In creating The History Trust, we took lessons from the founders of the land conservation movement. Particularly, those who protected the exquisite qualities of Mount Desert Island.
Iconic structures that represent our members range from a one-room schoolhouse to a former country store, a summer cottage, a repurposed fire station, and an iconic village clock.
I heard many accepted origin stories about the forces that brought Acadia National Park into being. Unfortunately, the evidence proved to be incomplete and conflicted.
I thought I was working on a quick task—that was my first mistake. Historical research takes time, and it’s never as easy as typing a word into a search box and clicking 'Enter.'
It is not often that we have the opportunity to help create a new organization. One based on really old collections, mindsets, and behaviors itching to change—and ready to change.
We—our member institutions—collaborate to safeguard historical collections of coastal Maine’s Acadia region and to share them with the general public, students, community historians, and academic researchers.
Swan Agency knows that history is important to the communities they serve. Thank you to Swan for sponsoring free digital access to historical records, photographs, and documents held by our members during August.
