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Heritage Fund Highland: Baltimore Sights and Sounds via the Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive
The Heritage Fund has recently supported a very unique expression and resource of Baltimore history through the digitization and publishing of the WJZ-TV video collection by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive and Baltimore Heritage, Inc....
Preservation Maryland Receives State Grant for LGBTQ History Study
Late in December 2018, Preservation Maryland was awarded a substantial research grant from the Maryland Historical Trust in the Department of Planning to begin a first-of-its-kind in Maryland project to research historic places across the state important to LGBTQ...
Journey Through Maryland History: Baltimore City At Its Best
They did it! Preservation Maryland Board Member Diane Caslow and her husband, Jeff Caslow, have explored each of Maryland's twenty-four counties over two year. This is their final travelogue from Baltimore City. FROM DIANE AND JEFF'S TRAVELOGUE It is hard to...
Official Statement: Safe and Sound Plan in Ellicott City
On Thursday December 27, 2018, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced of the new "Safe and Sound" plan to address persistent and devastating flooding in Ellicott City. Following that announcement, Preservation Maryland issued the following statement: Since...
Heritage Fund Highlight: Downtown Frederick Preservation Education Toolkit
In spring 2018, Preservation Maryland's Heritage Grant Fund provided a $5,000 grant to the Downtown Frederick Partnership to support the creation of a preservation education toolkit. Specifically, the $5,000 grant supported the creation of an Education Tool Kit...
Year-In-Review: Saving History and Making A Difference
2018 will be a hard year to beat for Preservation Maryland. Thanks to the generous support of our donors, we have supported preservation at hundreds of sites across the state. From the marshy wetlands of Dorchester County to the rugged foothills of Garrett County –...
Six-to-Fix Update: Mill Labor History Signs Installed Along Baltimore’s Jones Falls Valley
With grant funding from the Baltimore National Heritage Area, Preservation Maryland has completed a two-year project to illustrate the labor history of the intact mill villages and buildings along the Jones Falls Valley in Baltimore City's Hampden neighborhood...
Heritage Fund Highlight: New Exhibits for the Frederick Douglass Museum and Cultural Center in Highland Beach
The Town of Highland Beach, founded by Charles Douglass as a waterfront enclave for African Americans, utilized a Heritage Fund grant to create two multi-media exhibits about the history of their community and the bicentennial of Frederick Douglass’ birthday....
Preservation Maryland Joins with Partners to Support National Parks
As a part of a join-letter effort organized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Preservation Maryland added its name to two national letters encouraging the United States Congress to invest and support the National Parks. Restore Our Parks Act...
Made in Maryland: Holiday Gift Guide 2018
From caffeine to candles, Maryland’s makers are churning out amazing products – and make the perfect gift for your loved ones. This year, we’ve added some fun experiential opportunities for our Holiday Gift Guide for those looking to gain new skills and try their...
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.