Maryland Traditions Apprenticeship Grants

Application deadline is January 20, 2010!

The Maryland Traditions Apprenticeship Awards Program welcomes applications for apprenticeships in all forms of Maryland’s traditional expressive culture. The master artist and apprentice must both be residents of Maryland.

Maryland Traditions is a program of the Maryland State Arts Council. Its mission is to discover, share and sustain our living traditions. Maryland Traditions receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts Folk Arts Infrastructure Initiative.

Click here to download the grant application

Click here for more information on the Maryland Folklife Program and Maryland Traditions.

Intention-to-Apply forms now being accepted for MHT Non-Capital and Museum Advancement Program Grants

MHT is now accepting Intention to Apply submissions for Non-Capital and Museum Advancement Program Grants. MHT does not anticipate having Capital Grant funds available in the next fiscal year and therefore is not accepting applications for Capital Grants at this time.

The Intention to Apply forms are due to MHT on or before January 8, 2010.

Click here for more information, including Intention to Apply forms.

Submitting an Intention to Apply allows Maryland Historical Trust staff to anticipate funding needs for the upcoming fiscal year and to convey those needs to the General Assembly as the annual budget is developed. Submitting an Intention to Apply form is not a prerequisite for grant eligibility, but is strongly recommended.

Full application materials for Non-Capital and Museum Advancement Grants will be available on or around December 15, 2009.

Historic Bridge - Free to a Good Home!

The Maryland State Highway Administration is planning to replace Bridge No. 7055 on MD 545 over Little Elk Creek north of Elkton, Cecil County. The bridge is available to any city or county government, historic preservation organization, bicycle/trail group, other non- profit organization, corporation or individual for reuse at a new location.

Funds may be available for some of the costs associated with the relocation of the bridge. The recipient party will be required to preserve and maintain the bridge in accordance with established standards for historic bridges.

This National Register of Historic Places eligible bridge was constructed in 1932 by the Roanoke Iron and Bridge Works for the Maryland State Roads Commission. The bridge is a steel Warren Style pony truss design on concrete abutments. The overall length is 95 feet, and the bridge is 27 feet wide from curb to curb.

Click here to download a flier with additional photos and information


Parties interested in reusing this bridge must contact the State Highway Administration by March 15, 2010.


Please contact:

Mr. Fred Shoken
Maryland State Highway Administration
Environmental Planning Division
Cultural Resources Section
707 North Calvert Street; C-LL4
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
1.866.527.0502
fshoken@sha.state.md.us

Editor's Note:  The Maryland State Highway Administration was in inaugural recipient of the Stewardship of Historic Properties by a Government Agency Award from the Maryland Historical Trust in 2009.

Maryland History Day 2010

The Maryland Historical Trust is again partnering with Maryland History Day by sponsoring the annual Special Prize in Historic Preservation at the state History Day competition on April 24, 2010 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

The Maryland Historical Trust prize is awarded to student projects that successfully recognize and encourage the protection, use and appreciation of Maryland's diverse history. Projects should focus on resources such as historic buildings, artifacts or objects, historic districts, landscapes, and land and underwater archeology sites.

Projects might include research on historic battlefields, industrial buildings like mills or canning and packing houses, archeological evidence of Native American settlements, historic schools, or historic ships. There are many more possibilities for research on historic preservation through museums and historical societies.

Photo: Winners of the 2009 Maryland History Day Prize in Historic Preservation were honored at the 2009 Maryland Preservation & Revitalization Conference in Baltimore.  Photo Courtesy of Preservation Maryland/Photo by Richard Lippenholz.

Four new historical markers have been installed this fall along Maryland's roadways

The Maryland Historical Trust, State Highway Administration, and local partners recently installed four new roadside historical markers along Maryland's roadways, bringing the total number of markers to 816!  The new markers celebrate a wide range of stories and places, ranging from the slave trade in Baltimore City to the establishment of the Town of Princess Anne in Somerset County.

To learn more about Maryland's Roadside Historical Markers Click Here

Call for Papers- Preserving the Historic Road Conference

The 7th biennial Preserving the Historic Road conference will be held in Washington, DC, September 9-12, 2010. The planning committee currently is seeking paper abstracts.

The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2010.

Click here to download the Call for Papers

Nominate a project, individual, or organization for a Maryland Preservation Award!

Nominations are now open for the 35th Annual Maryland Preservation Awards. Click here for nomination forms, category descriptions and lists of past recipients.

The Maryland Preservation Awards are presented annually by the Board of Trustees of the Maryland Historical Trust. Award categories include the Calvert Prize, Project Excellence, Preservation Service, Educational Excellence, Heritage Book, and Stewardship of MHT Easement Properties. In 2009 the Board created two new categories - Preservation Partnership and Stewardship of Historic Properties by a Government Agency to recognize the outstanding work that can be achieved through public-private partnerships and by local, state, and federal government agencies.

The awards will be presented on Friday May 21, 2010 at the Annual Preservation & Revitalization Conference at the Historic Avalon Theater in Easton, Maryland.