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Journey through Maryland History: Montgomery County’s Rural Character
Starting off 2018 and continuing their quest to visit all of Maryland's twenty four counties in twenty four month, the Caslows explored the history of Montgomery County for their first travelogue of the new year. FROM THE ADVENTURERS: Like much of Maryland, before...
Senator Cardin Hosts Preservation Round Table Discussion in Annapolis
United States Senator Ben Cardin joined with Preservation Maryland Executive Director Nicholas Redding and Maryland State Senator Bill Ferguson to host a round table discussion on the impact of the recent federal tax overhaul and the future of historic...
Event Recap: Maryland History Advocacy Day in Annapolis
On Thursday, February 1, 2018, history, architecture, and preservation advocates from across the state descended on Annapolis to let their legislators know that preservation matters. The day began at AIA Maryland in downtown Annapolis with a briefing given by...
PreserveCast receives Statewide Award for Excellence in Media
PreserveCast, a podcast powered by Preservation Maryland, was recently honored with a statewide award for excellence by the Maryland state agency for historic preservation, the Maryland Historical Trust. Preservation Maryland Executive Director — and PreserveCast...
Heritage Fund Highlight: Roof Repairs at St. Thomas Episcopal Church
St. Thomas's Episcopal Church's Chapel of the Incarnation is a very unique example of Mission-style church architecture in Maryland. It was built in 1916 by designer William J. Palmer for the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. With a Heritage Fund grant, the Church...
Maryland Budget Provides Boost to Preservation Efforts
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan's latest budget provides additional funding to critical preservation efforts underscoring the value of sustained advocacy. The budget, which was released earlier this week, is a blueprint for spending that will next be taken up by the...
Six-to-Fix Update: Architectural Documentation at the Dielman Inn Complex
Architectural documentation is often one of the first steps to a preservation rehabilitation project! At the nearly 200 year old structure of the Dielman Inn in New Windsor, Maryland, documentation was essential to understanding the evolution of the building over...
Making the Connection: Addressing Affordable Housing with Historic Preservation
To address the affordable housing crisis in the United States and Maryland, historic preservation can be utilized to convert existing historic structures into quality affordable housing — and address some of the shortfalls that come from new construction. According...
Heritage Fund Highlight: Video Series on Anne Arundel County Archaeology
Anne Arundel County has a very active archaeology program and community working to unearth important and forgotten history. The Lost Towns Project received a Heritage Fund grant to help share their work in two short documentary-style videos. Award-Winning Project:...
Video: Queen Anne’s County Courthouse Featured before Super Bowl LI
Before kickoff of Super Bowl LI, Fox Sports aired a special reading of Johnny Cash's "Ragged Old Flag," in which Maryland's Queen Anne's County Courthouse is prominently featured. And we've found the videos! The Courthouse dates to the 1790s and is believed to the...
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