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Two combined images. First image, on the left, taking up about 4/5 the total picture: Image that's collage a with text in the middle that says "Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources." The collage is of various photographs of students with each other or with teachers. The second image, on the right: a photo of Lia Atanat, a white woman in her thirties. . She has brown hair a little past the shoulders and wears a cream-colored button- down blouse.
Supporting Educators in Teaching Indigenous History
We spoke with Lia Atanat, our Maryland History Day Outreach & Professional Development Coordinator, about our new collaboration with tribal consultants and teachers in creating inquiry kits about the Indigenous history and culture of the land now known as Maryland.
August 31, 2023
Emily Ross, a twenty-something white woman with blue eyes and light brown or dirty blonde hair straight. She smiles and wears a white sweater and small and gold hoop earrings. Her hair is in a halfway ponytail. She is indoors in front of a window where it is sunny outside.
Redistributing Power in the Funding World: A Q&A with Emily Ross
Emily Ross joined Maryland Humanities as the Program Officer, Grants in June. She talks with us about what she’s looking forward to in her new position, what appeals to her about leading Maryland Humanities’ Hatza SHINE Grants Program, and more.
August 15, 2023
A headshot of a Lindsey Baker. She is a white woman with brown, curly hair past her shoulders. She wears a royal blue blouse with a V-neck and small dangly earrings. She is inside a building with brick background.
Pushing Back on Old Rules in the Nonprofit Sector
Executive Director Lindsey Baker looks at how organizations can fight stagnancy and reflects on Vu Le's latest Nonprofit AF blog post: "You’re not lazy. Here’s what lazy looks like in our sector."
July 13, 2023Lindsey Baker
Teens and kids mostly stand in pairs as part of a dance. There is one not in a pair. Almost all of the teens and kids are Black.
Dignity and Community Through Movement
Breai Mason-Campbell is the Artistic Director of Moving History, what she calls Kinetic African American History. Kids and teens involved with Moving History learn dance, cooking, musicianship, and/or visual art. The organization, a recipient of one of our Strengthening the Humanities Investment in Nonprofits for Equity (SHINE), started when Mason-Campbell reflecting about poverty.
June 9, 2023Sarah Weissman
A white woman gives a keynote address at a conference. There is a screen with a slide that is the name of the presentation: "Prioritizing Joy and Showing Grace: A Small Museum Call to Action"
Caring for Humanities Workers
“What would it look like if we took steps daily to care for ourselves and our colleagues in the same way as we do for the objects in our care?" This winter, Executive Director Lindsey Baker gave the keynote at the Small Museum Association Conference. The conference theme "Creating a Culture of Care."
May 18, 2023Lindsey Baker
Two young Black teens and one white teen in the State House in Annapolis. One Black teen wears a black-and-white houndstooth jacket, the other a red blazer and slacks and the white girl wears a dress and cardigan.
From Accokeek to Annapolis: Behind the Scenes with National History Day Gold Medalists
Lillian Merrill, Saniya Pearson, and Aliyah Smith placed second at the 2022 Maryland History Day State Contest. They advanced to National History Day, where they won the Gold Medal in their category. In 2023, along with other national honorees, they visited the State House. We spoke with them about their experience.
May 2, 2023Sarah Weissman
2 combined photos. The one on the left is Denise Kresslein, a white woman with straight (or straightened) brown hair and brown eyes. She wears a turquoise blouse. On the right is Thomas Stavely, a white man with glasses and brown hair. He wears a yellow polo.
Making History Personal
Denise Kresslein, Advanced Academics Teacher at North Carroll Middle School and Westminster East Middle School and Thomas Stavely of  Parkdale High School were named this year’s Maryland History Day Statewide Middle and High School Teacher of the Year, respectively. The teachers discuss the impact of Maryland History Day program on students.
April 18, 2023Sarah Weissman
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2023 One Maryland One Book' Final Selection is...
March 14, 2023Eden Etzel
Image that says "2023 One Maryland One Book Top Three. Final Selection announced March 14." There are images of the book covers to the Top 3. They are "Infinite Country" by Patricia Engel, "There There" by Tommy Orange," and "Red at the Bone" by Jacqueline Woodson.
Top Three Titles for One Maryland One Book 2023
Eden Etzel, our Program Assistant for Maryland Center for the Book, delves into our top three contenders for One Maryland One Book 2023. This year's theme is Connection.
February 13, 2023Eden Etzel
Graphic of sign on string that says “Attention! 2023 OMOB Top 11.” After the word “attention,” there is the logo for Maryland Humanities One Maryland One Book Program, that includes the website www.onemarylandonebook.org.” The background is sky blue.
Top Eleven Titles for the 2023 One Maryland One Book Selection
We announce our top eleven contenders for One Maryland One Book 2023! This year's theme is "Connection."
January 9, 2023Eden Etzel, Maryland Humanities