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Category Archives: Photo Collections
Faces from the Past – Curtis, Daggett, McCluskey, & Sweeney
This installment of “Faces From the Past” highlights four portraits with successful identifications: Alan McCluskey of Falmouth High School (1969), Newton Curtis of Westbrook High School (1936), Patricia Sweeney of Deering High School (1951), and Albert Daggett of Strong, Maine, inventor of the road rake. Yearbooks, newspapers, and memorial records confirm each story and connect these images to local history. Continue reading
Posted in Maine History, Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, Maine High Schools, SHS Photo Collection, Genealogy Research, Faces from the Past
Tagged road rake inventor, Deering High School, unidentified photos, historical portraits, SHS Photo Collection 2025, yearbook research, Find A Grave connections, Falmouth High School, Westbrook High School, Scarborough Maine, Newton Curtis, Patricia Sweeney, Albert Daggett, Maine genealogy, Alan McCluskey
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Faces from the Past – Aceto, Bliss, Bourgeois & McNally
Explore four portraits from the Linwood Dyer Photo Collection, featuring Jean McNally, Joan Aceto, Judith Bliss, and Anne Carolyn Bourgeois. Learn about their school years, family backgrounds, and local ties as we work to reconnect these cherished photographs with descendants. Continue reading
Posted in Portland History, Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, Linwood Dyer Collection, Faces from the Past
Tagged Family History, High School Yearbooks, 1950s, 1960s, Judith Bliss, Deering High School, Vantines Studio, Portland High School, St. Joseph’s Academy, Joan Aceto, Anne Carolyn Bourgeois, Scarborough Historical Society, Jean P McNally
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Faces from the Past – Palladino, Pederson, Lerman, Michaud, & Rosen
Five portraits from the Scarborough Historical Society Photo Collection—Mary Pederson (Scarborough HS, 1927), Margaret Palladino (Gorham Normal School, 1933), Susan Rosen (Deering HS, 1963), Jodi Lerman (Deering HS, 1971), and Sharon Michaud (Gorham HS, 1969)—are explored through studio details and genealogical research connecting each image to its history. Continue reading
Posted in Photo Identification, Maine History, Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, Maine High Schools, Faces from the Past
Tagged Loring Studios, Jackson Studios, Class of 1927, Maine Yearbooks, Gorham High School, Portland Maine Photographers, SHS Photo Collection, Class of 1971, Susan Rosen, Class of 1933, Scarborough High School, Jodi Lerman, Class of 1963, Mary Pederson, Class of 1969, Sharon Michaud, Margaret Palladino, Ancestry Research, The Albert Studio, Deering High School
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Faces from the Past – Bessey Graduates 1954, Dunstan Students, c.1952, Libby, & Wood.
Explore the Scarborough Historical Society’s photo collection featuring Scarborough High School graduates of 1954, early 1950s Dunstan School students, and portraits of Perley Britt Wood and Carol Libby. Join family historian Don Taylor in uncovering these faces from Maine’s past and connecting them with their descendants. Continue reading
Posted in Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, Maine History, SHS Photo Collection, Maine High Schools, Genealogy Research, Faces from the Past
Tagged Scarborough High School, Bessey School, Dunstan Grammar School, Scarborough Maine, Dunstan School, Carol Ann Libby, Perley Britt Wood, Maine genealogy, 1950s school photos, historical photography, Scarborough Historical Society, SHS Photo Collection
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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 Niels Johnson, 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
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