Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area

01/02/2025

Blacks of the Chesapeake and presenter Alex Green packed the house today at the Crofton Library! His talk "Chesapeake Underground: Charting a course towards freedom: How the Bay and tributaries were used in the Underground Railroad" was well-received with tons of great questions from the audience. Great kickoff for !

29/01/2025

Starting February 4! The State of Black Annapolis. Learn more at https://annapolis.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1920

28/01/2025

Waters Edge: Black Waterman of the Chesapeake
Film Screening and Panel Discussion this Saturday

Looks like an AMAZING program.
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Film Screening and Panel Discussion: Water’s Edge - Black Watermen of the Chesapeake Saturday, February 1 | 2:30 pm Join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum and The Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) to celebrate ASALH 2025 Black History Theme (African Americans and Labor) with a fil...

22/01/2025

What a GREAT line up of events!

17/01/2025

Today archaeology colleagues and former students gathered to celebrate the life of Dr. Mark Leone, who passed in December. He was the founder of Archaeology in Annapolis, a partnership which began in 1981, between the Department of Anthropology at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Historic Annapolis (then Foundation)

The Archaeology in Annapolis project has been critical to promoting a better understandings of Annapolis’ diverse past through archaeology and the interpretation of material culture. Over the decades, the Archaeology in Annapolis program broadened its scope, excavating on Maryland’s Eastern Shore at William Paca’s 1792 plantation on Wye Island, as well as at Wye House, the home of the Lloyd family and where Frederick Douglass—at five or six years old—found he was a slave. The program also worked with the historic African American community of The Hill in Easton, Maryland, conducted excavations in Eastport, and investigated the archaeology of 19th century African American history at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.

13/01/2025

Preservation Maryland's FY25 grant round IS NOW OPEN!

Grantmaking Preservation Maryland administers several grant programs that provide a unique stable source of funding for preservation, planning, public history, and other innovative revitalization and conversation projects across the state. The Heritage Fund Established in 1996, the Heritage Fund is....

12/01/2025

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Join us for PAXCON, a local conference focused on Maryland's River. This year the focus is on the livelihood of the water. Network and meet new people as you expand your knowledge and appreciation for the water that feeds us and that we recreate in.

Don't miss PAXCON 2025!

February 6th from 8:30 - 3:30 pm
Patuxent Research Refuge
Registration Required: fee $45

Visit PAXCON.org to learn more and to register

07/01/2025

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2025 Winter Lecture Series kicks off with Gary Jobson, world-renown sailor, TV commentator, film producer, author, and lecturer on the sport of sailing.

Register here: https://72332a.blackbaudhosting.com/72332a/Celebrating-American-Sailing

06/01/2025

Check out all the free and $1 local events happening March 21-23, 2025

Maryland Day Event Calendar - Three days of events for Maryland Day Weekend - Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Maryland

06/01/2025

Thank you Anne for all that you did to advance and support historic preservation in Anne Arundel County.

"The Trustees of Historic Baldwin Hall are heartbroken to inform you that Anne Agee passed away this week. Anne served as a Trustee of Historic Baldwin Hall and as President of Severn Cross Roads Foundation for many years. Her friendship, leadership, dedication, and enthusiasm will be greatly missed. See the link below for more about Anne's extraordinary life and her obituary information.

View Anne Scrivener Agee's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

01/01/2025

From the Board and Staff of the Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area, we wish you all the best for a happy and prosperous New Year!

30/12/2024

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Does your organization have a capital or non-capital heritage-related project in need of funding? Then the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA) grant program might be a good fit for your project! If you are interested in learning more about the FY26 grant round, MHAA staff are hosting a series of virtual Q&A sessions. We will review eligibility criteria, the online intent to apply and application process, matching and other requirements, provide grant writing tips, and more. We hope you will join us!

These sessions will be held via Google Meet. Connection information can be found at https://bit.ly/MHAA_GrantProgram. A recorded webinar is also available for you to learn more about this grant opportunity: https://youtu.be/in52Wtj0PmE.

26/12/2024

MHT Press holiday sale now extended! Check out all the exciting titles from the MHT Press discounted through January 31! Visit our website to learn more about our publications and to purchase: https://apps.mht.maryland.gov/MHTPressCart/.

25/12/2024

Happy holidays!

18/12/2024

Sharing!

The Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA) FY26 grant round is now open! Over $5 million in matching grant funding is available for capital and non-capital heritage projects across Maryland’s 13 heritage areas. Go to https://bit.ly/MHAA_GrantProgram to confirm your eligibility, review the grant guidelines, and begin the required first step in the application process: completing the Intent to Apply form, due January 27, 2025.

A recorded webinar is available for you to learn more about this grant opportunity: https://youtu.be/in52Wtj0PmE. Potential applicants are also strongly encouraged to attend an upcoming virtual Q&A session to ask questions and discuss your project ideas with MHAA staff.

Virtual Q&A Sessions (via Google Meet, connection details on the MHAA webpages):

Monday, January 6 from 1 to 2pm
Tuesday, January 14 from 10 to 11am
Tuesday, January 21 from 12 to 1pm
Friday, February 21 from 10 to 11am

MHAA is an independent unit of government that operates in the Maryland Department of Planning and is administered by the Maryland Historical Trust.



Maryland Milestones (Anacostia Trails Heritage Area) Baltimore National Heritage Area Stories of the Chesapeake Heritage Area Patapsco Valley Heritage Area Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area
Garrett County Mountain Maryland Gateway to the West Heritage Area Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway Southern Maryland National Heritage Area Passages of the Western Potomac Heritage Area & Canal Place Beaches, Bays, Water Ways - Beach to Bay Heritage Area Heritage Montgomery I Love Dorchester Heritage & Tourism Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area

18/12/2024

A few more photos from last night!

18/12/2024

Friends and colleagues gathered to honor and celebrate our own Dr Carol Benson last night as she prepares to start her next life chapter.

18/12/2024

The FY2026 MHAA Grant Round is Announced! Read more: https://chesapeakecrossroads.org/mhaa-fy2026-grant-round-is-announced/