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Maryland Two Fifty Commission to Host Community Event, “Speaking Truth to Power: The Free Press in a Changing World”
This will be the culminating event for the statewide tour of Revolutionary Maryland, which discusses the importance of a free…
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Maryland Humanities Announces Leadership Transition of CEO, Lindsey Baker
(Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities announced today that Lindsey Baker, its Chief Executive Officer, will depart for another leadership opportunity this…
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Maryland Humanities Announces 2026 One Maryland One Book Author Events Coming This Fall
Come hear Lawrence Burney discuss this year’s OMOB selection, No Sense in Wishing. (Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities is thrilled to…
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MD Two Fifty Commission and Maryland Humanities Launch Youth Engagement Initiatives for Middle and High School Students
Maryland students are invited to participate in field trips and an essay competition to commemorate Maryland’s 250th. (Baltimore, MD) –…
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Announcing Summer Locations for Revolutionary Maryland: Freedom of the Press Then and Now Traveling Exhibition
Statewide Tour Continues for Exhibition Celebrating Importance of a Free Press to American Democracy (Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities is…
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Maryland’s “Great Reads from Great Places” Selections for the 2026 National Book Festival
Celebrating America 250 and Maryland’s heritage through storytelling (Baltimore, MD) – Each year, Maryland Humanities, as the Maryland Center for…
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Fifteen Maryland Students Awarded at Nationwide Competition
Students from four counties and Baltimore City receive honors at national history competition. (Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities congratulates fifteen…
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Maryland Humanities Announces 2026 Statewide Humanities Conference: Centering Community Voices
Conference to bring together cultural workers, educators, historians, storytellers, and community leaders from across Maryland (Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities…
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Maryland Students Share Their Research at the 2026 Maryland History Day State Contest
Students from seven Maryland counties and Baltimore City will represent Maryland at the National History Day competition in June. (Baltimore,…
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2026 One Maryland One Book Selection Announced
Marylanders throughout the state will read No Sense in Wishing by Lawrence Burney (Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities is thrilled…
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Maryland Two Fifty Commission to Host Community Event, “Speaking Truth to Power: The Free Press in a Changing World”
This will be the culminating event for the statewide tour of Revolutionary Maryland, which discusses the importance of a free press to American democracy. (Annapolis, MD) – The Maryland Two Fifty Commission is thrilled to present “Speaking Truth to Power: The Free Press in a Changing World” on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at Maryland Hall…
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Maryland Humanities Announces Leadership Transition of CEO, Lindsey Baker
(Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities announced today that Lindsey Baker, its Chief Executive Officer, will depart for another leadership opportunity this fall following six years of dedicated service to the organization. Her last day will be October 8, 2026. Since joining Maryland Humanities as CEO, Baker has guided the organization through periods of extraordinary change and…
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Maryland Humanities Announces 2026 One Maryland One Book Author Events Coming This Fall
Come hear Lawrence Burney discuss this year’s OMOB selection, No Sense in Wishing. (Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities is thrilled to announce our upcoming fall events with 2026 One Maryland One Book (OMOB) author, Lawrence Burney, where we’ll convene with readers from across Maryland to discuss this year’s OMOB selection, No Sense in Wishing: Essays on…
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MD Two Fifty Commission and Maryland Humanities Launch Youth Engagement Initiatives for Middle and High School Students
Maryland students are invited to participate in field trips and an essay competition to commemorate Maryland’s 250th. (Baltimore, MD) – As part of Maryland’s 250th anniversary commemoration, the MD Two Fifty Commission, in partnership with Maryland Humanities, is excited to launch Civics Moonshot: A MD Two Fifty Youth Engagement Initiative. This initiative will provide unique…
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Announcing Summer Locations for Revolutionary Maryland: Freedom of the Press Then and Now Traveling Exhibition
Statewide Tour Continues for Exhibition Celebrating Importance of a Free Press to American Democracy (Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities is excited to announce the next locations for our statewide traveling exhibition, Revolutionary Maryland: Freedom of the Press Then and Now. This summer, the exhibition will be available for viewing in Frederick, Garrett, and Calvert Counties.…
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Maryland’s “Great Reads from Great Places” Selections for the 2026 National Book Festival
Celebrating America 250 and Maryland’s heritage through storytelling (Baltimore, MD) – Each year, Maryland Humanities, as the Maryland Center for the Book Affiliate to the Library of Congress, selects two titles, one Adult and one Youth, as a representation of the state’s literary heritage or talent. We are thrilled to announce our “Great Reads from…
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Fifteen Maryland Students Awarded at Nationwide Competition
Students from four counties and Baltimore City receive honors at national history competition. (Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities congratulates fifteen Maryland students for their accomplishments at the 2026 National History Day Contest. Aria Fulton, Evelyn Rubens, and Lena Yumoto from Howard County won a silver medal for their group documentary, “Sunlight and Dynamite: The Secrets…
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Maryland Humanities Announces 2026 Statewide Humanities Conference: Centering Community Voices
Conference to bring together cultural workers, educators, historians, storytellers, and community leaders from across Maryland (Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities is pleased to announce Centering Community Voices: Exploring the Stories That Shape Us, the organization’s first statewide humanities conference, taking place on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The conference…
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Maryland Students Share Their Research at the 2026 Maryland History Day State Contest
Students from seven Maryland counties and Baltimore City will represent Maryland at the National History Day competition in June. (Baltimore, MD) – More than 500 middle and high school Maryland students shared a year’s worth of history research and scholarship at the 2026 Maryland History Day State Contest on Saturday, May 2, at the University…
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2026 One Maryland One Book Selection Announced
Marylanders throughout the state will read No Sense in Wishing by Lawrence Burney (Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities is thrilled to announce No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music, Belonging, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney as the 2026 One Maryland One Book (OMOB) Selection. Released in 2025 by Simon and Schuster, the book is a personal and analytical…
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Special initiatives allow us to explore innovative ideas beyond our core programming. These initiatives respond to emerging data insights, evolving…
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Maryland Center for the Book
With our network of partners, MCFB develops and supports literary programs that promote and celebrate books, reading, libraries, Maryland writers,…
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Veterans Book Group
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