Category Archives: Research

Tracing Reuben Sutherland – From Horseneck to Charlemagne

Posted on November 1, 2025 by Don Taylor

Could Charlemagne connect my wife and me as 32nd cousins? Tracing our shared lineage led me to Reuben C. Sutherland, a Revolutionary War soldier born before 1755 in Horseneck, New York. His story—spanning frontier disputes, Dutchess County militia service, and family roots reaching medieval Europe—reveals how genealogy links the personal to the historical. Continue reading →

Posted in Barnes, Taft Family, Genealogy Research, Roberts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

4th Great Uncle – Asa Perry Taft, Jr. (1794-1880)

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Don Taylor

A brief genealogical profile of Asa Perry Taft, Jr. (1794–1880), 4th great-uncle in the Roberts-Barnes-Taft family line. Tracing his early life in Partridgefield, Massachusetts, migration to Broome County, New York, marriages, children, census records, and burial in Triangle, NY. Continue reading →

Posted in Massachusetts Genealogy, Ancestor Sketch, Genealogy Research, Roberts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Faces from the Past – Bessey Graduates 1954, Dunstan Students, c.1952, Libby, & Wood.

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Don Taylor

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 Faces from the Past, Maine History, Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, SHS Photo Collection, Genealogy Research, Maine High Schools | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Faces from the Past – Hodgkins, Howatt, Hurd, Johnson, & Sullivan

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Don Taylor

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, Faces from the Past, Maine History, SHS Photo Collection, Genealogy Research | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Faces from the Past – Bridges, Brown, Fielding, Harrison, Pedneault, and Four Jack Jr. HS Students

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Don Taylor

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 Faces from the Past, Maine History, Genealogy Research, Maine High Schools | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment