Preservation Alliance of Baltimore County

04/13/2026

Historic communities and towns are inherently walkable yet we widen roads and demolish building stock to sprawlify. How is this good for us ?

A funny thing I have noticed throughout the years working with communities.

Everyone vacations in walkable places.

Charleston. Savannah. New York. Chicago. Europe. Any historic downtown.

They love it. Post photos. Talk about how nice it is to just walk around and not worry about driving. How charming everything is.

Then they come home and demolish a building for parking.

They’ll spend thousands of dollars to visit walkable places but won’t allow them to exist in their own town.

You already know what works. You pay to experience it every year.

Stop tearing it down at home.

04/09/2026

The President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Request proposes to eliminate nearly all funding for the Historic Preservation Fund, learn more and take action.

04/07/2026

Welcome to our page!
The Parkton Expo is a one-day event: April 18, 2026, 11-4 pm. Located at St. James Church, 19200 York Rd, Parkton, MD.

This is a fund raiser for Stablers Cemetery on Stablers Church Rd. We are celebrating our Parkton community and history, a love story to our churches, artists, musicians, historians, authors, generational families and community.

We're hosting a silent auction of very rare Parkton memorabilia from the Northern Central Railroad (NCR), an important town Quilt, and other unique, collectable works of local art. More information will follow!

Stories, a photo contest, histories, children's play area, food and other comforts will keep you entertained throughout this event! Rain or shine, it's indoors.

For more info, stay tuned here, or write to [email protected], or write to Stablers Cemetery, P O Box 424, Parkton, MD , 21120.

We are a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization.

03/26/2026

03/24/2026

TONIGHT! Please join us

This month's Preservation in Practice topic Restoring Historic Windows: Techniques & Caulking with Lynne Jones. Please join us for this FREE event on Tuesday, March 24, from 6-7:30pm.

Lynne Jones returns to expand on historic window restoration, with a deeper focus on hands-on techniques — including how to make your own caulk. The session opens with a brief discussion on why preserving historic windows matters for both authenticity and energy efficiency, which Lynne will build on throughout. A handout will be available covering why repairing historic windows is the most authentic and cost-effective approach.

RSVP at https://manor-mill.com/preservation

03/03/2026

Join us this Friday, March 6th for a webinar by US Heritage Group on repairing historic lime plaster! The presentation will discuss best practices for planning, applying, and repairing lime plaster.

One (1) AIA HSW Credit is available.

Register: https://aptdc.org/events

01/27/2026

Due to the weather, & for everyone's safety, we are postponing this month's Preservation in Practice until Tuesday, February 24th, at 6pm. Thank you for your understanding & please be safe out there!

***DUE TO SNOW THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 24***

Our next Preservation in Practice meeting is on Tuesday, January 27, 6-7:30PM and the topic is Restoration of 19th Century American Furniture!

Join Andrew Alcarese of Dixon’s Antiques for a deep dive into the world of 19th-century American furniture. Andrew will discuss the pros and cons of restoring an original finish versus starting fresh with a full refinish, sharing photos of past projects to show how to identify wood types, judge quality, and decide the best path for preservation.

We’ll also talk shop about the specific tools and repairs needed to bring these period pieces back to life without losing their history. Whether it’s a simple cleaning or a total overhaul, you’ll learn exactly what to look for before the first tool touches the wood.

Register for free here: https://calendar.manor-mill.com/events/preservation-in-practice-2-2026-01-27/

12/31/2025

Seasons Greetings

Dear Fellow Preservationists,

We, at Preservation Alliance of Baltimore County, wish you & those close
to you all the best during this holiday season and for a happy, healthy, & peaceful New Year.

So that we may continue our work of preserving and protecting Baltimore County's unique and diverse built heritage, please consider making an end of year, or beginning of year gift.

We have updated our donate page with more ways, including our Aging in Place Grant Fund, to give and help save our County's irreplaceable historic buildings and landscapes

Thank you for caring and for your continued support.

www.PreservationABC.org/donate

12/30/2025

Preservation Alliance Awarded Grant

We're happy to announce that Preservation Alliance of Baltimore County was awarded a $27,778.00 grant from the Baltimore Community Foundation to support our Aging in Place, Aging in History program.

With these funds, we were able to expand our assistance to limited-income Baltimore County Senior Citizen homeowners to help them with needed repairs, like roofs and restoring windows, to their historic homes. Preservation Alliance is very grateful for the Baltimore Community Foundation and CEO and President Dr. Shanaysha Sauls' support.

Our goal is to preserve our County's irreplaceable historic buildings and help our Senior neighbors, the stewards of our communities, stay in their beloved historic homes. In 2025 when were able to assist 7 members of our community with much needed roof replacements and safety repairs.

We are worked in partnership, and pooled and combined funds with, on this project with Civic Works, Rebuilding Together Baltimore and the Baltimore Department of Aging. To qualify, the applicant(s) must be over 62, own a home built before 1945 (the house does NOT necessarily need to be listed on any national nor local historic registry), and, as a single person, make no more than $42,800 yearly, or $48,000 as a couple. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

While the program was open to all who fit this criteria, we were especially focused on communities in the Eastern part of Baltimore County, like Dundalk, affected by the Key Bridge collapse.

Also, please consider directly donating to our Aging in Place program to support historic home repairs for those who fall slightly beyond the guidelines for this program, but still need assistance.
www.PreservationABC.org/donate

12/29/2025

Preservation Alliance Awarded 1772 Grant

Preservation Alliance of Baltimore County is honored and grateful to have received a grant from The 1772 Foundation.

The 1772 Foundation, in cooperation with the National Preservation Partners Network, awarded us a $16,000 historic properties redevelopment programs (HPRPs). The grant funds historic preservation organizations' projects to conduct a feasibility study.

Also known as revolving funds, HPRPs are enterprising programs that proactively use real estate techniques (options, purchase/resale, easements, tax credits, etc.) to protect and rehabilitate endangered properties.

Since 2006, The 1772 Foundation has been a leading proponent of HPRPs, recognizing their positive impact on community economic development and neighborhood revitalization.Ethiel Garlington, executive director of The 1772 Foundation says, “We continue to be impressed by the entrepreneurial spirit of preservation practitioners across the country, who are putting market-based solutions to work in order to save more historic places.”

11/21/2025

Dear Fellow Preservationists

Do you have any Crabapple trees on your property?

We're looking to promote this beautiful historic, though currently underappreciated, flowering & fruiting tree.

Once dotting historic landscapes, big & small, these beneficial, to birds, bees, & other wildlife, trees are woefully underplanted nowadays.

Please let us know below, or at [email protected]

Thank you!