Our Master of Arts in American History & Government is well-known to teachers in the TAH community. If you’ve been to our seminars, you’ve probably met someone who’s at least taken some graduate classes. If asked, they likely touted their...
In 1800, Americans did something no nation had ever done before: they held a fiercely contested election and handed over political power peacefully. It might sound normal now, but at the time, it was revolutionary. The Constitution had set up a...
By Karen Cresap, President of the Cresap Society and President of the Michael Cresap Museum, Inc. Karen with her father, Joseph Cresap, in front of the Michael Cresap House (1973) Hannah Johnson Cresap was born in Maryland during the 18th...
By Dr. Brenna Spray, Outreach & Communications Officer When interpretation is removed or minimized at historic sites, it sends a message. It raises questions about whose histories are considered central — and whose are treated as secondary or expendable. In...
MHT is excited to announce the FY26 recipients of our Historic Preservation Non-Capital grants! Funded through the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Financing Fund, this grant program supports a wide variety of research, survey, planning, and educational activities involving architectural, archaeological, or cultural resources. ...
The Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture and the Maryland Historical Trust have awarded 31 African American Heritage Preservation Program grants totaling $5,000,000 to numerous Maryland organizations for FY 2026. These grants offer assistance to organizations and private citizens in...
Our Master of Arts in American History & Government is well-known to teachers in the TAH community. If you’ve been to our seminars, you’ve probably met someone who’s at least taken some graduate classes. If asked, they likely touted their...
by Dr. Zac Singer, State Terrestrial Archaeologist The Maryland Fluted Point Survey documents stone projectile points made by the Paleoindians who lived in Maryland between 13,000 and 10,000 years ago. A fluted point has distinctive channels, or “flutes,” struck from the base to help...
Ambassador Theater(Liberty Heights Avenue, Baltimore City) $3,750,000 in Tax Credits AwardedEstimated Total Cost – $15 Million The Ambassador Theater is one of Baltimore’s finest and most intact examples of Streamline Moderne architecture and a distinguished work of nationally recognized theater...
Teaching American History hosted a record number of multi-day seminars in 2025. We sent over 500 teachers to 31 historic sites across 22 different states this year alone! Seminar Participants in front of the Bush Library, Houston TX, March 2023...
