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  • Social Studies: “All About the People”

    As a kid, Easton Middle School Social Studies Teacher Lindsay Matthews dreamed of a career as an underwater photographer. “I had this really cool book that had 3D pictures of fish. And I thought that was the coolest thing in the world,” Matthews, who received the Maryland History Day Statewide Middle School Teacher of the…

  • Smithsonian Exhibition on Innovation Arrives at College of Southern Maryland

    Local organization Life Journeys Writers Guild Creates Small Exhibit on Art and Healthcare (Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities is thrilled to kick off the Maryland tour of Spark! Places of Innovation at the College of Southern Maryland Velocity Center on May 17! The exhibition highlights innovation in rural communities. Both the College of Southern Maryland Velocity Center and Life Journeys Writers…

  • DOGE Terminates NEH Statutory State Funding to Maryland Humanities

    The humanities nonprofit calls for statewide support (Baltimore, MD) – The future of Maryland Humanities is at risk due to the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). These drastic reductions threaten the foundation of Maryland’s ability to preserve and promote its very unique history and culture. The…

  • Maryland Humanities Board Members Receive Statewide and Regional Honors

    The Daily Record and Afro News Praise Residents of Laurel, Baltimore County and Baltimore City (Baltimore, MD) – The Daily Record has named Dr. Kimberly R. Moffitt and Christian Pulley, who both sit on the Maryland Humanities Board of Directors, to its 2025 listing of Maryland’s Top 100 Women. Chanel Johnson, who serves as Maryland Humanities’ Interim Chair of the Board of…

  • Spreading Enthusiasm About Research for Students in the Justice System

    Phishing text messages about toll payments don’t typically make people think about history education, but Mariam Spalding connects the two. “I think that there are just so many different skills there that we as adults need, right? When you get that weird email that says that you owe somebody for a toll or whatever, you…

  • 2025 One Maryland One Book Selection Announced

    Marylanders throughout the State Will Read Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford; book includes art by her son Jeffery Boston Weatherford  (Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities is thrilled to announce Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford as the 2025 One Maryland One Book Selection. The poetry collection from the Maryland author includes art by Jeffery…

  • State Senators and Delegates Honor Maryland History Day Students

    Maryland Students Recognized for Accomplishments in Program Sparking Critical Thinking (Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities congratulates all of the middle and high school students recently honored at the Maryland State House in Annapolis for their achievements at the 2024 National History Day competition.  On February 24, 2025, students from Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Howard County, and…

  • Nearly $400,000 in federal funding awarded to Chesapeake Bay conservation efforts in Maryland

    CBS Baltimore/WJZ, December 17, 2024 BALTIMORE — $398,000 in federal grant funding will be awarded to five Maryland-based projects focused on environmental, cultural, and historical conservation efforts within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen, Ben Cardin, and other state leaders announced Tuesday…Maryland Humanities Council was awarded $49,000 to create a workshop series…

  • 8 Local Nonprofits Awarded State SHINE Grants

    Montgomery Community Media, December 17, 2024 Eight Montgomery County nonprofits received $10,000 each from the Maryland Humanities in its Marilyn Hatza Memorial SHINE (Strengthening the Humanities Investment in Nonprofits for Equity). “I’m proud of how our SHINE Grants Program has grown and appreciate how the Grants Team has helped find an in-road for organizations who may…

  • Regional Humanities Networks

    Regional Humanities Networks

    Working with local communities, we provide opportunities for partners located across Maryland to collaborate, share resources, build capacity and demonstrate…

  • Museum on Main Street

    Museum on Main Street

    This unique cultural collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and Maryland Humanities brings high-quality traveling exhibitions to small communities across the…

  • Maryland History Day

    Maryland History Day

    In a friendly competition, students in grades 6-12 immerse themselves in a facet of history that interests them by researching…

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    Regional Humanities Networks

    Working with local communities, we provide opportunities for partners located across Maryland to collaborate, share resources, build capacity and demonstrate…

  • Museum on Main Street

    Museum on Main Street

    This unique cultural collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and Maryland Humanities brings high-quality traveling exhibitions to small communities across the…

  • Maryland History Day

    Maryland History Day

    In a friendly competition, students in grades 6-12 immerse themselves in a facet of history that interests them by researching…

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  • Regional Humanities Networks

    Regional Humanities Networks

    Working with local communities, we provide opportunities for partners located across Maryland to collaborate, share resources, build capacity and demonstrate…

  • Museum on Main Street

    Museum on Main Street

    This unique cultural collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and Maryland Humanities brings high-quality traveling exhibitions to small communities across the…

  • Maryland History Day

    Maryland History Day

    In a friendly competition, students in grades 6-12 immerse themselves in a facet of history that interests them by researching…

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  • Regional Humanities Networks

    Regional Humanities Networks

    Working with local communities, we provide opportunities for partners located across Maryland to collaborate, share resources, build capacity and demonstrate…

  • Museum on Main Street

    Museum on Main Street

    This unique cultural collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and Maryland Humanities brings high-quality traveling exhibitions to small communities across the…

  • Maryland History Day

    Maryland History Day

    In a friendly competition, students in grades 6-12 immerse themselves in a facet of history that interests them by researching…

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“A sophomore on our school’s state-champ runner-up varsity football team was so taken by Joe’s story of the sophomore year on the boat that he got his dad (the coach) and several members of his team to read the book even though they weren’t assigned it in class.

“Another student described a discussion she got into with her math teacher after school about the relevance of the English curriculum and used her experience with Brown’s work and the field trip to convince her teacher that humanities are just as important as STEM. Great stuff!”

One Maryland One Book Teacher

“Museum on Main Street helps fulfill our promise of bringing impactful humanities programs to every corner of Maryland.

What I appreciate most is the way it creates long-term and meaningful change in the diverse communities that host each tour—promoting local pride, providing resources and ensuring sustainable partnerships.”

Rob Forloney

Program Officer, Partnerships

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