May 2nd, 2025 by WCBC Radio

The Evergreen Heritage Center has been honored with the Maryland Historical Trust Award for Excellence in Community Impact.  The center earned the award for their Appalachian Time Travel program, a field trip for fourth graders in Allegany County to take them through 200 years of local history.  Janice Keene, president of the EHC, says that  though they have received awards in the past, this award focuses on their main theme…

   

“We have a lot of history here. Our foundation focuses on historical preservation, environmental conservation, and education. We’ve received a lot of awards for education and conservation, but now this is really focusing on the historical aspect of our personality, so it’s very, very meaningful to us.”