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Maryland Humanities is seeking nominations for new members to join its dynamic volunteer Board of Directors.
July 3, 2018
Maryland Humanities brings Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall, and Eleanor Roosevelt back to life this July through its program, Chautauqua: Seeking Justice.
June 25, 2018
Four Maryland students received medals at National History Day. Seventeen other Maryland students received Special Prizes, were awarded Outstanding State Entry, or were selected as a Finalist. All participants at National History Day won first or second place at the Maryland History Day competition.
June 21, 2018
Maryland Humanities has chosen six sites to host Water/Ways, a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition, which will tour throughout Maryland from May 2019 to March 2020.
June 12, 2018
The Bay Weekly covered the ceremony for our Veterans Oral History Projet at Southern High School.
May 29, 2018
Three Maryland students won first place prizes and read their letters aloud, three runners-up received prizes, and all finalists were honored with a certificate at Maryland Humanities' Letters About Literature ceremony this month.
May 24, 2018
Nearly 700 middle and high school students gathered to display their extensive historical research at the 2018 Maryland History Day competition on April 28.
May 10, 2018
DelmarvaNow featured "BARS: Stories of the System, a Youth Perspective," a digital storytelling project from Fenix Youth Project and StoryCenter. The project centers on youth who have encountered the justice system and was funded with a Maryland Humanities grant.
April 25, 2018
Maryland Humanities presents a free grants workshop for nonprofits and government entities offering programming related to the humanities, arts, or heritage preservation
April 18, 2018
Maryland Humanities recently announced "Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA" by Tim Junkin as the One Maryland One Book selection for 2018. Rose Velasquez of Delmarva Now caught up with Junkin for a Q&A.
April 10, 2018