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Connecting With History

Highlights Newsletter, May 2023

Posted by By Bruce Jacobson 6 June 2023

Memorial Days

Posted by By Bruce Jacobson 28 May 2023

History Trust Highlights, April 2023

Posted by By Bruce Jacobson 9 May 2023
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Posted inCollaborating 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.
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Posted by By Bill Horner Posted inCollaborating, Historical Outreach30 August 2020
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History Trust Highlights, August 2020

Bar Harbor Historical Society joins History Trust, Digital History Hunt quizes, and this month’s meeting minutes.
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Posted by By Bruce Jacobson Posted in#News29 August 2020
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Posted inHistorical Outreach In The Collections

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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Posted by By Pauline Angione Posted inHistorical Outreach, In The Collections24 August 2020
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Posted inDigital Tools

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.
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Posted by By Pauline Angione Posted inDigital Tools18 August 2020Tags: heres+how+digitalarchive
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Posted inDigital Tools

Here’s How to Find Items About Places in Digital Archive

1. Keyword Search. Simply type the name of the place into the search box at the top of your screen, e.g., Bar Harbor. . . . 2. Refine Your Search. Find the
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Posted by By Pauline Angione Posted inDigital Tools18 August 2020Tags: heres+how+digitalarchive
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Posted inHistorical Outreach

Quiz Yourself About Digital Archive: No. 1

Complete this short quiz using Digital Archive.
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Posted by By Bruce Jacobson Posted inHistorical Outreach10 August 2020Tags: quiz+yourself
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Posted inCollaborating Managing Collections

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.
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Posted by By Julia Gray Posted inCollaborating, Managing Collections10 August 2020Tags: stewardship+note
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Posted inIn The Collections

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
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Posted by By Pauline Angione Posted inIn The Collections24 July 2020
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History Trust Highlights, July 2020

History Trust digital archive holds 5000 searchable items, Council Workspace created at historytrust.org, Community Outreach working group formed, and this month’s meeting minutes.
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Posted by By Bruce Jacobson Posted in#News17 July 2020
1908 auto and driver from digital archive
Posted inCollaborating

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.'
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Posted by By Jenna Beaulieu Posted inCollaborating10 July 2020
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Posted in#News

New Collections Online

Eight History Trust organizations that had not been using Digital Archive now have their sites populated with the images and metadata produced by HistoryIT in
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Posted by By Bruce Jacobson Posted in#News1 July 2020
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Posted in#News

Project Manager Joins the Trust

Bruce Jacobson has been brought on board to oversee operations of The History Trust, and to help guide the collaborative into its next stages as a nonprofit organization.
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Posted by By Raney Bench Posted in#News15 June 2020

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