Through tours, storytelling, and cultural events, Bawdamore Preservation Society shines light on the everyday brilliance, resistance, and beauty of our city’s hidden histories. 

Bawdamore Preservation Society (BPS) is a nod to the preservation and historical societies of yesteryear—reimagined for the people, by the people.

Our mission is to preserve and amplify the rich cultural legacy of Black Baltimore—from iconic figures and neighborhood stories to foodways, civic movements, migration, architecture, art, and everyday folklife.

We shine a light on the hidden, overlooked, and everyday brilliance that makes Baltimore what it is. Through interactive city tours, multimedia storytelling, and cultural events, BPS brings history off the page and into the streets—inviting new audiences to experience the power of place and memory.

Our goal is to weave the past and present together into living narratives that center the beauty, joy, resistance, and pioneering spirit of Baltimore’s most marginalized communities—and to empower a network of culture keepers who are reclaiming and re-telling our shared story.

At our core, BPS is for the people.

As Baltimore enters a new chapter of growth and renewal, we’re here to ensure that the city’s soul is never erased, but remembered, revered, and reborn—generation after generation.

We believe that when communities know their story, they can shape their future. And we’re building toward a future where that knowledge is multigenerational, grassroots, and deeply rooted in love—for Baltimore, and for each other.