Articles & Research

Roadside Related

“Our Unwitting Biography: Place Product Packaging and the American Roadside – 1920-2005” (Thesis)
Commercial Archaeology (Roadside Architecture)
Industrial Architecture

Publication

US Route 1: Baltimore to Washington, DC, Arcadia Publishing, 2018 (128 pages)
New book about US Route 1 takes readers on a ride through history (Hyattsville Life and Times)
The History Highway “Popular Culture” (on Google Books from 2006)

Personal

40 Under 40 Award (PGC Social Innovation Fund)
Best of Maryland; Aaron Marcavitch – Award from Preservation Maryland

Anacostia Trails Heritage Area Inc. Related

Speaker Series, November 28, 2018 – Making a Maryland Milestone (YouTube/M-NCPPC) – a program about the work of ATHA and the history of US Route 1
PreserveCast (PodCast) which ATHA Inc. executive produced and I appeared on an episode talking diners, drive-ins, and more.
Re-Imagining the Anacostia River (WAMU Radio) on the Kojo Nnamdi Show as part of a panel discussion.
Accidental Success: Pyramid Atlantic debuts new exhibition, Misprints (Hyattsville Life and Times) – a grant-funded program
@OurHyattsville exhibit is resident’s ‘love letter to Hyattsville’(Hyattsville Life and Times)
ATHA Inc.’s new projects help residents reach more ‘milestones’ (Hyattsville Life and Times) – on the new exhibit/visitors center opening in Hyattsville.
From church to pool hall to art center: Hyattsville, Pyramid Atlantic win Preservation Maryland award (Hyattsville Life and Times) – on award presented to the new project.
Washington, DC’s Capital Trails Coalition (Rails to Trails Magazine, Winter 2017) – Article on pages 6-7
All of these people want a gap-free trolley trail in Hyattsville (Washington Area Bicyclist Association)
Prince George’s considers connecting with Capital Bikeshare (Washington Post) – regarding an agreement to add Bikeshare
A new trail segment will connect more than 40 miles of PG County paths to D.C. (Diamondback) – the opening of the new trail to DC
County Seeks Feedback on Trails Plan (Hyattsville Life & Times) – related to work developing new trail opportunities within Heritage Area
Undaunted/Battle of Bladensburg Website
Remembering a checkered battle in the War of 1812 (The Inquirer/Philly.com)
Prince George’s County to mark 199th anniversary…(Washington Post)
Battle of Bladensburg Encampment (Greenbelt 2012 Blog)
1812 Privateer Remembered at Laurel festival (WYPR Radio)
Without Prince George’s County, there might have been no Star Spangled Banner (Washington Post)
For War of 1812 events, the key is spicing up a ‘boring’ subject (Washington Business Journal)
Hyattsville commemorates War of 1812 with art and music (The Prince George’s Sentinel) – related to “Bursting in Air” program
Prince George’s County gets ready to celebrate the War of 1812 (WUSA 9) – Video on battle program
Before donning period costume, Baker wondered: did blacks fight in War of 1812? (Washington Post) – This article shows how we worked with politicians to bring the story alive
Bladensburg set to relive history with the War of 1812 weekend (The Gazette/Washington Post)
Comcast Newsmakers: War of 1812 (Comcast) – Video about War of 1812
Battle Of Bladensburg Remembered During Undaunted Weekend (The Gazette/Washington Post) – After the big 1812 related event
Re-enactors, racers mark Bladensburg bicentennial (Hyattsville Life and Times)
Bladensburg battles to preserve historic Bostwick House (Washington Post) – regarding an endangered historic house
Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Advisory Council Appointments
Prince Geoge’s County 40 Under 40 Listing

Housing Nantucket Related

Green Specifications Project (Developed, Draft Version)
Request for Qualifications for Housing Resource Center(Developed and overseen)
Organizational Long Range Plan (Developed and Oversen)
Design for duplex at Surfside Road (Overseen and Managed – Design by Aaron Trahan and Joanna Grab, Northeastern University)
Tenant Handbook for Housing Nantucket (Developed and implemented)
Project Proposal for Duplex on Nantucket (Concept overseen – Design by Aaron Trahan and Joanna Grab, Northeastern University)
Housing Office builds green houses for rental stock (regarding new units by HN)
Nantucket Housing Bill killed at Town Meeting (regarding HN efforts for advocacy)
Housing Nantucket losing its Executive Director
The Slippery Slope of Affordable Employee Housing (On Common Ground, Winter 2008)

Other Projects

Program for the American Association for History and Computing Conference (Organizer)
Presentation to Society for Commercial Archaeology/Roadside in Cincinnati 2017
Presentation to Southern New England APA conference on Chain Store limitations (Presentation, SWF/Flash)
Presentation to the Popular Culture Association on Roadside Architecture (Presentation, SWF/Flash)
Presentation to Annual Salve Regina University Historic Preservation Conference (REPORT | Presentation, SWF/Flash)

Articles in which I was quoted

Philistines in The Shingle Museum (regarding HDC issues)
Polo has designs on the isle (regarding chain stores)
Young families move into Prince George’s County (regarding a change in demographics for majority African American Prince George’s County)
Can buildings be too young to save? (Boston Globe) – regarding recent past architecture

Preservation Planning

Bylaw Draft for Economic Development Impact Review
Bylaw Draft for Historical Commission
Preservation Plan for Nantucket, MA (Draft concept, DOC)

Syllabus Concepts

Articles written for Yesterday’s Island on Nantucket

Historic Preservation for Greene County, PA – includes information on:

Built and Natural Landscape preservation
Waynesburg and Washington Railroad
Folklore in SWPA Coal Mining
Action Ideas for Preservation Activities