"Heritage is a Bridge" Guest Blog on Preservation Maryland Website

On March 13, 2025, Preservation Maryland published a guest blog on their website by by Lucille Walker, Executive Director of Southern Maryland National Heritage Area, and Co-Chair of the Maryland Heritage Areas Coalition entitled "Heritage is a Bridge." Making the important differentiation between "history" and "heritage" Walker writes, "Heritage brings history forward into the now and into the future. Our heritage includes our history, of course, but also our foodways, folkways, culture, art, song, dance, theater, landscapes, buildings, boats, barns, festivals, waterways, innovations, technologies, and much more. It is not only who we are, it is who we want to be." Read the full blog.