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Schoodic History and The History Trust
Gouldsboro is anxious to start adding our historical records to the History Trust digital archive and to collaborate with other . . .
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Choosing A Portable Projector
Suggestions for a small projector to use with a laptop for showing and demonstrating the History Trust digital archive, our digital exhibit, etc. to groups.
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A One-Stop Shop for History
When planning a trip to Mount Desert Island to do some on-the-ground research, I looked to the web for guidance. I was searching for information…
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Scanning Tips: Plustek OpticBook
A workshop video with tips for using the Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus on loan to History Trust members from the Maine State Library (July 2021).
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Where Our History is Housed
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.
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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…
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Logging In to Digital Archive
This PDF document explains the login process for History Trust digital archivists.
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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…
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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.
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The History Trust and Historians
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.
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A History Trust Online Exhibit: Getting Started
Julia and Willie share thoughts about selecting items for an online exhibit in an 18-minute video.
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Step-by-Step: Creating and Editing a Digital Archive Item
Using two videos, Willie Granston shares his step-by-step method of entering and editing an item in Digital Archive.
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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.
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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!
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Chebacco Chats No. 33: Bruce Jacobson on The History Trust
Bruce told us about the History Trust, a collaborative of 12 island collecting organizations that have committed to the goal of making their historical collections accessible
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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
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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?"
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Beholding the Past
The Mount Desert Island Historical Society published the 19th issue of our annual journal, Chebacco, in 2018. Titled “Beholding the Past,” we presented stories based…
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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
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History Trust is Talk of the Towns
Radio is a favorite medium. My interest was spurred by courses at UMaine and by hosting “Electric Circus” Saturday nights on WMEB-FM. That’s when my…
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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?
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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…
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A Visit to La Rochelle Mansion & Museum
Bar Harbor Historical Society purchased the La Rochelle property on West Street in Bar Harbor in 2019. And, the Society recently became a History Trust
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Documenting Today’s History, Too
The History Trust Digital Archive isn’t just about yesterday’s history. With the wonders of modern technology, we are documenting the world around us now as well.
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Here’s How to Change the View in Digital Archive
You can change the Digital Archive view without it changing your search results. Just click on each of the selector bar options and see what it offers you for choices.