We are an alliance of organizations united in preserving and sharing historical collections in our coastal Maine region.
Governing Members
- Bar Harbor Historical Society ~ barharborhistorical.org | bhhs.digitalarchive.us
- Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association ~ barharborvillageimprovementassociation.com | bhvia.digitalarchive.us
- College of the Atlantic ~ coa.edu | coa.digitalarchive.us
- Gouldsboro Historical Society ~ gouldsborohistory.org | ghs.digitalarchive.us
- Great Cranberry Island Historical Society ~ gcihs.org | gcihs.digitalarchive.us
- Great Harbor Maritime Museum ~ facebook.com/greatharbormaritimemuseum | ghmm.digitalarchive.us
- Islesford Historical Society ~ islesfordhistory.org | ihs.digitalarchive.us
- Jesup Memorial Library ~ jesuplibrary.org | jml.digitalarchive.us
- Maine Seacoast Mission ~ seacoastmission.org | msm.digitalarchive.us
- Mount Desert Island Historical Society ~ mdihistory.org | mdihs.digitalarchive.us
- Northeast Harbor Fleet ~ nehfleet.org | nehfleet.digitalarchive.us
- Seal Cove Auto Museum ~ sealcoveautomuseum.org | sca.digitalarchive.us
- Southwest Harbor Historical Society ~ swhhs.org | swhhs.digitalarchive.us
- Tremont Historical Society ~ tremontmainehistory.us | ths.digitalarchive.us
Governing Council Representatives
Mazie Smallidge
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Primary Representative
Erin Cough
Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association
Primary Representative
Hannah Stevens
College of the Atlantic
Primary Representative
Jane Hultberg
College of the Atlantic
Alternate Representative
Jennifer Stucker
Gouldsboro Historical Society
Alternate Representative
Sheila Strobel Smith
Gouldsboro Historical Society
Primary Representative
Wendy Todd
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Primary Representative
Lydia Johnson
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Alternate Representative
Willie Granston
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
Primary Representative
Kelsea Squires
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
Alternate Representative
Christine Sandberg
Islesford Historical Society
Primary Representative
Gail Grandgent
Islesford HistoricalSociety
Alternate Representative
Michael Hastings
Jesup Memorial Library
Alternate Representative
Matt DeLaney
Jesup Memorial Library
Primary Representative
Kierie Piccininni
Maine Seacoast Mission
Primary Representative
Terri M. Rodick
Maine Seacoast Mission
Alternate Representative
Peter Collier
Mount Desert Island (MDI) Historical Society
Primary Representative
Patrick Callaway
Mount Desert Island (MDI) Historical Society
Alternate Representative
Bill Horner
Northeast Harbor Fleet
Primary Representative
Anjali Hack
Northeast Harbor Fleet
Alternate Representative
Lorraine “Lori” Aronson
Seal Cove Auto Museum
Alternate Representative
Ethan Yankura
Seal Cove Auto Musuem
Primary Representative
Anne Welles
Southwest Harbor Historical Society
Primary Representative
Aimee Williams
Southwest Harbor Historical Society
Alternate Representative
Carolyn "Callie" Gothard
Tremont Historical Society
Alternate Representative
Terese Miller
Tremont Historical Society
Primary Representative
Each Governing Member has one primary and one alternate representative on the History Trust Governing Council, which serves as the board of directors of the alliance. Each organization has one vote.
Current member representatives are listed, organized alphabetically by organization.
Four elected officers serve as the Executive Committee of the Governing Council.
- Chair, Sheila Strobel Smith
- Vice-Chair, Hannah Stevens
- Secretary, Anne Welles
- Treasurer, Matt Delanney
Affiliate Organizations
- Acadia National Park, William Otis Sawtelle Collections and Research Center ~ nps.gov/acad/learn/historyculture/collections.htm
– Photo: “Green Mountain Railway Tracks and Station Stereograph,” Mount Desert Island Historical Society …view item