Bill Horner, Author at The History Trust

History Trust ~ All stories Bill Horner

About Bill Horner

A native Mount Desert Islander, born in 1941 Bar Harbor, with family roots extending back several generations, Bill attended local public schools, Dartmouth College, Jefferson Medical College, and went on to specialize in General and Trauma Surgery where, “I learned the value of systems organization and collaboration.” Retirement in 2007 allowed Bill to research family and island history, and to write. He concluded that a collaborative approach to collections research, preservation, and sharing was a critical element in organizing and stewarding our islands' stories and histories. First came Friends of Island History, then presidency of the MDI Historical Society, and finally, the History Trust.

Managing Collections

We Are Stewards of History

In creating The History Trust, we took lessons from the founders of the land conservation movement.

By Bill Horner Managing Collections13 January 2021

Collaborating Historical Outreach

A Visit to La Rochelle Mansion & Museum

One thing stands out to me as I think about the History Trust mission—two institutions that formerly had little interaction are now talking to each other, sharing what they have, and celebrating the accomplishment.

By Bill Horner Collaborating, Historical Outreach30 August 2020