Collaboration Archives - The History Trust

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.

By Julie Fernald Collaboration25 January 2022

Collaboration

A One-Stop Shop for History

I clicked on historytrust.org. One email to the Trust collective worked far better than I expected—in fact, better than I could’ve hoped for.

By Tim Lewis Collaboration22 July 2021

Collaboration

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

By Tim Garrity Collaboration14 December 2020

Collaboration

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…

By Ron Beard Collaboration26 October 2020

Collaboration News

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. I learned of the impressive services the society offers their island community.

By Bruce Jacobson Collaboration, News28 September 2020

two pulling oars together rowing dory illustration

Collaboration

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 Collaboration7 September 2020

Collaboration

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 Collaboration30 August 2020

Collaboration Stewardship Notes

We can’t keep everything, but . . .

We can’t keep everything, but we can collaborate. Think for a moment about all the really cool, old stuff there is just on Mount Desert Island and surrounding communities.

By Julia Gray Collaboration, Stewardship Notes10 August 2020stewardship+note

1908 auto and driver from digital archive

Collaboration

History Takes Time

I thought I was working on a quick task—that was my first mistake. Historical research takes time, and it’s never as easy as typing a word into a search box and clicking 'Enter.'

By Jenna Beaulieu Collaboration10 July 2020