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  • Maryland Humanities Supports 90 Nonprofit Organizations with General Operating Funding

    Maryland Humanities awards a total of $900,000 to nonprofits in all but two of Maryland’s counties (Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities is honored to award 90 nonprofit organizations Marilyn Hatza Memorial SHINE (Strengthening the Humanities Investment in Nonprofits for Equity) Grant Awards. Each grantee received a $10,000 award for general operating expenses. The breadth of this…

  • Bethesda and Frederick Residents Join Board of Statewide Nonprofit

    Elizabeth Benton and Charmaine Weston Join Maryland Humanities Board of Directors (Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities is delighted to welcome Elizabeth Benton and Charmaine Weston to the organization’s Board of Directors. Benton resides in Bethesda and Weston lives in Frederick: both work at Montgomery College. Benton and Weston join 27 other volunteers in service on…

  • Free Educational Resources on Indigenous Maryland Available from Maryland Humanities

    (Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities is thrilled to provide a new collection of tools for K-12 students to learn about Maryland’s Indigenous history and culture, Indigenous Maryland Inquiry Kits. Inquiry kits are virtual resources for the classroom that can also serve as a springboard for Maryland History Day projects. The kits allow students to select a research topic, evaluate…

  • Award-Winning Author Visits Lower Eastern Shore

     Myriam J. A. Chancy’s Novel Centering Haitian Culture Inspires Maryland Humanities Programming (Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities is delighted to bring author Myriam J. A. Chancy to the Lower Eastern Shore during the organization’s  2024 One Maryland One Book Author Tour. Chancy visits The Museum of Eastern Shore Culture (218 W Main St in Salisbury) on October 13 at 2:00 p.m. for a…

  • One Maryland One Book Author Tour Kicks Off in Central Maryland

    Myriam J. A. Chancy’s Novel Centering Haitian Culture Inspires Maryland Humanities Programming (Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities is delighted to launch its 2024 One Maryland One Book Author Tour featuring Myriam J. A. Chancy at The Allan Lefcowitz Theater at The Writer’s Center (4508 Walsh Street in Bethesda) on October 12, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Chancy will present…

  • Maryland Humanities Announces Host Sites for Statewide Smithsonian Exhibition Tour: SPARK! Places of Inspiration

    (Baltimore, MD) – Maryland Humanities is delighted to announce the host partners for Spark! Places of Inspiration,  a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition highlighting innovation in rural America from the perspective of the people who live and lived there. Spark! will tour six communities throughout Maryland from May 2025 to March 2026. Photographs, interactive features, objects, videos, and augmented…

  • Maryland Humanities Director of Programs Named to Maryland 250 Commission and Leadership Maryland Program

    (Baltimore, MD) – Governor Wes Moore has appointed Alexandra Cenatus, Director of Programs at Maryland Humanities, to the Maryland 250 Commission, created by Executive Order 01.01.2023.10 to “develop a commemoration of Maryland’s many contributions to America’s 250 years,” reads the Order. Cenatus has also been selected as a member of Leadership Maryland’s inaugural class of the Emerging Leader Program.…

  • Students from 17 Maryland Counties and Baltimore City Win Awards at Maryland History Day

    (Baltimore, MD) – On May 4, over 500 middle and high school students showcased their original documentary film, exhibit, performance, research paper, or website—representing a year’s worth of historical research—in hope of receiving an award. They competed in the Maryland History Day State Contest, held at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). The contest is…

  • National Poetry Month Wrap-Up

    On World Poetry Day, we asked for your favorite line(s) of poetry and said we’d compile them. In honor National Poetry Month, which wraps up tomorrow, here’s the compiled piece we’ve woven into a single work just for fun. The selections ranged eras, tones and topic. Thank you to Facebook Followers for sharing their favorites:…

  • Problem-Solving & Finding Human Connection Through History Day

    Erin Spahr, Social Studies Teacher at Urbana Middle School and Stephanie Gomer, English Teacher at Poolesville 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. Erin Spahr, Social Studies Teacher at Urbana Middle…

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    One Maryland One Book

    Encouraging a love of reading and a deeper sense of community, One Maryland One Book is like a statewide book…

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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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