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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, Linwood Dyer Collection, High School Yearbooks, Maine History, Standish History, 1960s Genealogy, Family Photo Research, Faces from the Past, Educational Archives
Tagged Scarborough Historical Society, Bonny Eagle High School, 1960s graduates, Three Arts Studio, graduation photos, Deering High School, Maine high school history, Cathedral High School, Portland Maine, photo genealogy
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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 Genealogy, Deering High, Portland Maine, Cabinet Cards, Scarborough Historical Society, Historical Photos, Family History, Victorian Era, Photo Identification, Dead Fred, FamilySearch, Ancestry Research, Coffin Family, Trufant, Skillin, Linwood Dyer Collection, Maine genealogy
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Ancestor Biography – Annie Evelyn Chase (1908-1976)
52 Ancestors – 52 Weeks Utterstrom – Chase Line Blanchard Project 2017 – Ancestor #7 Annie Evelyn Chase (1908-1976) Birth Annie Evelyn Chase was born 24 May 1908 in Patten, Penobscot, Maine.[i] She was the second of six children of … Continue reading
Half Baked or Fully Baked – A Morrill Connection?
Morrill Project By Don Taylor I was recently asked to take a look at a friend’s family history. Her grandfather was a Morrill from Portland, Maine, and the question arose if she related to Charles Morrill (the “M” in B … Continue reading
