Preservation Maryland and The Campaign for Historic Trades seek applicants for the Cemetery Preservation Workshop Coordinator position.
Cemetery Preservation Workshop Coordinator
Preservation Maryland’s Best of Maryland Awards shine a spotlight on the ceaseless work of Maryland’s volunteers, architects, artisans, legislators, and many more individuals who are doing the essential work of protecting the places that make Maryland such a special place to live, work, explore – and celebrate.
May is National Preservation Month – an entire month devoted to recognizing the broad and enduring social and economic benefits of historic preservation.
This Preservation Month, Preservation Maryland is thrilled to announce Peter Ginn as its first Patron. Patronage is a British tradition where people who are passionate about an issue put their name forward to champion the work being done for that cause. With support like Peter’s, Preservation Maryland is able to advocate for historic buildings, neighborhoods and landscapes to directly preserve the best of Maryland.
In the first Old Line State Summit since the launch of Smart Growth Maryland as a major program of Preservation Maryland, our one-day conference focused on the collaboration, advocacy, and technology needed to make preservation and conservation a reality in more and more of Maryland’s communities.
This year’s Summit attracted the largest group in recent years and made use of multiple locations in historic Frederick, including the Delaplaine Arts Center, the Steiner House, and surrounding streets as a living preservation classroom. Three tracks were offered focused on smart growth and preservation as well as workshop-style sessions on architectural documentation and cemetery documents.
As the Summit’s keynote speaker, Jim Lindberg, Senior Policy Director for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, discussed the ways the goals of preservation are interconnected with those of advocates for issues like the environment, community health, and equitable development. Jim’s research across these various fields demonstrates the need to build new rules and unwind entrenched thinking on building and keeping communities. The aim to create places that are greener and healthier is a shared goal across preservation and smart growth.
Thank you to all of our sponsors, including the Maryland Historical Trust, Delmar Foundation, Rural Maryland Council, and the Middendorf Foundation and a special thank you to the Delaplaine Arts Center, McClintock Distilling, and Visit Frederick for hosting us in historic Frederick.
Presentations for each of the classroom sessions are available for PDF download on each of their corresponding summary pages. Complete recordings of select sessions are now available on YouTube.
