Digital Archives
The Southwest Harbor Historical Society is continuously adding items to our Digital Archives. Some items also contain images.
Click below to view over 1,500 items from our collection. Searching is available at the top of the page.
The History Trust provides editions of three local papers—Bar Harbor Times (1902-1968), Bar Harbor Mount Desert Herald (1881-1889), and Bar Harbor Record (1887-1962)—that are fully searchable for FREE by keyword and date, making it easy to quickly explore historical content.
To access: On the History Trust website, go to Your Research in the navigation menu, then scroll down to Newspaper Archive to gain access.