View fullsize Tonight at 5:30 at the Northeast Harbor Library! Go to PROGRAM CALENDAR & REGISTRATION link in bio to learn more and register.
View fullsize Happy National Great Outdoors Month! Here on Mount Desert Island, we are blessed with thousands of acres of wild, natural spaces. Healing in nature is a long-standing tradition in the US and on MDI. In the 19th century, wealthy Victorians flocked to
View fullsize Happy National Nurses Week! This week, we honor nurses everywhere, including the extraordinary ones who served in uniform. Meet Louine Lunt Peck, born on February 22, 1908, in Pembroke, Maine, and raised in the town of Mount Desert. Before joining
View fullsize Happy International Workers’ Day! Today, we’re looking back at the hands that built Mount Desert Island. While May 1st is often tied to spring festivals, its roots run deep into the labor movement and the fight for the 8-hour workday. O
View fullsize Come out to the last History Happy Hour til October! Thursday at 5:30 at Atlantic Brewing Midtown. Play four rounds of trivia with us and special guests from the Wendell Gilley Museum. Register at: mdihistory.org/events (link in bio)
View fullsize Happy National Tell a Story Day! Observed every year on April 27th, this day celebrates the ancient and essential art of storytelling. Long before we had books or the internet, stories were the way people passed down history, shared lessons, and co
View fullsize What does the future of democracy look like on Mount Desert Island? At 6:30 on April 23, join us for a presentation and community discussion at the Jesup Library led by MDI Historical Society intern, "Chebacco" author, and lifelong MDI resi
View fullsize Visionary Land Gift to Transform the Heart of Northeast Harbor. Read the full press release at https://mdihistory.org/newsletters/131-main-st-pr (link in bio) A transformative gift of land at 131 Main Street is set to become a cornerstone for a mo
View fullsize Happy Read A Map Day! The MDI Histocial Society’s collection houses about 159 maps which range from trail maps across the ages, highway maps, to tourist maps which might help end the family argument of “what was the name of the restaurant
View fullsize The Mount Desert Island Historical Society is recruiting volunteer authors for the 2027 issue of "Chebacco," the society’s award-winning history journal. The issue's theme will be: Notes from the Island (Music Edition). The initial de
View fullsize The fight for the vote reached Mount Desert Island long before white American women were granted the right in 1920. In 1914 and 1917, Jane Addams, the "spiritual godmother" of the League of Women Voters, spoke in Southwest Harbor and Bar Ha
View fullsize There will be two chances to engage in local history next week! On Tuesday, March 24, at 9:30am, join MDI Historical Society Collections Manager Dr. Patrick Callaway for "The Maine That Never Was: British Plans for Maine, 1812-15." This tal
View fullsize Did you know that the public libraries we love on Mount Desert Island were largely created and sustained by women's persistence? During the Progressive Era, these founding mothers embraced the concept of "municipal housekeeping," which allo
View fullsize Meet Bar Harbor’s original force of nature, Juliett Nickerson. Born in town circa 1843, she was a woman who defied 19th-century convention with her signature gender-nonconforming style and fierce advocacy. Often seen galloping her horse at &qu
View fullsize So, you think you know everything about Acadia? Put your knowledge to the test at 5:30pm on March 19th at the MDI Historical Society’s History Happy Hour. Gather over good eats and good times at Peter Trout’s Tavern in Manset for a lively
View fullsize Date Bar Recipe 2 eggs beaten, 1 cup brown sugar, ¾ cup flour, ½ tsp. baking powder, ½ teas. salt, nuts, dates and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Bake in a pan and cut into strips. ~Katherine MacLauchlan from The Young Ladies Guild of the
View fullsize Maine has a reputation for bad storms, particularly the notorious nor'easters that blow through in winter. But we also get hurricanes, blizzards, and ice storms that wreak havoc on buildings, roads, ships, and utilities. Death-defying stories of surv
View fullsize It's the 1800s, and you're out for a promenade, acting as your sister's chaperone, when a lovely young lady catches your eye. You steal glances as you walk past each other. You can't approach her as social etiquette forbids you to approach a single l
View fullsize Join us on Zoom on Thursday, February 5! Register at: https://mdihistory.org/events (link in bio) Bar Harbor artist Jennifer Booher has been a vital part of making our history journal, Chebacco, the beautiful and engaging publication it is today. Sh
View fullsize On the evening of January 19th we held our 15th Annual Community Bean Supper at the MDI High School. Over 140 people turned out to indulge in a traditional Maine feast of homemade baked beans and freshly baked desserts, complete with all the fixings.

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