The Star-Spangled Sailabration and the 1812 Bicentennial was big news in June.
Below is a round-up of news articles on preservation and heritage issues in Maryland and beyond.
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
Old Senate Chamber restoration effort needs your help – The Capital 06-24-12
Lighthouse Tours for Thomas Point in Md. Resuming – WJZ CBS Baltimore 06-13-2012
Archaeologists look for Filipino relics in Annapolis - The Capital 06-11-2012
MainStreets Annapolis plans for second year- The Capital 06-07-2012
BALTIMORE CITY
Tax credit errors spur calls for audits – Baltimore Sun 06-26-12
Tax break errors cost Baltimore millions, Sun investigation finds – Baltimore Sun 06-24-12
Surveys: One-third of historic property tax credit recipients would do rehabs without subsidy - Baltimore Sun 06-22-2012
Sailabration launches War of 1812 bicentennial -Baltimore Sun 06-09-2012
BALTIMORE COUNTY
Sailors, Marines make 1812 county landmark shipshape - Baltimore Sun 06-11-2012
FREDERICK COUNTY
Property’s demolition could beat ordinance -Frederick News-Post 06-08-2012
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY
‘We’ve got to protect what we have left’- The Gazette 06-21-2012
Bladensburg battles to preserve historic home – The Gazette 05-29-2012
QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY
Church Hill Town Hall to get exterior refurbishing – Star Democrat 06-28-2012
Fire damages ‘Captain’s House’ in Centreville - Star Democrat 06-24-2012
ST. MARY’S COUNTY
Archaeologists Uncover Foundation of Maryland’s First State House – The Baynet 06-21-2012
STATEWIDE
10 ways to commemorate the War of 1812 – Baltimore Sun 06-14-2012
The War of 1812: Actors, artifacts and battle re-enactments – Baltimore Sun 06-13-2012
NATIONAL
Pictures: 11 Most Endangered U.S. Historic Sites Named – National Geographic 06-20-2012
To save a schoolhouse — and history - CNN 06-16-2012
If you have a news article on a preservation-related issue you wish to add to our monthly news round-up, please send the link to me at jfeldt@preservationmaryland.org.
Jessica Feldt
