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Posted by By The History Trust 12 August 2026

Archiving COA: A Practicum

Posted by By Elliot Santavicca 27 April 2026

Creating Acadia National Park Research Archive

Posted by By The History Trust 21 January 2026
archive storage box
Posted inStewardship Notes

Accessioning and Cataloging Objects

One important topic is how museum cataloging differs from library cataloging (or indexing).
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Posted by By Julia Gray Posted inStewardship Notes8 December 2020Tags: stewardship+note
Exterior of brick library building.
Posted inConnect with History

Jesup Has History

Jesup Memorial Library holds history—not just in books on the shelves but also in an historical archive.
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Posted by By Bruce Jacobson Posted inConnect with History7 December 2020
Four old shoes photo.
Posted inCollaboration Connect with History

Beholding the Past

We presented stories based on objects from the collections of History Trust members, and other organizations.  
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Posted by By Tim Garrity Posted inCollaboration, Connect with History23 November 2020
archive storage box
Posted inStewardship Notes

Differences Between Archives, Libraries, and Museums

What’s the difference between libraries, museums, and archives anyway?
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Posted by By Bruce Jacobson Posted inStewardship Notes16 November 2020Tags: stewardship+note
Posted inCollaboration

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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Posted by By Ron Beard Posted inCollaboration26 October 2020
wooden doll (DA)
Posted inConnect with History

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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Posted by By Pauline Angione Posted inConnect with History12 October 2020
wooden store counter in museum
Posted inCollaboration 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.
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Posted by By Bruce Jacobson Posted inCollaboration, News28 September 2020
envelope with typed address
Posted inConnect with History

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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Posted by By Pauline Angione Posted inConnect with History21 September 2020
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Posted inCollaboration

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.
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Posted by By Helene Tuchman Posted inCollaboration7 September 2020
Museum dinner table setting
Posted inCollaboration

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 inCollaboration30 August 2020
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Posted inConnect with History

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 inConnect with History24 August 2020
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Posted inCollaboration 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.
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Posted by By Julia Gray Posted inCollaboration, Stewardship Notes10 August 2020Tags: stewardship+note
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Posted inConnect with History

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 inConnect with History24 July 2020
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Posted inNews

History Trust Newsletters

Periodic reporting of History Trust Governing Council activities, beginning in 2020.
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Posted by By Bruce Jacobson Posted inNews17 July 2020
1908 auto and driver from digital archive
Posted inCollaboration

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 inCollaboration10 July 2020
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Posted inNews

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 inNews1 July 2020
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Posted inNews

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 inNews15 June 2020

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