Tour: Walking the Paths of Roland Park
Sunday, October 22, 2017, 2-4 pm $40 A sign for Litchfield Path, one of the many walking paths in Roland Park. On this popular seasonal adventure, discover and explore the…
Spring Happy Hour: What Would Olmsted Drink?
Thursday, March 23, 2017, 6-8 pm Cash bar Surely Olmsted enjoyed a pint of Irish draught! Even busy Olmsted needed to take a break from the drawing board and have…
Bike Tour: Olmsted (Beta Test) Bike Tour: Wyman Park to Herring Run and Neighborhoods
Saturday, May 20, 2017, 1-4 pm FREE; Registration required Baltimore Bicycle Club ca. 1898 (Courtesy Maryland Historical Society.) Join our cheery crowd of nerds as we beta-test our new Olmsted…
Tour: Riverside and Latrobe Parks: Baltimore’s Urban Peninsula Parks
Sunday, April 30, 2-4 pm $10-15 Join us on a walking tour of two Olmsted-designed parks in South Baltimore. Riverside Park evolved from land critical to the defense of Baltimore…
A typical pathway from 'A book of pictures in Roland Park, Baltimore, Maryland' 1911
Tour: Walking the Paths of Roland Park
Sunday, April 9, 2-4 pm $40 On this popular seasonal adventure, discover and explore the unique footpaths of the Roland Park community while learning about the history and architecture of…
Lisa Schroeder provides lessons from Pittsburgh.
Lessons from Pittsburgh at FMOPL’s Annual Meeting
A large audience turned out for the Friends of Maryland’s Olmsted Parks and Landscapes (FMOPL) 2015 Annual Meeting on June 24 to hear Lisa Schroeder, recently-appointed President and CEO for…
Rutherford Platt’s lecture on the Humane Metropolis since Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. believed that the built environment could promote democratic values and behaviors. He put this belief into practice, designing public parks to be accessible to all, places…
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…