The story of Malaga Island is a forgotten chapter in Maine’s history. Today the island sits abandoned, but it was once inhabited by a fishing community of black, white, native American and mix-raced people. In 1912 they were evicted from their homes by the State of Maine. Using the Malaga story as the topic, this course considers conversations about archiving, the materiality of writing, the notion of the book, in material and digital form. As we mine the archive we design, edit, and construct a digital book; students also attend to the mechanics and the intricacies of making an artists’ book using archival materials.