An installation view of Woman of Two Worlds: Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte and Her Quest for an Imperial Legacy on display at the Maryland Historical Society.

Maryland Historical Society awards $20,000 each to eleven historical organizations representing seven counties across Maryland to expand their capacity to steward and share state history.

BY KAZAD

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – Eleven organization representing seven counties across Maryland have won the Maryland Historical Society (MdHS) inaugural MdHS Pathways grant program, a competitive program that supports small historical organizations statewide. Winners will receive grants up to $20,000 each to expand their capacity to steward and share state history.

The total awards equal $200,000 in investment. Winners for this year’s MdHS Pathways award range from local historical societies to community development organizations.  The breadth of amazing heritage projects being planned across Maryland is already generating a lot of excitement.  The projects include the development of business and fundraising plans and implementation of new collections management policies.  

“The Maryland Historical Society looks forward to working with these heritage innovators throughout their grant period and promoting their good work to the public,” said Mark Letzer, MdHS President and CEO.

The second cycle of MdHS Pathways in fiscal year 2021 is scheduled to open this coming fall with a series of applicant workshops throughout Maryland.

The mission of the Maryland Historical Society is to collect, preserve and interpret the history, art and culture of Maryland. Since its inception in 1844, MdHS has collected more than 350,000 art objects and artifacts and 7 million documents and books. The Society shares the stories of America through the lens of Maryland, inspiring the audience to think critically about the past to make informed decisions about the future.

The Inaugural Maryland Historical Society Pathways Grant program Awarded Projects and Institutions:

1.Chevy Chase Historical Society

 County:  Montgomery County 

Project: Oral History and Audience Enhancement Project

2.Richardson Maritime Museum

County: Dorchester County

Project: Collection Inventory, Research, and Re-Installation

3.Friends of Hancock’s Resolution  

County: Anne Arundel County  

Project: Hancock’s Resolution Interpretation Project

4.Mid -Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive   

County:  Baltimore City.

Project: Focusing on the Future of Maryland’s Multimedia Archive

5. Market Center Community Development Corporation.

County: Baltimore City 

Project: Lexington Market Public History Program

6. Historical Society of Carroll County

County: Carroll County

Project: Re-imagining: Marketing & Website Refresh

7. Sandy Spring Museum

County: Montgomery County 

Project: Forty Years Forward

8. Baltimore Architecture Foundation.

County: Baltimore City 

Project: Doors Open Baltimore

9. Baltimore Heritage, Inc  

County: Baltimore City 

Project: Expanding Heritage Education Capacity by Engaging New Audiences

10. C&O Canal Trust, Inc.  

County: Washington County  

Project: Improving Technology and Building Capacity to Leverage the  C&O Canal’s 50th Anniversary

11. Germantown Historical Society  

 County: Montgomery County

Project: Germantown Museum of Banking History Design

Are you one of the eleven historical organizations that won the Maryland Historical Society inaugural Pathways grant program? Share your thoughts about the benefits of the grant.