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Four Rivers Heritage Area Announces Honorees For Fifteenth Annual Heritage Awards

Heritage Awards
by Carol Benson

Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town and South County, will hold its Fifteenth Annual Heritage Awards on Thursday, November 8, 2018, at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis. These awards recognize individuals, organizations, partnerships, programs and products that contribute significantly to the community by interpreting, promoting, preserving, researching and/or supporting our historical legacy....

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Awards 2018
Aug 28 2018

Call for Nominations for Fifteenth Annual Heritage Awards

Heritage Awards
by Carol Benson

Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County seeks nominations for its Fifteenth Annual Heritage Awards. These awards recognize individuals, organizations, partnerships, programs and products that contribute significantly to the community by interpreting, promoting, preserving, researching and/or supporting our historical legacy....

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Opinion: Truth or Consequences? Is it Our Role To Create Critical Thinkers?

News, Whats new
by Carol Benson

Four Rivers has invited the new Interim Assistant Director to write on heritage-related topics she is passionate about. Thank you, Lisa! By Lisa Robbins Have you ever read an article that seems to solidify or condense many of your thoughts in an eloquent yet thought-provoking way? This happened recently as I was reading “Truth or Consequences,”an article by Tim Grove in the Spring 2018 issue of History News (The Magazine of the American Association for State and Local History [AASLH]). I have worked in museum education for over 15 years and am...

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Deadline Extended — Area Organizations Form Partnership Supporting Student Competition About Frederick Douglass

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by Carol Benson

DEADLINE EXTENDED! New deadline for student submissions to the competition is October 6! This year celebrates the bicentennial of Frederick Douglass' birth, and celebrations continue around the state and the nation. As part of the planning efforts, the Northern Arundel Cultural Preservation Society (NACPS) took the lead in organizing partners and sponsors for a county-wide "Anne Arundel Creative Arts Competition Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Frederick Douglass," also known as the FD200 Creative Arts Competition. The NEW deadline for student submissions is October 6, 2018. Here are the Guidelines: Read about Frederick Douglass....

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Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Awards Matching Grants Totaling $427,000 to Local Heritage Organizations

Grant Awards, Press Release, Whats new
by Carol Benson

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 16, 2018 Annapolis, MD: Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County joins the Hogan Administration in announcing 9 new grants totaling $427,000 to local Annapolis and Anne Arundel County non-profit organizations by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA). The 9 local grants are among 114 matching grants totaling nearly $5 million that were awarded to Maryland non-profits, local jurisdictions and other heritage tourism organizations including museums, and historic preservation, natural resources, cultural, and educational organizations. These grant funds support heritage tourism projects,...

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Make Your Plans Now for FREE National Folk Festival in Salisbury, Sept. 7-9

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by Carol Benson

A Great American Festival Comes to Maryland’s Historic Eastern Shore, on SEPTEMBER 7-9, 2018, in DOWNTOWN SALISBURY, MD​! Make your plans now to join in the fun in Salisbury, Maryland, for the National Folk Festival—one of America’s largest, most prestigious and longest-running celebrations of arts, culture, and heritage. ​A free, large-scale three-day outdoor event, the National Folk Festival celebrates the roots, richness and variety of American culture. It features over 350 of the nation’s finest traditional musicians, dancers, craftspeople and other keepers of culture in performances, workshops, and demonstrations, plus children’s activities, savory regional and...

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