Eastern Shore Regional Field Office
Everyday across Maryland it is the local grass roots preservation efforts where the difference is made in our communities. The Eastern Shore is made up of many towns and wonderful rural communities that have offered their residents a truly special way of life for hundreds of years. However, the character and culture of the Shore is rapidly changing and is facing tremendous pressure from development. In response, we have established our new Eastern Shore Field Office to direct 'on the ground' preservation services and assistance to those individuals, organizations, and county governments who are dedicated to preserving the rich cultural and historic resources of this unique and fragile region.
Elizabeth Beckley, Eastern Shore Field Director, is hard at work across all nine counties of the Shore. In this role, she represents both Preservation Maryland and the National Trust for Historic Preservation by providing funding, advocacy and technical assistance for the protection of historic and cultural resources; offering strategies and support for controlling growth; and working with local and regional preservation organizations and individuals to expand local preservation programs and resources on the Eastern Shore.
While Preservation Maryland has been active on the Shore, until now it did not have the capacity to truly address the pressing preservation needs of this important area. The position was made possible as a result of the Partners in the Field challenge grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to Statewide and Local Partners in response to the need for expanded local preservation services on the Eastern Shore.
Our Field Office shares space with the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, facilitating cooperation on preservation and conservation issues.
It is only through our continued stewardship and vigilance that we will be able to work together to preserve the historic and scenic character of the Eastern Shore as we know it into the future.
Our Funders
The Eastern Shore Field office is a cooperative program of Preservation Maryland and the National Trust for Historic Preservation made possible through the generosity of the following: Canusa Corporation Charitable Foundation; Louisa C. Duemling; Grayce B. Kerr Fund; Louise Lake Hayman; Davy McCall; PNC/Baltimore Community Foundation; Summerfield Baldwin, Jr., Foundation; Richard and Beverly Tilghman and Mrs. R. Carmichael Tilghman; Kathryn Washburn and William Niskanen; William D. Waxter III and an anonymous donor.
Bartus Trew Providence Preservation Fund for the Eastern Shore
Eastern Shore Resources
