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Category Archives: Faces from the Past
Faces & Places From the Past – Libby, Merrill, Young, and Portland Construction
Four historic photographs from the Linwood Dyer Collection reveal Scarborough residents, a 1920s vaudeville performer, and a Portland landmark in transition, carefully researched and dated by the Scarborough Historical Society. Continue reading
Faces from the Past: Scarborough School Students, 1916–1952
Four school photographs from the Scarborough Historical Society collection document students from Black Point, Pine Point, Dunstan Grammar, and Scarborough High School between 1916 and 1952. Using inscriptions, town reports, census records, and visual evidence, these images reveal changing classrooms, familiar surnames, and faces still waiting to be identified. Continue reading
Posted in Scarborough Schools, Scarborough Maine, school photographs, Black Point School, Pine Point School, Dunstan Grammar School, Oak Hill School, White School, early 20th century education, local history, SHS collections,, Faces from the Past, SHS Photo Collection, Educational Archives
Tagged early 20th century education, Pine Point School, Oak Hill School, Scarborough Maine, White School, Black Point School, school photographs, SHS collections, local history, Dunstan Grammar School
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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, Faces from the Past, SHS Photo Collection, Maine High Schools, Genealogy Research
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 – Goddard, Mottram, Pendexter, & Simpson
Explore four portraits from the Scarborough Historical Society’s photo archives—Harold Pendexter, Richard Mottram, Jean Goddard, and Sally Jean Simpson—captured by Portland’s Loring Studio and Vantine’s Studio between 1947 and 1973. Don Taylor traces their high school roots and family connections through Deering, Portland, and Westbrook yearbooks. Continue reading
Posted in High School Yearbooks, Portland History, Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, Faces from the Past, Maine High Schools
Tagged Harold Pendexter, Deering High School, Sally Jean Simpson, Richard Mottram, yearbook photos, Portland High School, 1970s, 1950s, 1960s, Westbrook High School, Portland Maine, Loring Studio, Vantine’s Studio, Jean Goddard
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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 Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, Faces from the Past, Linwood Dyer Collection, Portland History
Tagged Anne Carolyn Bourgeois, Scarborough Historical Society, Jean P McNally, Family History, High School Yearbooks, 1950s, 1960s, Judith Bliss, Deering High School, Vantines Studio, Portland High School, St. Joseph’s Academy, Joan Aceto
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