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Maryland Humanities Executive Director Selected for Leadership Maryland Class of 2022
Leadership Maryland recently announced that Lindsey Baker, Executive Director at Maryland Humanities, has been chosen as one of 52 individuals to participate in the professional development program as a member of the Class of 2022.
March 4, 2022
Small screens, shared books and hibernation
Alexandra DeArmon writes about how books—including our 2021 One Maryland One Book selection, Ross Gay's "The Book of Delights"—help her survive a pandemic winter.
February 28, 2022
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The City That Writes: 13 Baltimore Writers on The City’s Past Literary Stars in 2022
For Baltimore Magazine's January cover story, 13 Baltimore writers wrote on the city's literary legends. The introduction featured our Literary Mt. Vernon Walking Tour.
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Maryland Humanities Tour of Smithsonian Exhibition
The Historical Society of Baltimore County hosts Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition, at its last Maryland site, the Dundalk Campus of Community College of Baltimore County. The exhibition is on view there through January 22, 2022.
December 21, 2021
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Maryland Humanities announces Frederick as one of five tour sites for a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition
The Frederick News-Post featured the Frederick stop on our upcoming Museum on Main Street tour of Maryland, Crossroads.
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Four local agencies granted $10K each
The Dorchester Star announced our SHARP grantees and featured the ones based in Dorchester County.
November 29, 2021
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National Endowment for the Humanities receives $910k in funding
ABC47 in Salisbury (a.k.a WMDT) featured information about our SHARP Grants in their "Good News" segment.
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Maryland Humanities Awards $910,000 to Cultural Organizations Through “SHARP” COVID-19 Relief Grant Program
Maryland Humanities announces a total of $910,000 in funding for 91 Maryland nonprofit organizations ($10,000 per organization) through its Sustaining Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) Recovery Grants Fund.
November 4, 2021
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Two New Members Join Maryland Humanities Board of Directors
Maryland Humanities is pleased to welcome two new members to the organization’s Board of Directors, Kendra Brown and Kimberly R. Moffitt, who reside in Prince George’s County and Baltimore County, respectively. The Board of Directors has also appointed a Chair Elect, Alicia Jones McLeod.
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Seven Maryland Teachers Honored with Professional Development Scholarships for History Education
Seven Maryland teachers and one other history education professional have been selected for Inspiring Student Research with the Library of Congress, a National History Day® professional development program. Professionals hail from Baltimore, Easton, Marriottsville, Sykesville, and Snow Hill.
October 28, 2021