Do you have a good idea to help preserve Baltimore’s heritage and revitalize our historic neighborhoods? Do you know a great Bmore preservation/history project, organization, or person that needs to be recognized for their hard work?
At our 2023 Preservation Celebration on October 19, we will be giving out four micro-grants to help launch preservation work in the city. We will also be honoring people and organizations that have been doing great work for our city’s historic places and communities.
Apply for a microgrant here: https://forms.gle/kNWmmGDrYMkhZdo86
To submit an award suggestion, email us at info@baltimoreheritage.org!
Save the date! On Thursday, October 19, Baltimore Heritage will be hosting its Preservation Celebration 2023 in the evening (location tbd). At this event, we’ll honor our 2023 Preservation Award winners and, with your help, give out four microgrants to people working on the front lines in our historic neighborhoods. We’ll say thank you to our volunteers and honor all of their hard work this year. This gathering also acts as Baltimore Heritage’s annual meeting where the board will elect its new members. Tickets will be a suggested donation of $25.
Check back in the coming weeks for more information. We hope you’ll join us on October 19!
Last week, Baltimore Heritage had its annual Preservation Celebration and we are delighted we could once again gather in person! We handed out 14 awards to groups and individuals doing fabulous work celebrating and preserving our city’s history and buildings. We gave out 6 micro-grants to 6 very worthy community projects. We conducted our organization’s annual meeting and welcomed a few new board members. And we said a big thank you to our wonderful volunteers. They make historic preservation possible in Baltimore. All the while, we ate delicious food from Trinacria and drank wine from Spirits of Mt. Vernon! Thank you to everyone attended.
Award Winners:
Sonia Eaddy and Nicole King For tireless advocacy in historic Poppleton
CASA For the restoration of the 1921 Belnord Theater
Award winners Nicole King (left) and Sonia Eaddy (right) at the celebration!
Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum For developing a Baltimore Civil Rights history school curriculum
Baltimore City Department of General Services and
Carroll Museums, Inc. For the restoration of the interior of the Phoenix Shot Tower
The Peale For the restoration of The Peale
Friends of Patterson Park and
Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks For restoration of the historic superintendent’s house in Patterson Park
Nia Redmond For creating the East Baltimore Historical Library
Meadow Development Group For restoration of The Eleanor at 3400 Auchentoroly Terrace
Jubilee Baltimore For rehabilitation of the Odell’s Building at 19-21 East North Avenue
Bree Jones For advancing equitable renewal in historic West Baltimore
Volunteer of the Year – Richard Messick For enhancing Baltimore’s historic places through years of research, publishing, and tour guiding
Pitch Party Winners
$1000: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church For exterior lighting
Diana Bailey, Executive Director of the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center, receiving her microgrant check from Baltimore Heritage Executive Director Johns Hopkins
$750: Laurel Cemetery Memorial Project For new cemetery signage
$750: Greater Baltimore Urban League For a new history exhibit
$500: Maryland Women’s Heritage Center For a new electronic exhibit
$500: Carroll Museums, Inc. For a new Shot Tower sign
