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PreserveCast


Latest Episodes

The Nitty Gritty of Preservation: How to Use Section 106 to Save Places that Matter with Jacqueline Drayer
October 13, 2021

Saving places requires a variety of tools and skillsets – including an understanding of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. It sounds dull – but it’s a tool everyone who cares about

Hitting the Road: Place Based Tourism and Content Creation with Maryland Road Trips
October 04, 2021

Connecting people to places is the work of preservationists everywhere – and on this week’s episode we’re talking with the creative minds behind Maryland Road Trips, a new site dedicated to encouragin

Taking Action for Historic Preservation: The Future of Funding with Merrill Hoopengardner
September 27, 2021

Preservation without funding is just good intentions. That’s why people like Merrill Hoopengardner and her team at the National Trust Community Investment Corporation are so integral to the future of

Exploring Maryland Foodways with Old Line Plate‘s Kara Harris
September 20, 2021

On this week's episode of PreserveCast, we are excited to be talking with Kara Harris, a blogger, historian and Maryland food lover. Kara Harris is the blogger and historian behind "Old Line Plate," a

Expertly Weaving History and Food Together with Christina Tkacik
September 13, 2021

Yep, you guessed it, I connected with Christina on Twitter – where she learned about a historic rehabilitation project Preservation Maryland was undertaking. Since then, I’ve become a huge fan of her

[RE-RELEASE] Illuminating Southern Appalachian History At Foxfire Museum
September 09, 2021

Foxfire is the bioluminescence created by some species of fungi present in decaying wood. It is a wonderfully evocative word selected by a teacher and student over 50 years ago to be the title for the

[RE-RELEASE] Elevating Authentic Stories from the Underground Railroad
August 30, 2021

On this week’s re-release of PreserveCast, we’re heading back to the brackish marshes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore to talk Tubman, slavery, and freedom. Few names have become as synonymous with grit, d

The "Animagic" of the Holidays with Rankin/Bass Productions' Official Historian, Rick Goldschmidt
December 21, 2020

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, but do you recall Rankin/Bass – the company behind some of America’s most beloved stop-action holiday films? Today’s guest, Rick Goldschmidt does. He’s a historian of Rankin/Bass Productions – the creativ.

John Brown's Legacy Lives On in Upstate New York with Martha Swan
December 14, 2020

John Brown. Few names in American history inspire as much controversy, admiration, and consternation. He was a controversial figure in his own time and remains so today. No matter your opinion, Brown’s legacy is critically important and must be explored.

The UK's Kiplin Hall: Exploring the Ancestral Home of Maryland's Most Prominent Colonists with Director James Etherington
December 07, 2020

When most Marylanders – or most Americans for that matter – think about the first European settlers they generally begin that story on the shores of North America. However, in reality, these early colonists had long lives in their native countries before.