This edition of our newsletter includes upcoming programs and a summer programming review, an update on our office damage repairs, A Peek Inside the Box: Travel in the Gilded Age, From the Collections: A Pay Slip from 1816, Chebacco updates, a welcome to our newest staff member, and how your grocery bag can help preserve history.

Take a look back at another landmark year for the Mount Desert Island Historical Society. Our FY2026 Annual Report highlights how we connected island communities with local history, from Wabanaki food traditions to conversations on civic engagement and democracy, the theme of 2026's Chebacco journal.

Chebacco: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness on MDI, 2027 Chebacco theme announced, Winter Program Review, 2026 Spring/Summer Programs, A Peek Inside the Box: Pincushions, Save the Date for the Voyager Party, The Politics of Energy in 1977, Belvedere Fund grant, 131 Main Street park, Annual Appeal reminder

The MDI Historical Society has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Belvedere Historical Preservation Fund through the Maine Community Foundation.

John and Johanna Boynton Donate Main Street Northeast Harbor Parcel to Island Housing Trust and MDI Historical Society for Workforce Housing and Year-Round Community Center

Chebacco Update, A Peek Into the Box, History Matters, Summer Program Review, Digital History Tour, Save the Dates, From the Collection

Annual Report 2025

Winter Program Review, Chebacco Update, From the Collection, History Matters, Save the Dates

Sea Level Rise, Summer Program Review, From the Collection, History Matters, Save the Dates

Landscape of Change, Spring Program Review, From the Collection, Save the Dates

History Matters: Sea Level Rise, Fall Program Review, From the Collection, Bean Supper, Save the Dates

Coastlines, Summer Program Review, News from Somesville, From the Collection, Save the Dates, Ann Benson Award, Volunteers Needed, Historian Field Trip

Chebacco: “The Maritime Edition,” History Matters, Marjorie Standish article, Vintage Classroom expands, Upcoming Programs and Events, History Happy Hour

Sea Level Rise Project update, Virtual Baked Bean Supper, Marguerite Yourcenar for Book Club, History Happy Hour returns, Somes store ledger, and more.

Scenes from this summer, Moorhead Kennedy donation, Chebacco Chats back next week, and more.

We Change With Them, Frederick Law Olmsted, Book Club, Ann Benson Award, and more