Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 030
Isabel Dyer Skillin Album
By Don Taylor
This week, for Photo Friday, I identified the people in the last four photos from the Linwood Dyer Collection, Isabel Dyer Skillin Album. This album includes pictures of 1899 South Portland, Maine, High School students. I like analyzing the images and trying to reunite the photos with family members who may have never seen the picture.
Alice Chapman, 1899.
This photo included a slip of paper with the name “Alice Chapman” written on it.
Also included was a newspaper article indicating that she was the daughter of E. K. Chapman of Boston, who married Franklin H. Wentworth of Boston on Nov. 6 (year not included with clipping).
What I learned while researching this photo:
- Family Search has profile L457-99T for Alice Chapman, who was born on 6 January 1881 in Portland, Maine, to Edward Kirk and Ann Louisa (Gould) Chapman. She married Franklin Harcourt Wentworth on 6 November 1912.
I added this photo to her Family Search profile and my Linwood Dyer Collection family tree at Ancestry.
Michael Hines, 1899.
This photo included a slip of paper with the name “Michael Hines” written on it.
What I learned while researching this photo:
- The 1900 US Census enumerated Michael J Hynes, the 20-year-old son of Michael & Mary Hynes.
- Maine, US Birth Records, 1715-1922, recorded Michael Hines, born on 8 August 1879 in Cape Elizabeth to Michael and Mary Hines.
- Family Search has profile GX1S-19L for Michael.
I added this photo to his FamilySearch profile and to my Linwood Dyer Collection family tree at Ancestry.
Philip Scamman, 1899.
This photo included a slip of paper with the name “Philip Scamman” written on it.
What I learned while researching this photo:
- The 1900 US Census enumerated Phillip H Scammon, the 18-year-old son of Stephen and Ellen Scammon, living on Summer Street in South Portland.
- FamilySearch has profile K4LY-CS4 for Philip Henry Scamman, son of Stephen and Ellen Shay (Dyer) Scamman. He was born on 30 April 1882 in Cape Elizabeth.
I added this photo to his FamilySearch profile and to my Linwood Dyer Collection family tree at Ancestry.
Henry M Kinney, South Portland, c. 1899.
This photo included a slip of paper with the name “Henry M Kinney ala Canfield” written on it.
What I learned while researching this photo:
- My search for Henry (or Harry) Kinney, born 1880-1884, or any event in South Portland in 1899-1901 failed to yield any results.
- Likewise, my search for Henry (Harry) Kinney, born between 1880 and 1884, with events in South Portland and Cape Elizabeth, failed to yield any results.
- Also, I failed to find anyone with the surname Canfield living in South Portland or Cape Elizabeth in 1900.
As I could not positively identify this individual, I uploaded this photo of Henry M Kinney to Dead Fred.
Conclusion
I would love to hear your reaction if any of these photos are of your family member. Especially if this photo is of a loved one for whom you hadn’t seen this photograph before.
Due to software limitations, the images uploaded to Ancestry, Family Search, or Dead Fred have higher quality than those linked here. Feel free to use these photos in your genealogical activities. Please cite “Photo Courtesy: Scarborough Historical Society.”
