Charting A New Course

Long Branch Bids Farewell to Executive Director

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Nicholas Redding will conclude two years of service as Executive Director of Long Branch Plantation today, and will begin a new chapter in his career as the new Executive Director of Preservation Maryland. Redding, a native of Buffalo, New York, began his career in history and preservation as an interpretive park ranger with the National […]

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They Did What To The Floors?

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Since we began our large-scale refurnishing effort, we’ve heard a wide range of opinions and thoughts from visitors to the home. Some miss the old furnishings, but the vast majority of visitors are excited to watch the progress and see the historic home take shape. Not surprisingly, the wide-plank hardwood floors that span nearly every […]

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What Year Would You Choose?

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When the Long Branch Board of Directors decided to “re-imagine” the future of the site there was hardly a consensus on what should be done with the interior of the historic home itself. For a house with 200 years of history the most challenging question was what year would we chose to interpret? 1986 – […]