Maryland Preservation Awards
Educational Excellence Awards
Educational Excellence Awards are presented to individuals, organizations or agencies for projects, programs, curricula, exhibits and related materials that directly serve to educate the public about any aspect of Maryland’s heritage. Eligible materials can include, but are not limited to, outstanding videotapes, public archaeological digs, creative training programs, innovative museum exhibits, informational brochures and technical briefs.
2011
Baltimore Heritage, Inc.
Behind the Scenes Tour Program
Since 2006, Baltimore Heritage's Behind the Scenes Tour program has offered regular tours of historic places across the city to a diverse and growing community of Baltimore area residents. Beginning with only 40 people and one tour in early 2006, the distribution list of members has grown to over 1400 people today and the number of tour sites grew to 25 separate places last year. The list has largely grown through the enthusiasm of existing members in reaching out to friends and colleagues (Baltimore Heritage does not engage in any paid marketing). |
The subject of the Behind the Scenes tour programs varies depending on the featured historic site and the volunteer tour leader or guide for the program. Recent tours have included the restoration of the Lloyd Street Synagogue, a studio tour at McClain Wiesand Custom Built Furniture, Hotel Brexton, and even short walking tours such as a tour of historic Bars and Brothels of Fell's Point. These tours and others address both the architectural and social history of their buildings and neighborhoods, as well as the process of architectural restoration and the preservation and development of historic properties. Tours are intended to promote and support Baltimore's historic sites and to create a group of "heritage ambassadors" made up of Baltimoreans who know and care about the city's heritage.
Carroll County History Project
The Carroll County History Project is an ongoing multi-part initiative to digitally capture and preserve the oral and pictorial history of Carroll County, and make it accessible to the general public. The History Project began in 2008 when the Community Media Center of Carroll County partnered with the Carroll County NAACP to preserve the memories of local African-Americans by videotaping them, then aired them on Carroll’s public access channel. That early partnership grew to include the Historical Society of Carroll County, the Carroll County Public Library, the Human Relations Commission of Carroll County, the Carroll County Genealogical Society and the Carroll County Bureau of Aging. |
The History Project was officially unveiled to the community in the Fall of 2008 and by the end of 2009, 250 oral history interviews had been collected and added to the archive. To date, the archive contains nearly 500 oral history interviews. In 2009, a collaborative effort was developed with the Carroll County Times Newspaper for an ongoing column based on the History Project interviews. Staff of the CMC and volunteers provide the content for the articles which have expanded the reach of the History Project throughout the local community.
Huntingtown High School Archeology Class
Huntingtown, Calvert County
In the current world of education so much depends on test scores. Educators of all stripes, from all over the United States, lament the lack of school time devoted to critical thinking skills, creativity and even subjects that were once a mainstay of a good education, such as geography. But Huntingtown High School and the Calvert County Public School System have shown their commitment to not only those goals, but also to the preservation of the past by developing and maintaining an Archeology Class for juniors and seniors. |
The Archeology class was started two and a half years ago by teacher Jeff Cunningham with the support of school and district leadership. While Mr. Cunningham was given a base curriculum to start with, he expanded the class to include a mock archeological site and forged a partnership with nearby Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, the State Museum of Archeology. Archaeology Class students also take multiple field trips to enhance their understanding of archaeology and history. These trips include Historic St. Mary’s City, the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory, and with the audio tour project, the National Museum of the American Indian and the United States Capitol. This class illustrates for students how we know what we know about American history beyond what is written in books.
Previous Winners
2009 |
Allegany County African-American History Website |
2009 |
St. John's Site Museum |
2008 |
COMSAT Laboratory Charette |
2008 |
Montgomery County Rural Heritage Byway Tour |
2007 |
Underground Railroad/Harriet Tubman Interpretation Program |
2007 |
Mount Calvert Historical and Archeological Park Wayside Panels and Brochure |
2007 |
Trails, Tracks, and Tarmac |
2006 |
Design Guidelines for Chestnut Lodge Historic District and Rockville Cemetery |
2005 |
"From Bridge to Boardwalk: An Audio Journey Across Maryland's Eastern Shore" |
2005 |
"Reflections" Video Series |
2005 |
St. Leonard: A Maryland Tidewater Community |
2004 |
Roots and Tides: A Journey Through Southern Anne Arundel County |
2004 |
Catoctin History Magazine |
2003 |
Maryland Video Project |
2003 |
Paths to the Present: Montgomery County Stories |
2002 |
"London Town: Taverns & Time" Video |
2001 |
Sandy Spring Museum Interactive Website & Exhibit |
2001 |
National Capital Trolley Museum Curriculum Kit |
2001 |
Fragile |
2000 |
Baltimore's Public Landscapes: The Olmsted Influence |
1998 |
Barge House Museum |
1998 |
Annapolis Main Street Revitalization Education Project |
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