News

Maryland Humanities is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications to its new special grant program, Humanities and the Legacy of Race and Ethnicity in the United States.
October 26, 2016
The Frederick News Post reflects on this year's One Maryland One Book Selection, "All American Boys."
October 19, 2016
Ryan Kaiser of The Mt. Washington School and Maryland History Day teacher is one of only 18 middle and high school educators selected to participate in Understanding Sacrifice.
October 17, 2016
Maryland Humanities is hosting a free grants workshop for humanities, heritage preservation, and arts organizations to learn about grant programs and procedures on Thursday, October 20 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Allegany Arts Council in Cumberland.
October 7, 2016
Olney Theatre Center and Maryland Humanities announce a lineup of five Pulitzer Prize-winning plays as well as one dramatic adaptation of a Pulitzer-winning novel to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Awards.
September 13, 2016
Maryland Humanities is pleased to announce that along with partners Maryland Public Television (MPT) and the Maryland State Department of Education it has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Library of Congress through its Teaching with Primary Sources program.
August 24, 2016
Maryland Humanities will welcome 2016 One Maryland One Book authors Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely to Maryland from September 25–28 for a six-stop statewide tour to speak about their award-winning book, All American Boys.
July 12, 2016
Maryland Humanities is pleased to announce that at the National History Day awards ceremony on June 16 three Maryland History Day students received top awards. Sixty-three exceptional students from Maryland participated in the competition.
June 22, 2016
Maryland Humanities, with local partners, will present Chautauqua, its annual living history series in seven Maryland counties from July 5 through July 14.
June 20, 2016
Maryland Humanities is hosting a free grants workshop for humanities, heritage preservation, and arts organizations to learn about grant programs and procedures on Thursday, June 30 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Kent County Public Library in Chestertown.
June 13, 2016