As a nonprofit, The History Trust relies on those who support our mission of collaborating to manage historical collections and engage the public.


receipt for ship stores

Digital Access Sponsors, 2022

Businesses know that history is important to their communities, including customers, and that the History Trust offers everyone FREE access to historical records, photographs, documents, and Mount Desert Island newspapers (1881-1968) held by our members.

Lead Digital Access Sponsors ($3000)

Swan Agency Real Estate

Swan Agency Real Estate

  • August 2022
  • August 2021
Carter’s Real Estate

Carter’s Real Estate

  • September 2022
  • September 2021

LandVest, Inc.

  • October 2022

Digital Access Sponsors ($2,000)


Supporting Sponsors, 2022

These businesses and individuals help The History Trust serve our member organizations as they manage the historical collections under their stewardship and reach out to communities of coastal Maine’s Acadia region.

Maine Humanities Council


Maine Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for online exhibit of digital archive items. ($7500)

Machias Savings Bank


For support of History Trust mission. ($500)

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust
For support of History Trust mission. ($500)

The Lynam Agency

Lynam Agency
For support of History Trust mission. ($500)

Clients and Agents of Swan Agency Real Estate

Support of History Trust Mission through Swan’s 2022 Sharing Our Success Program. ($200)


The History Trust is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and contributions may be deductible for income, gift, and estate tax purposes. Our EIN is 85-1181991 (Employee Identification Number). No goods or direct services are provided in exchange for your donation.

The History Trust
PO Box 653
Mount Desert ME 04660

Image: “Receipts for Schooner Lizzie Maud,” Great Cranberry Island Historical Society …view item