Category Archives: Faces from the Past
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, Maine History, Linwood Dyer Collection, High School Yearbooks, 1960s Genealogy, Family Photo Research, Faces from the Past, Educational Archives
Tagged graduation photos, Portland History, Deering High School, Standish History, Maine high school history, Cathedral High School, Portland Maine, photo genealogy, Scarborough Historical Society, Bonny Eagle High School, 1960s graduates, Three Arts Studio
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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 Family History, Victorian Era, Photo Identification, Dead Fred, FamilySearch, Ancestry Research, Coffin Family, Trufant, Skillin, Linwood Dyer Collection, Maine genealogy, Genealogy, Deering High, Portland Maine, Cabinet Cards, Scarborough Historical Society, Historical Photos
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Willis Skillin Graduation Photo Album – Part 01
Adams, Coffin, James, Russell, & Stevens Photo FridayLDC Part 063Portland, MaineScarborough, MaineBy Don Taylor This treasured artifact from the Linwood D. Dyer Photo Collection[i] contains 32 pages of historical photographs, primarily cabinet cards, plus one loose photograph. Not all pages … Continue reading
Posted in Linwood Dyer Collection, Willis Skillin Graduation Album, Faces from the Past
Tagged Adams, Russell, Stevens, Coffin, James, Maine, Scarborough, Portland
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Photo Friday – The Linwood Dyer Collection, Part 062
Dyer, Purington 2025.02.10By Don Taylor I returned to reviewing the white, 3-ring binder labeled “South Portland” (2025.02.10) from the Linwood Dyer Photo Collection. These people lived in Cape Elizabeth & South Portland, Maine. I hope to connect these historical photos … Continue reading
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Tagged Maine, South Portland, Dyer, Perrington
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