Join Preservation Maryland at the historic U.S. Naval Academy for a one-day historic preservation conference focused on historic preservation, heritage tourism, house museums and interpretation, advocacy, fundraising, and more. The Old Line State Summit is Maryland’s annual preservation conference bringing together professionals, advocates, and communities to share and explore best practices for protecting Maryland history and heritage.
Summit to Focus on History & Health The Preservation Maryland Old Line State Summit will take place Friday, June 15, 2018 at the University of Maryland followed by the Maryland Association of Historic District Commissions Annual Symposium on Saturday, June 16, 2018. HEALTHY, HIP & HISTORIC Our environment has important physical and psychological effects on us all – that includes our built environment from community design to styles of architecture. During the Old Line State Summit on Friday, attendees will hear a keynote lecture from Dr. Debarati Majumdar Narayan of the Health Impact Project about...
The challenge of preserving cemeteries goes beyond the work done on individual sites to the need for broader understanding the scope of cemeteries to aid planning efforts. This session will review the work done by the State Highway Administration and Preservation Maryland to identify and document cemeteries around the state and the work in Anne Arundel County to create a documentation and mapping tool to assist planners in that county.
America’s post-war communities are also now historic communities. What are the challenges in adapting these car-focused communities to a greener future? This session will challenge participants to examine these communities including an examination of the issues that arise when juggling their unique histories and layouts with more modern planning goals.