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Maryland’s Heritage Areas Need Your Support

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by Hope Stewart

Please support Maryland’s Heritage Areas! Write a letter of support today to Governor Martin O’Malley to ask for level support in FY2011 for the MHAA Program! The Governor is in the process of creating his budget, and the DLS has recommended cutting the funding to the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority to $360,000. This would be a devastating cut that would severely impact the survival of the statewide heritage areas program, which has previously been funded at $3 Million annually. The Heritage Area program has been building tourism and small businesses across Maryland for more than ten years....

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Four Rivers announces FY2010 Mini-Grant Program

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by Hope Stewart

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County announces this year’s guidelines, criteria, and deadlines for its popular Mini-Grant program. Made possible for the seventh year through financial support from Anne Arundel County, the City of Annapolis, and the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, Four Rivers Mini-Grants assist local heritage-related non-profit organizations in developing new heritage and preservation-related programs, activities, products, and events. Mini-Grant awards of up to $2,500 are available for projects within the heritage area that incorporate regional historic, cultural, and natural resources,...

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Four Rivers Announces Sixth Annual Heritage Award Winners

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by Hope Stewart

Annapolis, MD – Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County is pleased to announce this year’s annual heritage award winners. Four Rivers Heritage Awards recognize individuals, organizations, programs and products that contribute significantly to the community by interpreting, promoting, preserving, researching and/or supporting our historical legacy. Four Rivers congratulates this year’s heritage award winners in the following categories: Heritage Professional: Scotti Preston, Historic Annapolis Foundation Living History performer and educator Heritage Professional: Dr. John Kille, Lost Towns Project, Londontown Foundation and Anne Arundel County Trust for Preservation Legacy Award: Dr. Joan M. E. Gaither, Documentary Story...

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Nominations Sought for Sixth Annual Heritage Awards

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by Hope Stewart

Annapolis, MD – Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County seeks nominations for its sixth 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. Awards are made in several different categories, including Heritage Tourism Product, New Initiatives, Heritage Partnership, Heritage Professional, and Public/Private Initiatives. The heritage area encourages nominations for green or environmentally friendly heritage-related products and tours, as well as nominations that include the use of...

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Four Rivers Announces FY201 Mini-Grant Program

Press Release
by Hope Stewart

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County announces this year’s guidelines, criteria, and deadlines for its popular Mini-Grant program. Made possible for the seventh year through financial support from Anne Arundel County, the City of Annapolis, and the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, Four Rivers Mini-Grants assist local heritage-related non-profit organizations in developing new heritage and preservation-related programs, activities, products, and events. Mini-Grant awards of up to $2,500 are available for projects within the heritage area that incorporate regional historic, cultural, and natural resources,...

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Local Heritage Projects Receive MHAA Funding

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by Hope Stewart

Annapolis, MD – Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County is pleased to announce grant awards from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA) for four major heritage projects in Annapolis and southern Anne Arundel County. Project grant funds of $214,450 will support development of regional heritage-related projects totaling more than $859,000. All grants are fully matched at the local level, leveraging non-state funding to develop new projects, products, and activities consistent with the city-, county- and state-approved heritage area Management Plan. In addition to the four...

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Announcing Maryland Day 2009: Your Maryland, Your History, Your Day!

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by Hope Stewart

On Sunday, March 29, 2009 from noon to 5:00 p.m. you can rediscover Maryland history in your own backyard with family and friends in the Four Rivers Heritage Area, with this free, fun-filled festival highlighting our region s unique heritage. Local cultural and heritage sites will open their doors to offer special FREE activities and tours for the whole family. We welcome you to stroll through downtown Annapolis or take a drive to Historic London Town and beautiful South County for exciting and educational tours, costumed re-enactors, art exhibits, plenty...

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Heritage Area Announces Grant Opportunity

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by Hope Stewart

Annapolis, MD – Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County announces guidelines, criteria, and deadlines for FY2010 Maryland Heritage Areas Authority grants. The fiscal year 2010 Maryland Heritage Areas Authority grant round is under way, with some changes and additions to this year’s guidelines and criteria. Capital and non-capital Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA) matching project grants of up to $100,000 are available through Four Rivers for projects that include historical, cultural and natural resources and have a heritage tourism component. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations...

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Heritage Area Announces FY09 Mini-Grant Awards

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by Hope Stewart

Annapolis, MD – Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County is pleased to announce eight new mini-grant awards to local heritage-related nonprofit organizations. This matching mini-grants program, made possible for the sixth year through financial support from the City of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, and the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, leverages other funding to assist local heritage related non-profit organizations create new programs, activities and events that build upon interpretive themes in the state, county and city-approved heritage area Management Plan, foster collaborative partnerships, and...

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Four Rivers Announces 5th Annual Heritage Awards

Press Release
by Hope Stewart

Annapolis, MD – Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County is pleased to announce this year’s annual heritage award winners. Four Rivers Heritage Awards recognize individuals, organizations, programs and products that contribute significantly to the community by interpreting, promoting, preserving, researching and/or supporting our historical legacy. Four Rivers congratulates this year’s heritage award winners in the following categories: Heritage Tourism Product: “Paddle Through History” Kayak Tour of the Rhode River (partnership with Smithsonian Environmental Research Center) and “Paddle Through History” Kayak Tour of Back Creek and Spa...

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