Each year on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the enduring history, culture, and contributions of the First Peoples of this land. At Preservation Maryland, we are committed not just to commemoration, but to ongoing collaboration, education, and action that uplifts...
As preservationists from across the country gather for the PastForward 2025 conference, we’re reminded that our work—protecting and activating historic places and the stories they hold—is more important than ever. On a special release episode of PreserveCast,...
Preservation Maryland’s leadership—through its advocacy for 2019's Senate Bill 741—helped bring attention to underutilized historic government complexes, including Crownsville Hospital in Anne Arundel County, one of the last segregated mental asylums in the country....
As the affordable housing crisis continues across the country, communities are looking everywhere for solutions including places they may never have considered before. Enter YIGBY, short for Yes in God’s Backyard, a growing movement that champions the use of...
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Historic buildings give downtowns their unique character—and in places like Downtown Frederick, Maryland, they’re the economic engine too. But these cherished structures, particularly in compact downtowns are vulnerable to fire. A new report, The Importance of Fire...
Maryland’s history isn’t just preserved in buildings...it’s poured, brewed, distilled, and shared. Through our Spirited History project, Preservation Maryland is bringing to life the rich and often overlooked story of alcohol production across the state, from early...
Governor Wes Moore announced the award of $20 million in Competitive Commercial Tax Credit through the Maryland Historical Trust's Historic Revitalization Tax Credit program. Since 1996, the Historic Revitalization Tax Credit program, for which Preservation Maryland...
It's Halloween week and we're plotting our trick-or-treating route, so we're thinking walkable neighborhoods, pumpkins, and spooky celebrations which brings us to...The Nightmare Before Christmas? You'll often see Smart Growth Maryland here on the blog writing about...
As Maryland strives to meet its ambitious climate goals such as net zero emissions by 2045, innovative approaches to sustainability are essential. One approach is accelerating the circular economy – a system that reuses, recycles, and refurbishes products and...
The complex challenges of the current affordable housing crisis center around low inventory, high interest rates, and the large gap between housing costs and income. Coupled with disruptions from the recent COVID-19 pandemic, finding housing is a challenge for many. A...
The Council for Maryland Archeology's Native American Liaison Committee is partnering with Preservation Maryland and Towson University to sponsor a Summit of Maryland Indigenous People and Archaeologists on September 6. The Summit is the result of two years of...
As part of Preservation Month (May 2024), the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) will present 11 awards for noteworthy accomplishments in the preservation field, recognizing outstanding education, restoration, and revitalization projects, as well as individual...
As we gear up to welcome 2024, we’re reflecting back on our most popular content from 2023 – from major program announcements, to big preservation wins, to unique stories in Maryland’s history – here are your top blogs from each month! January We announced our Best of...
Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the original inhabitants of the Americas – the first people who called this land home. Today we’re sharing an assortment of Preservation Maryland grant-funded projects, cultural heritage features, and resources so you can explore the histories that are a elemental part of life in Maryland.
The National Park Service Chesapeake Gateways Program (NPS Chesapeake Gateways) announced the award of 22 grants totaling nearly $2.3 million, including $150,000 for Handsell Historic Site, a past Heritage Fund recipient and Best of Maryland winner.
Our annual fundraising event Phoenix Rising is a time to gather with colleagues, partners, and supporters to celebrate our ongoing work rehabilitating important historic structures, providing grants to at-risk historic places, training tradespeople, advocating for preservation policies, and fighting for common sense smart growth in some of the fastest-growing communities in Maryland.
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...
To honor Mr. William D. Waxter's legacy gift to Preservation Maryland to underwrite the William D. Waxter Memorial Internship program, the names and dates of Waxter interns will be permanently recorded in Preservation Maryland’s records. William D. Waxter, III served...
2020 Old Line State Webinars UGRR Research 201: Researching and Writing for NPS Network to Freedom Program RECORDED: November 18, 2020, 1PM-2:30PM EST Because of its clandestine and harrowing nature, verifying Underground Railroad sites is a difficult task. The...
One of the primary goals of the Smart Growth movement is to create density where development already exists, which can prevent sprawl and preserve greenspaces. Smart Growth Maryland is eager to encourage infill redevelopment, which takes underutilized lots and land in...
With over 72,000 square feet of space, the Winstead Company historic tobacco warehouse and packing plant complex is poised for renewal and rebirth. Preservation Maryland will support the adaptive reuse of this significant site and assist with crafting appropriate...
At over 200 years old, Holly Hall is an iconic piece of the city of Elkton’s history. The mansion is currently in need of restoration and preservation, something that Elkton’s Mayor Robert J. Alt identified as one of his goals when he took office. This project has...
Welcome back to Diane and Jeff Caslow's road trip chronicles. Now on their fourteenth county, Diane and Jeff again visited Harford County, continuing to create itineraries that highlight history and landscape preservation and experiencing things that they did not on...
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...
Cemeteries, like historic buildings and landscapes, provide critical connections between our past and future. Cemeteries literally contain the physical remnants – human remains – of our past. Cemeteries are evocative and powerful places that speak to descendants and...
The Hogan administration today announced the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT), a division of the Maryland Department of Planning, has awarded 16 projects more than $19 million in revitalization tax credits, leveraging more than $92 million in additional investment....
With thirteen counties down on Diane and Jeff Caslow’s twenty-three counties and Baltimore City day trip explorations, the couple is sharing their day trip to Montgomery County. Established as a county in 1776, Montgomery County was once covered in a vast swath of...
Eleven counties down on Diane and Jeff Caslow's twenty-three counties and Baltimore City day trip explorations. The pair are trying to visit each county in the opposite season from the one they did during their first tour around the state. Last time they visited Kent...
When most people think of preservation, the tangible comes to mind: saving a storied 19th-century structure or a physical space that radiates historic charm. Here at Preservation Maryland our work is as much about the intangible as we work to protect all of Maryland’s...
Join Preservation Maryland and the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled for Pres...
July 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmPreservation 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.