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Maryland Humanities, with local partners, will present Chautauqua, its annual living history series in seven Maryland counties from July 5 through July 14.
June 20, 2016
Maryland Humanities is hosting a free grants workshop for humanities, heritage preservation, and arts organizations to learn about grant programs and procedures on Thursday, June 30 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Kent County Public Library in Chestertown.
June 13, 2016
Maryland Humanities has awarded major grants to six area nonprofit and educational organizations in its recent grant cycle for public humanities programming.
June 8, 2016
Maryland Humanities is seeking nominations for new members to join its dynamic Board of Directors. Nominees should be able to make a significant commitment of time and resources to the governance of Maryland Humanities and our many public programs.
May 18, 2016
More than 650 talented middle and high students converged on the campus of UMBC on Saturday, May 7, 2016 to compete in the annual Maryland History Day state contest. 63 students were selected to advance to the National History Day competition.
May 11, 2016
Maryland Humanities has chosen five sites to host The Way We Worked, a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition, which will tour throughout Maryland from February to November 2017 and showcase Maryland’s unique work stories and history.
May 9, 2016
91 student-writers honored in our 2016 Letters About Literature awards ceremony.
April 28, 2016
Baltimore Sun reports on our March 29 Pulitzer Centennial panel discussing war, veterans, and national security.
March 29, 2016
The Maryland Humanities Council (MHC) has awarded grants to six nonprofit organizations in the second round of its new special grant program, the Humanities Fund for Baltimore. Nonprofit organizations that received support are Center Stage; Eubie Blake Cultural Center; New Lens; Penn North Kids Safe
March 22, 2016
We are pleased to welcome three new staff members to our team: Susie Hinz, who will serve as Development & Communications Assistant; Susan Millard, who will serve as Office Manager; and Theresa Worden, who will serve as Program Coordinator for grants and the Museum on Main Street program.
March 15, 2016