MPT and Chelsea Publishing to collaborate on book to celebrate Maryland’s 250th birthday in 2026
Maryland Public Television announced a partnership with Hagerstown-based Chelsea Publishing, LLC to create and publish a 256-page, full-color hardcover book to coincide with both Maryland’s 250th birthday and the United States Semiquincentennial celebration in 2026. The book, tentatively titled Magnificent Maryland at 250, will be published in late 2025.
According to a release, Chelsea Publishing’s team, led by visual documentarian Carol Highsmith and her husband, writer/editor Ted Landphair, will crisscross Maryland’s 23 counties and Baltimore City over several months to capture scenic views, historic sites, landmarks, communities of all sizes, rural scenes, memorable events, and people at work, home and play.
“Maryland’s 250th birthday is approaching faster than we think,” noted Highsmith. “We look forward to exploring as many as possible of the 10,460 square miles of Maryland – “America in Miniature” – and showcasing the diversity of our state’s people, lively and photogenic events and hidden treasures, and even our animals and their environments.”
MPT is supporting the book’s development by providing Chelsea Publishing pre-production funding and services including project consultation and local public broadcasting distribution of the book via on-air fundraising and community outreach and engagement activities.
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