Planning and Growth Management seeks proposals to undertake a market feasibility study for future uses of the historic Winstead Company Packing Plant in Hughesville, Maryland. The tobacco warehouses in Charles County represent some...
New Numbers Show Economic Impact of Federal Historic Tax Credit in Maryland
Rutgers University and the National Park Service released the latest Annual Report on the Economic Impact of the Federal Historic Tax Credit. The data from fiscal year 2018 compiled in the document describe the positive impact of the historic rehabilitation...
Six-to-Fix Events: Historic Cemetery Documentation Regional Workshops Announced
As part of the organization's on-going work to protect Maryland's historic cemeteries, Preservation Maryland will offer public cemetery documentation workshops this winter. Working with the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration,...
Historic Lovely Lane Church Receives National Fund for Sacred Places Grant
The historic Lovely Lane United Methodist Church in Baltimore City was recently awarded a grant by the National Fund for Sacred Places, a joint program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Partners of Sacred Places - the first church in Maryland to...
Civil War Trails Launches Online Trail Map through the Mid-Atlantic
Civil War Trails, Inc. is a non-profit organization that coordinates the research and installation of thousands of historic signs across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Now, you can explore their signs online and design your own road trip to explore Civil War...
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.