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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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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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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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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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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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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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Island Summers, Pre Social-Distancing
Summer so often means a chance to get together with family and friends. Since that has been so limited this summer, let's take a look at a few past gatherings on