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Category Archives: History
Faces from the Past – Hodgkins, Howatt, Hurd, Johnson, & Sullivan
Explore five portraits from the Scarborough Historical Society’s photo collection, featuring Frank Hodgkins, Helene Howatt, Niels Johnson, Van or William Hurd, and Robert Leland Sullivan. Each image reveals fascinating insights into Maine’s people—from Civil War officers to 1938 Scarborough High graduates—and invites descendants to reconnect with their family history. Continue reading
Posted in Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, Maine History, SHS Photo Collection, Genealogy Research, Faces from the Past
Tagged Scarborough Historical Society, Colpitts & Co., Scarborough High School, Frank Hodgkins, Robert Leland Sullivan, Van L. Hurd, William L. Hurd, Helene Howatt, Portland Maine History, Roger Paul Jordan, Maine Photographers, SHS Photo Collection, 1938 Four Corners Yearbook, Niels Johnson
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Faces from the Past – Bridges, Brown, Fielding, Harrison, Pedneault, and Four Jack Jr. HS Students
Explore this installment of “Faces from the Past,” which features Annie B. Harrison, William Fielding, Mable Evelyn Bridges, Marie Louise Brown & Charles Pedneault, and Jack Junior High students from 1957. Reuniting these portraits with descendants keeps local history alive. Continue reading
Posted in Maine History, Genealogy Research, Faces from the Past
Tagged •, Marie Louise Brown, Scarborough High School, Charles Pedneault, Jean Buckley, Ilona Bertalan, Deering High School, Jack Junior High, John Handy, Portland High School, Elliott Lerman, Mable Evelyn Bridges, SHS Photo Collection, Annie B. Harrison, Hancock County Maine, William Fielding, Maine High Schools
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Faces from the Past – Allen, Blaine, Bragdon, & Varney
Explore four remarkable photos from the Scarborough Historical Society collection, featuring Eugene Allen (SHS Class of 1938), Caroline J. Blaine of Taunton, Massachusetts, John & Georgianna Bragdon with young Orville Varney, and a house in Portland, Maine. This post uncovers the stories behind the faces and connects them with family history records. Continue reading
Faces from the Past – Hinkley, Monroe, Baines, and Blair
Explore five remarkable portraits from the Linwood Dyer Collection, featuring U.S. Army Major Philip Hinkley, Maine housekeeper Annie Monroe, Edwardian sitter Ethel Baines, and 19th-century Bostonian Sarah Blair. I connect these historical photos with genealogical records and invite descendants to rediscover their roots Continue reading
Faces of the Past: Ferguson, Hamilton, O’Brien, & Sturdivant – PHS Classes 1922 & 1923
Explore rare portraits of Portland High School students from the Classes of 1922–1923, including Priscella Ferguson, Florence Hamilton, Elizabeth Alphonsa O’Brion, and Alice Maude Sturdivant. These images, preserved in the Linwood Dyer Collection, reveal student life, friendships, and athletics in early 20th-century Portland, Maine. Continue reading
Posted in Linwood Dyer Collection, Maine History, Faces from the Past
Tagged Elizabeth Alphonsa O’Brion, Priscella Ferguson, Adams Studio Portland, Linwood Dyer Collection, basketball history, vintage portraits, Portland High School, Maine High Schools. Portland History, Alice Maude Sturdivant, Florence Hamilton, Roger Paul Jordan, Class of 1922, Class of 1923
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