MARMIA recently received three reels of silent, Kodachrome color 16mm films that total about 300 feet in all (about 11 minutes of footage). The films document the Poquaesak boys' six-week summer camp near the tiny village of McDaniel Station in St. Michael's, Maryland. The movies date from 1939-1946 and largely show boys participating in various … Continue reading Poquaesak Camp Amateur Films
MARMIA’s Remote Summer Intern
This blog post was written by MARMIA’s 2021 Remote Summer Intern from Ryerson University, Iris Robinson (pictured below). Iris lives in Canada and has been remotely spending this May-August working on making our WJZ-TV Collection and our home movie collections more accessible. We are thrilled to have Iris join the MARMIA Team for the summer … Continue reading MARMIA’s Remote Summer Intern
The Frank Mugno Collection
This blog post was written by MARMIA's 2021 Summer Intern from NYU's Moving Image Archiving and Preservation MA program, Mike Stetz (pictured below). Mike is a Baltimore native who will be spending this June-August working on our collections both in-person at our Impact Hub office and remotely. We are so excited to have Mike join … Continue reading The Frank Mugno Collection
Jazz Age Hollywood & the Old Town by the Bay
This blog post was written by Siobhan C. Hagan with contributions by MARMIA Volunteer Matt Davis. "I love Baltimore more than I thought— it is so rich with memories— it is nice to look up the street and see the statue of my great uncle and to know that Poe is buried here and that … Continue reading Jazz Age Hollywood & the Old Town by the Bay
CARES Act Funding
Funding has been provided to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive (MARMIA) from Maryland Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. MARMIA would like to express our extreme gratitude for this funding that has helped us to stay … Continue reading CARES Act Funding
Black Lives Matter
MARMIA will shout via whatever platforms we can to our followers and supporters: BLACK LIVES MATTER. We commit to dismantling white supremacy and systemic racism in our profession, local communities, region, and in the United States. We stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and all protesting police brutality against Black people. We … Continue reading Black Lives Matter
MARMIA’s New Space
MARMIA is very pleased to announce that we are moving our AV digitization and film inspection/repair stations to an office at Impact Hub Baltimore! As you can see, our space is a little bare right now. We need help to make this our ideal office space--we are missing some furniture and supplies that would best … Continue reading MARMIA’s New Space
Liberace’s Wasn’t the Only Famous Television Candelabra
This blog post was researched and written by Chuck Howell, MARMIA donor and volunteer. Introduction These are not Christmas trees pictured atop the TV on MARMIA’s new tee-shirt commemorating Television Hill in Northwest Baltimore’s Woodberry neighborhood (near historic Druid Hill Park)–though buying one as a gift through Charm City Threads is certainly encouraged. They could … Continue reading Liberace’s Wasn’t the Only Famous Television Candelabra
Giving Tues(News)Day is Coming
Amazingly, 2018 is nearing its end. Here at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive, we have accomplished a lot this past year...but we have so much more to do! We desperately need your help to continue our 100% volunteer-run work of preserving the cultural heritage of the Mid-Atlantic through moving images. There are 3 ways … Continue reading Giving Tues(News)Day is Coming
Orioles Magic at Old Oriole Park
The Bird is the Word: Orioles Magic from the Archives Friday, June 22, 2018 >> 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Peabody Heights Brewery, LLC: 401 E 30th St, Baltimore, Maryland 21218 Celebrate the official beginning of summer by enjoying a beer with some rare archival baseball footage from the WJZ-TV Collection of MARMIA, the Mid-Atlantic Regional … Continue reading Orioles Magic at Old Oriole Park
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