WE’RE COMING TO YOUR COUNTY! The Preservation Maryland team is again hosting Pop-Up Field Offices throughout the state – one in each county – meeting with individuals who are interested in learning more about historic preservation or asking questions about various...
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Legislation Introduced to Create Preservation Partnership Fund in Maryland
Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce the organization's priority legislation for the current session of the Maryland General Assembly aimed at accelerating support for challenging preservation projects around the state has been formally introduced by Sen....
Preservation Maryland’s 2022 Local Gift Guide
Each year the Preservation Maryland team compiles a holiday gift guide filled with unique local merchants and makers, so you can shop small and support local businesses. Browse our staff curated gift guide from across the state and grab something special in time for...
Pretend To Be a Time Traveler Day: Milestone Moments in Maryland History
Today is "Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day" and of course we wouldn't miss the chance to bring you back in time to take a look at milestone moments in Maryland history. Come along with us as we travel from 1695 to 1952 exploring six historic events in the Old Line...
Phoenix Rising 2022: Authentically Maryland [Recap and Photo Gallery]
Our largest event of the year, Phoenix Rising, took place Saturday, October 1st at historic Jerusalem Mill Village for an evening of food, fun, and fellowship. Partners, colleagues, and friends joined to celebrate a year of preserving history, heritage, and how our...
Pair History with Fun Before Summer is Done
Before summer officially comes to a close next week, there is still time to make the trek across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to the Eastern Shore. Walking the Ocean City boardwalk (constructed in 1900) and digging your toes in the sand are pleasant experiences no matter...
Preservation Maryland Awarded Community Investment Tax Credit
Support our work to revitalize, rehabilitate, and adaptively reuse the historic Ellicott City Jail and Virginia Snoots House. Preservation Maryland has been awarded a Community Investment Tax Credit from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development to...
Iconic Maryland Creations: The Man Behind Enchanted Forest, Frontier Town, and the Giant RCA Dog
Once upon a time, in 1955 to be exact, the Enchanted Forest, a nursey rhyme-themed amusement park, opened in Ellicott City, Maryland. The park was owned by the Harrison family, but the magical pieces – like Willie the Whale, the Old Woman’s Shoe, and Cinderella’s...
Sine Die 2022: State Legislative Advocacy Report
The 2022 Legislative Session of the Maryland General Assembly will come to a close on Monday, April 11, 2022. After 90 days of championing key bills and testifying on many other pieces of important legislation, it is safe to say that Preservation Maryland had one of...
Historic WB Tower Successfully Moved in Brunswick
City residents, preservation proponents and rail enthusiasts alike gathered in Brunswick on April 2, 2022 to watch the culmination of ten years of advocacy, determination, and planning. On that very crisp and sunny morning, the historic West Brunswick Tower—an...
Made in Maryland: Maryland’s Brewing History
It's National Beer Day, and we'll drink to that! If you're from Maryland, you know that Baltimore's National Bohemian beer holds a special place in the hearts of Marylanders - nearly 90% of Natty Boh sales are still made in Baltimore. Today we're looking at the...
Maryland Day: A Roundup of the Most Interesting Historic Spots in Each County
Maryland Day is the anniversary of when the first European settlers landed in Maryland. They disembarked from ships called the Ark and the Dove and landed on St. Clement’s Island in St. Mary’s County on March 25th, 1634. Marylanders began celebrating the anniversary...
This Day in History: Chartering of the B&O Railroad
On February 28, 1827, Maryland merchants and bankers came together to charter the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad. The oldest railroad in the United States, the B&O Railroad connected over thirteen states with rail lines. This railroad was the first common...
Preservation Initiatives Manager to Depart After 9 Years with Organization
After more than nine years with the Preservation Maryland, Jessica Feldt, our Preservation Initiatives Manager, will be leaving the organization. Jess has worn countless hats here, and we will greatly miss her and the value she brought to the work we do every day. The...
Maryland Road Trip: Exploring Howard County
The eighth county on travel experts Diane and Jeff’s twenty-three county and Baltimore City exploration of Maryland was Howard County. Their approach continues to be outside adventuring and seeing different parts of history, preservation, and adaptive reuse. From...
2021 Year-in-Review from the Preservation Maryland Team
In 2021 Preservation Maryland celebrated our 90th anniversary and tackled some of our largest initiatives yet, working to preserve the state’s unique and irreplaceable heritage while concurrently creating a more just, equitable, and sustainable future. Through...
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...
Small Business Saturday: Shop Local on Maryland’s Main Streets
When you spend money along Maryland's Main Streets, you're supporting local businesses and the historic properties that they steward. If you like window shopping on foot, trying new local restaurants, collecting art and antiques - and need to do some holiday shopping...
Dana Cohen
Dana CohenDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONSEmail Dana CohenDana joins Preservation Maryland after more than a decade working with nonprofit and development clients at a Baltimore-based marketing and public relations agency. An award-winning communications professional who...
The Essential Maryland Holiday Gift Guide 2020
This year's holidays are an opportunity for Marylanders to support our state's economy, and local businesses – and share a smile with our friends and family. Many Maryland-based companies are offering online ordering to provide a safe way to shop. Take a minute to...
A Sampling of Stone Structures on the National Register in Maryland, Southern Pennsylvania, and Delaware
While we have all found our activities to be limited during the Pandemic, there remain some that are both safe and rewarding. For Preservation Maryland's President of the Board, Tom Spencer, an enjoyable activity has been searching out and photographing historic stone...
Executive Director Nicholas Redding Named One of Baltimore Business Journal’s 40 Under 40
Preservation Maryland’s Executive Director Nicholas Redding has been named one of Baltimore Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 for his leadership and commitment to his chosen field of work: historic preservation – a field with an ethical and practical focus on saving...
Maryland Heritage Area Authority Releases $600,000 in Emergency Operating Grants to Cultural Institutions
Preservation Maryland commends the Maryland Heritage Area Authority for its swift response to the needs of Maryland's historic and cultural institutions through the Covid-19 Emergency Grant Program. The Maryland Historical Trust recently announced the grants, sharing...
Boundary Expansion Hearing for Patapsco Valley Heritage Area Will be Held Virtually
The Maryland Heritage Areas Authority will hold a virtual public hearing in mid-April, rescheduled from the originally planned in-person meeting this month, to hear a request to expand the geographic boundaries of the Patapsco Valley Heritage Area. The Patapsco Valley...
From The Executive Director: Looking Ahead to 2020
The past decade has been one of dramatic and accelerating growth for Preservation Maryland. FROM NICHOLAS A. REDDING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Since just 2015, the organization has accomplished a great deal, including: Launching several new high-profile programs, including,...
New National Standards Announced for Flood Adaptations on Historic Buildings
To address the increasing frequency of requests for technical guidelines on appropriate adaptations for historic buildings at risk of flooding, the National Park Service recently released a new resource for preservation practitioners. The need for such a document is...
Top 11 Preservation Victories of 2019
In 2019, Preservation Maryland achieved several important victories across our major programs, including advocacy, grantmaking, smart growth, historic trades, and all of our research and education efforts. At any one-time, our staff is working on many active and...
New Legislation Passed Will Protect Forested Land in Howard and Anne Arundel Counties
Smart Growth Maryland and our partners in the Smarter Growth Alliance for Howard County successfully advocated for improved protections for Howard County’s forests. On Dec. 2, the Howard County Council approved legislation that requires developers to conserve more...
Preservation Maryland Executive Director Represents Preservation Community at Convening of National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
As a component of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Resilient America program, Preservation Maryland has been engaged in broad national conversations about resiliency, hazard mitigation and the critical impact on cultural and historic...
Video: Preservation Maryland 2019 Donor Impact Report
Preservation Maryland's work takes us to some of Maryland's most stunning historic places but also to important places that time has forgotten and to communities that need our help. We work every day to make preservation a priority in approaching the challenges and...
Statewide Smart Growth Workshop
December 10 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pmPreservation Basics with Talbot Historical Society
SAVE THE DATE! More information and registration page coming soon.
January 8, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmHeritage Fund FY25 Information Session
Save the Date! Join Preservation Maryland on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, to learn more about the He...
January 22, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Events
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