August 2021

Making Connections to Make the Heritage Area Even More Effective! BNHA participated in the Maryland Municipal League Conference where we were able to connect with political leaders and promote the initiatives of the Heritage Area. Response to our programs and partner projects was overwhelmingly positive. Thanks to all of you for working with us to make Baltimore shine! As we look forward to the fall, make sure you get your submissions in for our 2021 - It's A SNAP! photo contest. Entries close on October 29th and we cannot wait to see your take on life in Baltimore. has been able to support many diverse projects throughout the Heritage Area through its grants programs. We have been able to celebrate with our partners on unveiling their BNHA funded projects that provide a sense of history and legacy for the community. We are offering even more assistance to the tourism community and enhancing the tourism experience by managing the Civil War Museum and we continue to reach out to all of you for more community projects and programs that we can support to further magnify the greatness of Baltimore City. Rules and guidelines can be found on our website. Finally, we are sharing with you this month a short video on our inaugural program Kids on TRAILS. This program looks to connect Baltimore youth with the beauty and resources of our natural treasures. Through bike riding and hiking youth were able to connect with the natural beauty of the City. Thanks to our partners Baltimore City Recreation & Parks for making this initiative happen. Let's close out the summer with a bang! Keep BNHA in mind for any partnership opportunities as we all look to continue to tell the exciting story of Baltimore! Image: Maryland Municipal League Conference - Meagan Baco, Maryland Milestones, Maryland Comptroller, Peter Franchot and Shauntee Daniels, BNHA

Shauntee Daniels Executive Director

Kids on TRAILS In Partnership with Baltimore City Recreation & Parks Learn More About Our Fun and Informative Summer Program from the Kids that Participated.

ARE YOU AN ASPIRING PHOTOJOURNALIST OR JUST AN AVID SHUTTERBUG? It's a SNAP! Baltimore Photo Contest 2021 is OPEN! Entries Due By October 29th. No matter your level of expertise, here’s your chance to share your special photographs that reveal the best of Baltimore - the people and places of Charm City! Winning photographers receive prizes, and the best images will be showcased on BNHA’s social media channels and a special Baltimore National Heritage Area promotional product in 2022. Photographs must be taken within the Baltimore National Heritage Area. All hi-res entries must be submitted electronically by October 29, 2021. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS

Neighborhood Placemaking Grantee Highlight!   Historic Marble Hill/Beloved Ministries Project: Juanita Mitchell Rose Walk Beautification and Signage   This small but important signage and park beautification project heightened public awareness of the history of Marble Hill on the Pennsylvania Avenue Heritage Trail and memorialized Juanita Mitchell's contributions, which have gone largely unrecognized.  Juanita (Carroll) Jackson Mitchell was a civil rights attorney and NAACP leader during the period of America's Civil Rights Movement. Her home is in Marble Hill, across the street from Henry Highland Garnet Park, at 1324 Druid Hill Avenue. Ms. Mitchell entertained regularly at her home, Sunday chicken dinners with Jackie Robinson, and tea in her rose garden with Eleanor Roosevelt, and Lady Bird Johnson. The community created these rose garden beds for an official "Juanita Jackson Mitchell Rose Walk” in honor of her. A dedication ceremony with a children’s chorus, elected officials, and the greater community is pending due to COVID restrictions. If you would like to attend the upcoming ceremony, please contact Marti Pitrelli to be notified of a new ceremony date when it is available.   The Neighborhood Placemaking Grant will open in late September 2021 on BNHA’s website. Requests can be from $1,500-$5,000 with a required match (any combination of cash or in-kind match). Keep a look out! This grant program is supported by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.

BNHA Out in the Community! BNHA has been out supporting our partner events and spreading the word in the community about BNHA funding programs, contests and heritage area initiatives. We want to be part of your events! Please email your events to Kenyona Moore, Outreach and Interpretation Coordinator.

Visit Us at President Street Station!

BNHA is now managing the Civil War Museum on President Street.   Hours of Operation: Daily 10 am – 4 pm Learn about Baltimore’s involvement in the Civil War, Box Car Brown’s escape to the north and William and Ellen C (Kraft’s) disguise to escape to Freedom.

The Young Saturday ‘Visiter’ Awards (SVAs) are a new honor, presented by Poe Baltimore and sponsored by the Baltimore National Heritage Area (BNHA), recognizing High School students in Maryland who create artistic works inspired by Edgar Allan Poe. The prizes honor media, art, performance and writing that adapts or is inspired by Poe’s life and works, created by a High School student (grade 9 - 12 or equivalent during the 2021-22 school year) in the State of Maryland. The deadline for entries is September 15, 2021. Visit the SaturdayVisiterAwards.org to learn more.

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