Queen Anne's County Legacy Foundation
Heritage Tourism
Historic Preservation
Economic Vitality
QACLF.org is a component fund of Chesapeake Charities
'Building community one friendship at a time'
Welcome to QACLF's
New Projects 2025
FRESH
&NEW
The OYSTER & ARTS FESTIVAL is in the planning stages. The goal for this project is to bring cultural tourism to the Centreville Historic District and to celebrate our local culture and arts with our first truly indigenous festival based on local food, music and arts.
OVER THE BRIDGE More than just a collection of folklore, this wonderful coffee table book project is taken from the playbook of Colonial Williamsburg in its celebration of local history, culture the arts and cuisine. Come join the committee, researching designing this book.
Volunteers
Needed
Volunteer on planning, floral design, costume design, wardrobe
historical research,
internship program
PR and outreach. Choose your area of interest and make new friends.
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CANDLELIGHT TOUR
Mad Hatter Competition
Pick up a top hat for $5
Create your own masterpiece!
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Wear your hat to the Holiday Candlelight Tour and
receive a FREE ticket! ​
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Participants must sign up
online by 12/4
Limited to 25 contestants​
Memories From Last Years Tour
Holiday Gathering of the Greens
Town & Tree Decorating Nov. 26
Would you like to volunteer to collect a bag of Pine greens for decorating Main Street? Sign up below.
Turn in a leaf bag of greenery by Nov. 26
New Micro-Grants
Rebbecca Anne Marquardt
Matching Grant for Historical Preservation​
Rebbeca Marquardt was a founding member of QACLF who dedicated her life’s work to historic preservation. Rebecca was a past president of the QAC Historical Society, regional preservation grant judge and an author of local preservation grants.
This grant will be awarded to organizations with open preservation projects:
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Maryland, national or NFP preservation grants with a matching fund requirement
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Preservation or replacement historic species of wood exterior in the Centreville historic district
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Sponsorship donations equal to or greater than the requested match amount
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Judith Ewing Geggis
Grant for Heritage Tourism & Revitalization​
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Judy spent 20 years as Director of Operations for Aramark. She was a founding member and a an advocate for cultural & educational programs. Judy was member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, a Master Gardener and a Board of Directors member of the Queen Anne’s County Historical Society.
This grant will be awarded to organizations planning cultural events & projects:
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Events which attract heritage tourism and/or the arts to the Centreville historic town square
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Architectural enhancements which revitalize Main Street & the Centreville Square
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Must include commercial sponsorships equal to or greater than the request
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Must support the Centreville Economic Development study
Past Community Achievements
Preservation Tucker House
Grants & In-Kind Labor
An Exploration of Democracy
A Night at the Museum with Ben Franklin
Fundraiser for Preservation of Tucker House
COVID Community Events
Porch Decorating Competition
Family Mask Making Program
Holiday Candlelight Tour
of Historic Homes
Building a Tradition of Heritage Tourism
New Trees for Mainstreet
Community Investment Matters
Teaching Heritage & Making Friends
QAC 4H Fair
Restoration & New Lighting
Wright's Chance
Grant writing & Inkind Labor
Gala Design Ben Franklin
Making FUNdraising Fabulous!
Electrification of the
Historic Street Lamps
& Annual Holiday Decorations
Tucker House Garden
In Kind Labor & Supplies
First Fridays
Grants for 2023 & 2024
"So much more to do"
Contact us
Queen Anne's County Legacy Foundation
301-655-3857
201 S. Liberty St, Centreville Md. 21617
