Search:
 

Press Release

Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Awards $247,000 to Heritage Organizations in the Four Rivers Heritage Area

Press Release, Whats new
by Hope Stewart

ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 18, 2012) – The Maryland Department of Planning has announced that six  matching grants totaling $247,000 were awarded to heritage organizations within Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County, one of Maryland’s twelve certified heritage areas, by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA) at its annual grants meeting last Thursday. These grant funds support heritage tourism projects and activities that expand economic development and tourism-related job creation throughout the state. MHAA matching grant-funded projects in the Four Rivers Heritage Area in FY2013: Project Title:...

Read More

Your Maryland, Your History, Your Day! Maryland Day Celebration 2012!

Press Release
by Hope Stewart

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2012 Maryland Day commemorates the formal founding of the colony of Maryland, when the newly-arrived colonists erected a cross on St. Clement’s Island, offered prayers (perhaps by saying Mass), and took “possession of this Countrey for our Saviour and for our soveraigne Lord the King of England.” In 1916, the Maryland General Assembly authorized Maryland Day as a legal holiday devoted to Maryland history. For the fifth year in a row, Four Rivers Heritage Area is partnering with regional heritage organizations and businesses to showcase the area’s...

Read More

Four Rivers Announces FY12 Mini-Grant Awards

Grant Awards, Press Release
by Hope Stewart

Annapolis, MD – Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County is pleased to announce eleven new mini-grant awards to local heritage-related nonprofit organizations and projects. This matching mini-grants program, made possible for the eighth 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...

Read More

AAACCVB and Four Rivers Team Up to Promote Heritage

Press Release
by Hope Stewart

We are pleased to share the following news release from Susan Steckman from the AAACCVB announcing our great joint Marketing initiative! Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau and the Annapolis, London Town & South County Heritage Area Team up to Promote the Destination’s Unique Heritage ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND – The Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau (AAACCVB) and the Annapolis, London Town & South County Heritage Area (Four Rivers) are teaming up once again to promote the destination’s unique heritage. With the help of a $30,000 marketing grant...

Read More

Four Rivers Seeks Nominations for Eighth Annual Heritage Awards

Press Release
by Hope Stewart

FOUR RIVERS SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR EIGHTH ANNUAL HERITAGE AWARDS Annapolis, MD – Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County seeks nominations for its eighth 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 eight different categories, including Best Heritage Tourism Product, Best New Initiative, Best Heritage Partnership, Heritage Professional of the Year, Heritage Interpreter of the Year, and the Public/Private Initiative Award. Nominations are also...

Read More

Heritage Area FY2011 Mini-Grant Awards Announced

Grant Awards, Press Release
by Hope Stewart

Annapolis, MD – Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County is pleased to announce nine new mini-grant awards to local heritage-related nonprofit organizations and projects. This matching mini-grants program, made possible for the seventh 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...

Read More

Four Rivers Announces 7th Annual Heritage Award Winners

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 Award: “Oysters on the Half Shell Exhibition”, Annapolis Maritime Museum New Initiative Award: Captain Salem Avery Museum’s Heritage Eco-Tour Heritage Interpreter of the Year: Meg...

Read More

Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Awards $288,000 to Local Heritage Organizations

Press Release
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 $188,000 will support development of regional heritage-related projects totaling more than $434,000. 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...

Read More

Details of Maryland Day Celebration Weekend Available!

Press Release
by Hope Stewart

Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town and South County is sponsoring the third annual Maryland Day Celebration in Anne Arundel County from Friday, March 19, 2010 through Sunday, March 21, 2010. Throughout the weekend, historical and cultural institutions in Annapolis and southern Anne Arundel County will open their doors to the public offering special tours, events, and programming for $1.00 or less. Maryland Day Celebration 2010 will include historic sites not traditionally open to the public, special programs developed for Maryland Day, costumed re-enactors, exhibitions, and family...

Read More

Your Maryland, Your History, Your Day! Maryland Day 2010!

Press Release
by Hope Stewart

Maryland Day commemorates the formal founding of the colony of Maryland, when the newly-arrived colonists erected a cross on St. Clement’s Island, offered prayers (perhaps by saying Mass), and took “possession of this Countrey for our Saviour and for our soveraigne Lord the King of England.” In 1916, the Maryland General Assembly authorized Maryland Day as a legal holiday devoted to Maryland history. Four Rivers Heritage Area has partnered with regional heritage organizations and businesses to showcase the area’s local history in commemoration of this momentous day. Participants include: Annapolis and...

Read More