Annual Meeting on June 5
Join us for our Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 5, at 7 pm. David R. Holden will present a lecture on the important but under-recognized impact of Frederick Law Olmsted…
Courtesy Monument City
New spring walking tour of Clifton Park on May 4!
Explore the rich history of Clifton Park, originally the 19th Century summer estate of Johns Hopkins on May 4, 2014 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Learn more on our event page…
View of the Anacostia River at the 11th Street Bridge, Navy Yard and Anacostia neighborhood. 1960.
Explore Environmental History Lecture Series
Explore Environmental History Lecture Series, Spring 2014 The success of last fall's Explore Environmental History series inspired us to bring you a new series this spring! Baltimore City Historical Society, Friends…
Attend the Open Space Forum on March 6, 7 pm
Forum on Environmental Justice in Baltimore – March 6th, 7 pm
Join us for an enlightening evening on March 6 at FMOPL's 3rd Open Space Forum! Climate change and environmental justice are two issues that are shaping our city today, and…
Ed Orser leading a tour of the Gwynns Falls Trail for students in the 2013 Odyssey course.
Advancing the Olmsted Legacy— Parks and Open Spaces for a New Century
Advancing the Olmsted Legacy— Parks and Open Spaces for a New Century The Olmsteds, designing for bikes since 1894? Sure enough, Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn claims that the bike lanes…
Explore Environmental History: The Nature of the Metropolis
Adam Rome, author of “The Bulldozer in the Countryside: Suburban Sprawl and the Rise of American Environmentalism” Join us on Saturday, December 7, 2013, 1-3 pm for our final lecture…
A typical pathway from 'A book of pictures in Roland Park, Baltimore, Maryland' 1911
Fall 2013 Walking Tours
October 6, 2013, 2-4 pm Walking (and Talking) the Paths of Roland Park Offered in collaboration with the Kaleidoscope Program, Roland Park Country School. Registration is through Kaleidoscope here. Led…
Explore Environmental History lecture series continues this fall!
Organized in partnership by the Baltimore City Historical Society, Friends of Maryland Olmsted Parks and Landscapes & Cathedral of the Incarnation’s Creation Care. McKay Jenkins: "What’s Gotten Into Us: Toxic…
Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., (1870-1957), who led planning efforts by the Olmsted firm on Maryland projects for more than four decades.
Take a short course on the Olmsted Legacy in Baltimore
Join FMOPL in the classroom and in the field in September 2013! Dr. Ed Orser, Lauren Schiszik, and several expert guest speakers will explore the rich Olmsted legacy in Baltimore…
Washington, D.C. Symposium to Explore Lasting Legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.
As a member of the National Association for Olmsted Parks, FMOPL is pleased to share information about this upcoming symposium in Washington, D.C. on October 10-11, 2013. For more than…