Nominations Sought for 2011 Endangered Maryland List
Preservation Maryland, in partnership with Maryland Life magazine, seeks nominations for the 2010 Endangered Maryland list. The Endangered Maryland list features properties that reflect the diversity of Maryland?s heritage of sites and traditions, and illustrates the threats facing them. Sites will be chosen from across the state and the final Endangered Maryland list will be published in Maryland Life magazine's March/April 2011 issue. The article presents an opportunity to raise public awareness, create dialogue, and find solutions for threatened sites.
Please click here for the Call for Nominations and Nominating Instructions
Please click here for an FAQ Sheet about Endangered Maryland
For more information please contact Jessica Feldt at 410-685-2886 x302 or jfeldt@preservationmaryland.org.
Preservation Maryland Awards Heritage Fund Grants
Preservation Baltimore, MD - Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce it has awarded grants totaling more than $24,000 to assist projects of nine non-profit organizations. Total project costs exceed $176,000. Five grants were given in Baltimore City. The remaining four were made in Anne Arundel, Dorchester, Harford, and Kent counties. More in the full press release.
Southern Maryland Tobacco Barn Summit
Preservation Maryland, the Maryland Historical Trust, and a number of local and regional partners will hose the second Southern Maryland Tobacco Barns Summit on Friday, April 30, 2010 at King's Landing Park in Huntingtown, Maryland.
In 2004, the National Trust for Historic Preservation named the Tobacco Barns of Southern Maryland to its list of the 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. As a result of this listing, a coalition of representatives from the National Trust, the Maryland Historical Trust, the Southern Maryland Heritage Areas Consortium, and Anne Arundel, Prince George's and St. Mary's counties was formed to support barn owners in their efforts to preserve, rehabilitate, and reuse these significant landmarks that are now often abandoned and deteriorating due to the significant decline in tobacco cultivation.
The 2010 Tobacco Barns Summit is a follow up to the initial gathering held on November 15, 2004 and will continue the discussion on how to best promote barn reuse and promote agricultural land preservation.
Click here to download a flyer about the summit.
Click here to Register for this FREE Event.
2009 Preservation Awards Presented
Preservation Maryland honored three outstanding historic preservationists at its recent annual meeting and awards ceremony. The Stewardship Award was presented to Michael O. Bourne of Chestertown. The George T. Harrison Award for volunteer contribution was given posthumously to Wayne Goldstein of Kensington. Wilton C. Corkern, Ph. D., executive director of the Accokeek Foundation, received the President's Award for leadership. More in the full press release.
NEW! Online Giving!
We are pleased to announce that online giving is now available! Online giving is a quick and easy way to support Preservation Maryland. As an added bonus for your donation to Preservation Maryland, you will receive a free one year membership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation which includes an annual subscription to the award winning Preservation Magazine.
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New Opportunity to Support Preservation Maryland
The National Trust Community Investment Corporation (NTCIC) has created a new referral program to help market its services and benefit the State and Local Partners of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The NTCIC is a for-profit subsidiary of the National Trust whose primary business is investing in rehabilitation projects that qualify for Federal and State historic tax credits and New Markets tax credits.
The referral program provides a finder's fee? for every historic rehabilitation project referral it receives from the National Trust's Statewide and Local Partners that results in an actual equity investment. Preservation Maryland is a statewide partner, and may share up to 50% of the fee with other 501(c)(3) organizations that provide referrals.
This program provides a new opportunity to support Preservation Maryland. By referring potential tax credit projects, you can help support Preservation Maryland and receive a share of a referral fee for your non-profit organization. If you are a developer and have a potential investment opportunity, please contact NTCIC and let them know you learned about this program through our website!
If you have any questions about this program, please contact Barbie Hargrave at bhargrave@preservationmaryland.org.
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