Category Archives: Linwood Dyer Collection

Portland High School Students of 1918 (Part 1).

“Portland High School Students of 1918 (Part 1),” showcases 18 graduation portraits from the Linwood Dyer Collection, taken at Adams Studio in Portland, Maine. Through inscriptions and a 1918 newspaper listing graduates, Taylor identifies students like Lucille Brackett and Herbert Manchester, preserving their legacies Continue reading

Posted in Photo Identification, Linwood Dyer Collection, Maine High Schools, Family Photo Research | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Portraits and Performing Arts: More High School Graduates from the 1950’s and 60’s.

Gardner, Hanson, Hunter, McLaughlin, & Somma. Linwood Dyer Collection (Part 068)By Don Taylor Continuing with the Linwood Dyer Photo Collection – “High School Graduation Portraits from the 1960s,” this entry highlights five additional portraits. These graduates represent Deering, Falmouth, Gorham, … Continue reading

Posted in Photo Identification, Linwood Dyer Collection, Maine High Schools | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

New Faces from the 1960s: High School Graduation Photos

Chadbourne, Chapman, Hague, Kilmartin, & Regan. Linwood Dyer Collection (Part 067)By Don Taylor As I neared the end of the Willis Skillin Graduation Album, I found that the remaining images were, unfortunately, unlabeled and don’t appear to be student portraits, … Continue reading

Posted in Photo Identification, Portland History, Standish History, Linwood Dyer Collection, High School Yearbooks, Maine History, 1960s Genealogy, Family Photo Research, Faces from the Past, Educational Archives | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Uncovering the Faces of Deering High (Part 4):

In this latest post, I explore more remarkable portraits from a 19th-century Deering High School album, featuring students with surnames like Coffin, Johnson, Skillin, and Trufant. Could one of these individuals be your ancestor? Read more and help reconnect these faces with their families. Continue reading

Posted in Linwood Dyer Collection, Willis Skillin Graduation Album, Faces from the Past | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Uncovering the Faces of Deering High (part 3)

A 19th-Century Photo Album to Reunite Families Across Generations Davis, Hayes, Hill, Hooper, & Skillin Historic Photo Albums and Family ReunionsBy Don Taylor In the dusty pages of a well-preserved 19th-century photo album, the students of Deering High School, Portland, … Continue reading

Posted in Photo Identification, Linwood Dyer Collection, Willis Skillin Graduation Album | Leave a comment