Posted inPreserving Collections
We Are Stewards of History
In creating The History Trust, we took lessons from the founders of the land conservation movement.
Posted inDigital Tools In The Collections
History Trust Newspaper Archive
The History Trust provides FREE access to 87 years of local news.
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History Trust Highlights, August 2022
Welcome to our newest member: Northeast Harbor Fleet. Swan Agency sponsors digital access.
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You’re invited to explore local history, August 4!
Volunteers will be on hand to help you explore 50,000 items from the digital collections of local historical societies, museums, and libraries. Or, focus on activities of area residents during the past 100 winters.
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History Trust Highlights, June-July 2022
Digital Archive is growing and has new features, Council considered focus for 2023.
Posted inDigital Tools
MapsAlive and Your Digital Archive
AvantLogic announces integration between the Digital Archive and MapsAlive.
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History Trust Highlights, May 2022
“Working Waterfront” Highlights of the work of The History Trust.
Posted inHistorical Outreach In The Collections
Ours Again—Remembering Winter, 1920–2020
Winter is the season friends and neighbors reconnect, as they have in towns surrounding Acadia National Park for 100 years and more. Explore our winter…
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History Trust Highlights, April 2022
Ours Again winter exhibit launched, new digital archive features.
Posted inIn The Collections
What do the mistress of a salt-water farm and a country doctor have in common?
They both have stories that are part of Gouldsboro Historical Society's "Archive Without Walls."
Posted inHistorical Outreach
The History Trust and Digital Archive Research
A 35-minute video introduces formation of The History Trust and use of digital archive collections for research.
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History Trust Highlights, March 2022
Digital archive research for genealogy, online items top 45,000.
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History Trust Highlights, February 2022
Research requests: ice ponds and European settlers of MDI towns.
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History Trust Highlights, January 2022
Access to island newspaper archive revived, Manset steeple bell conserved, call for winter exhibit items.
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Manset Steeple Bell
A loving community donated their services and support to display a bell that had hung in the Manset Meetinghouse bellfry for 155 years.
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History Trust Highlights, November-December 2021
History Trust is “official,” real estate history, call for exhibit Curator.
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Seeking Contract Exhibit Curator
The History Trust seeks a Project Curator who will collaborate with community scholars to create an online exhibit in early 2022. Funding for the exhibit…
Posted inHistorical Outreach In The Collections
Real Estate and Real History
Newcomers to our area and long-time residents alike often start by asking real estate agents for information.
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Ties That Bind Mount Desert Island and Mt. Washington
Historic railroad ties—both mechanical and human—bind Mount Desert Island’s Cadillac Mountain to the northeast’s tallest peak, Mt. Washington in New Hampshire.
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History Trust Highlights, September 2021
Collections care, Carter’s Real Estate sponsors digital access, $30,000 raised four digital Archive.
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Intro to Collections Care Best Practices
Julia reviews draft collections best care practices being developed by the History Trust Collections Committee.
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History Trust Highlights, August 2021
Schoodic Peninsula history, History Trust reception, digital access sponsor, 2021 funding challenge almost complete.
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Schoodic History and The History Trust
“Lost”records “found.” Many researchers believed that Gouldsboro's official records were lost in a 1883 fire…
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Local. History. Social.
You’re invited to August 19 reception to see the work of History Trust member organizations in preserving local history.
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Pauline Angione Honored
Pauline Angione is recognized for her substantial contributions to The History Trust and MDI Historical Society with the 2021 Ann Benson Award for Volunteer Excellence.…
