Posted inHistorical Outreach
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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History Trust Highlights, February 2021
Cadillac Mtn. road in 1930s, History Trust receives IRS status, and this month’s meeting minutes.
Posted inDigital Tools
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.
Posted inHistorical Outreach In The Collections
Connecting with MDI History in the Most Unlikely Places
A simple sharing of my interest in The History Trust generated very unexpected connections from far away.
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History Trust Highlights, January 2021
History Trust lessons from land conservation movement, process to develop online exhibit, and this month’s meeting minutes.
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We Are Stewards of History
In creating The History Trust, we took lessons from the founders of the land conservation movement.
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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.
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Arranging and Describing Archival Collections
The focus of this piece is physical archival records of enduring value.
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History Trust Highlights, December 2020
Jesup Library holds history, new learning resources for members, History Trust priorities for 2021, and this month’s meeting minutes.
Posted inDigital Tools
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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Accessioning and Cataloging Objects
One important topic is how museum cataloging differs from library cataloging (or indexing).
Posted inHistorical Outreach In The Collections
Jesup Has History
Jesup Memorial Library holds history—not just in books on the shelves but also in an historical archive.
Posted inDigital Tools
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
We presented stories based on objects from the collections of History Trust members, and other organizations.
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History Trust Highlights, November 2020
Latest “Connecting With History” blog post, 2020 challenge grant marched, and this month’s meeting minutes.
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Differences Between Archives, Libraries, and Museums
What’s the difference between libraries, museums, and archives anyway?
Posted inIn 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
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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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History Trust Highlights, October 2020
History Trust featured on "Talk of the Towns" radio, $5000 year-end challenge grant, and this month’s meeting minutes.
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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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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.
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History Trust Highlights, September 2020
Year-end challenge grant announced, sign up for monthly Highlights, and this month’s meeting minutes.
Posted inIn 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…
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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.
