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Nearly $400,000 in federal funding awarded to Chesapeake Bay conservation efforts in Maryland
CBS Baltimore covers our funding awarded from National Park Service's Chesapeake Bay Gateways Grants Assistance Program, which also funded four other nonprofit organizations in Maryland.
December 20, 2024
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8 Local Nonprofits Awarded State SHINE Grants
Montgomery Community Media covers the 2025 SHINE Grantees in Montgomery County.
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Maryland Humanities Supports 90 Nonprofit Organizations with General Operating Funding
Maryland Humanities is honored to award 90 nonprofit organizations Hatza SHINE Grant Awards. Each grantee received a $10,000 award for general operating expenses. The breadth of this round of grantees covers 21 of Maryland’s counties, and Baltimore City.
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Bethesda and Frederick Residents Join Board of Statewide Nonprofit
Maryland Humanities is delighted to welcome Elizabeth Benton and Charmaine Weston to the organization's Board of Directors. Benton resides in Bethesda and Weston lives in Frederick: both work at Montgomery College.
December 5, 2024
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Free Educational Resources on Indigenous Maryland Available from Maryland Humanities
Maryland Humanities is thrilled to provide a new collection of tools for K-12 students to learn about Maryland’s Indigenous history and culture, Indigenous Maryland Inquiry Kits.
November 12, 2024
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Award-Winning Author Visits Lower Eastern Shore
Maryland Humanities' 2024 One Maryland One Book author Myriam J. A. Chancy continues the Author Tour on Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore.
September 30, 2024
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One Maryland One Book Author Tour Kicks Off in Central Maryland
Maryland Humanities' 2024 One Maryland One Book author Myriam J. A. Chancy kicks off the Author Tour with a free event in Bethesda on October 12. All are also invited to a VIP Author Reception in Silver Spring that evening.
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Maryland Humanities Announces Host Sites for Statewide Smithsonian Exhibition Tour: SPARK! Places of Inspiration
Maryland Humanities is delighted to announce the host partners for Spark! Places of Inspiration,  a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition highlighting innovation in rural America from the perspective of the people who live and lived there. Spark! will tour six communities throughout Maryland.
August 23, 2024
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Maryland Humanities Director of Programs Named to Maryland 250 Commission and Leadership Maryland Program
Governor Wes Moore has appointed Alexandra Cenatus, Director of Programs at Maryland Humanities, to the Maryland 250 Commission and Leadership Maryland announces her participation in their Emerging Leader Program
June 18, 2024
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Students from 17 Maryland Counties and Baltimore City Win Awards at Maryland History Day
Nearly 500 middle and high school students presented their extensive historical research at the 2024 Maryland History Day State Contest The competition is the culmination of a year-long program from Maryland Humanities. 61 students will represent Maryland at National History Day.
May 10, 2024