Connecting With History | The History Trust

We Are Stewards of History

In creating The History Trust, we took lessons from the founders of the land conservation movement. Particularly, those who recognized the need to protect the exquisite qualities of Mount Desert Island

By Bill Horner Preserving13 January 2021

In The Collections

Pets—Companions to History

I often notice pictures of people and their pets as I wander through the Digital Archive. Mostly dogs and cats, of course, but even the…

By Pauline Angione In The Collections19 April 2021

Learning

Logging In to Digital Archive

This PDF document explains the login process for History Trust digital archivists.

By Pauline Angione Learning7 April 2021digital+archivist+note

In The Collections

Ruth Moore, Storyteller

Ruth Moore—author, poet, great story teller, and Tremont native—was well known in the national literary world of the mid-20th century. Her novels were often on…

By Muriel Davisson In The Collections26 March 2021

#News

History Trust Hightlights, March 2021

Two discoveries in the History Trust Digital Archive, advice for creating members’ digital exhibit, and this month’s meeting minutes.

By Bruce Jacobson #News25 March 2021

Learning

Creating an Item in Digital Archive

This PDF document gives you a quick look at a typical input form for creating a record (“Item”) in the History Trust Digital Archive.

By Pauline Angione Learning24 March 2021digital+archivist+note

Learning

A History Trust Online Exhibit: Getting Started

Julia and Willie share thoughts about selecting items for an online exhibit in an 18-minute video.

By The History Trust Learning18 February 2021sharing+hisotry+tips

In The Collections

Connecting with Maine History in the Most Unlikely Places

My friend offered to share her father's work....A simple sharing of my interest in The History Trust generated very unexpected connections from far away.

By Pauline Angione In The Collections8 February 2021

#News

Cranberry Chronicle #43

Of particular interest to History Trust members is the article about the society’s longtime archivist, Anne Grulich, who moved to Colorado in June.

By Bruce Jacobson #News1 January 2021

Learning

Arranging and Describing Archival Collections

The focus of this piece is physical archival records of enduring value.

By Hannah Stevens Learning21 December 2020stewardship+note

Learning

Getting Started With Digital Archive During A Pandemic

Stuck at home? There's lots you can do now! Watch how Willie and I entered 500 Great Harbor Maritime Museum objects from home. Start with . . . what you care about!

By Pauline Angione Learning17 December 2020digital+archivist+note

Learning

Accessioning and Cataloging Objects

One important topic is how museum cataloging differs from library cataloging (or indexing).

By Julia Gray Learning8 December 2020stewardship+note

In The Collections

Jesup Has History

Jesup Memorial Library holds history—not just in books on the shelves but also in an historical archive. An archive that’s not well known. The original

By Bruce Jacobson In The Collections7 December 2020

Learning

Cataloging and Entering Bulk Items in Digital Archive

A member asks. Other members respond. "I’d like to catalog only those items of historical interest to the general public. Is that a huge mistake?"

By Pauline Angione & Julia Gray Learning7 December 2020digital+archivist+note

Learning

Differences Between Archives, Libraries, and Museums

What’s the difference between libraries, museums, and archives anyway?

By Bruce Jacobson Learning16 November 2020stewardship+note

#News In The Collections

Searching for Sunbeams

Perhaps you saw the October Mount Desert Islander article ⇗ about the Maine Seacoast Mission’s 75-foot motor vessel Sunbeam returning to its home

By Pauline Angione #News, In The Collections9 November 2020

In The Collections

Hitty, Her First Hundred Years

Did you know that Hitty was carved of Mountain Ash by a peddler for a little girl on Great Cranberry Island?

By Pauline Angione In The Collections12 October 2020

#News Collaborating

Good Connections on Great Cranberry Island

On a sunny August afternoon, I sat with leaders of Great Cranberry Island Historical Society at a picnic table outside Cranberry House. We had just toured the new space

By Bruce Jacobson #News, Collaborating28 September 2020

In The Collections

Discovering McMurtry’s

Amazing what you can find in the Digital Archive. While editing an item in one organization's collection, I discovered information in three other collections. I…

By Pauline Angione In The Collections21 September 2020

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Collaborating

Pulling Together

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.

By Helene Tuchman Collaborating7 September 2020