Faces from the Past – Palladino, Pederson, Lerman, Michaud, & Rosen

SHS Photo Collection – Part 005
By Don Taylor

The Scarborough Historical Society has a large collection of photos featuring various individuals. Today, I look at five photos from that collection.

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Mary Pederson, SHS Class of 1927.

Photographer: The Albert Studio, 463 Congress St., Portland, ME.
Inscription: Beneath photo: Mary Pederson Campbell  ’27.  The ’27 is in a different hand and pen from the name.

SHS Accession: #2001.38.17
Description: A young woman in what appears to be a graduation photo.
Research:

• The Albert Studio was a well-known photography studio in Portland during the 1920s and 30s.
• The Four Corners for 1927 lists Mary Pederson, as class valedictorian, and class president.
• Ancestry Family Trees suggest this is Mary Libby Pederson, born on 23 May 1909 in Scarborough, Maine, to Selius Eleonard and Ruhamah “Amy” (Cook) Pederson.

I added this photo to SHS Photos – 2025 on Ancestry.com.

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Margaret “Polly” Palladino, 1933.

Photographer: The Albert Studio, 463 Congress St., Portland, ME.
Inscription: To Miss Pederson, Sincerely, Margaret Palladino.
SHS Accession: #2001.38.09.
Description:
Research:

• U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016 on Ancestry shows the same woman, Margaret Adele Palladino as a senior at Gorham Normal School, Gorham, Me., in 1933. Known as “Polly,” she attended Mansfield High School, Mansfield, Mass.
• The 1930 US Census, lists Margaret Palladino living with her parents Patrick & Ida Palladino in Mansfield, Mass.
• Ancestry Family Trees suggest this is Margaret Adele Palladino, born 31 August 1907 to Pasquale and Ida (Montelatici) Palladino.

I added this photo to SHS Photos – 2025 on Ancestry.com.

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Susan Rosen, Deering HS, 1963

Photographer: Jackson Studios Exclusive Portrait, Portland.
Inscription: [Lengthy thank-you to Miss Nisson and Miss Jackson] Susan ’63.
Description: Apparent high school photo of a young woman with short hair.
Research:

• A search of 1963 Portland High School Yearbooks found this exact photo identified as Susan J. Rosen in the Deering High School class of 1963. According to the yearbook, “Dramatics is Sue’s forte,” she was National Thespian Society and treasurer of the school’s Dramatic Club.
• The 1950 US Census listed 4-year-old Susan J Rosen living with her parents Percival and Lillian Rosen at 283 Falmouth in Portland.

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Jodi A Lerman, Deering HS, 1971.

Photographer: Loring Studios.
Inscription: To Miss Jackson, [thank you for all she taught] Jodi.
Description: Young woman with curly hair.
Research:

• My Ancestry.com search for Jodi, born about 1953 living in Portland, Maine found the same photo of Jodi A Lerman, 1971 Deering High School whose interests included dancing and Theater East.

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Sharon Michaud, Gorham HS, 1969.

Photographer: Loring Studios
Inscription: Mrs. Nissen & Miss Jackson, [a lengthy thank you for the teaching they did] Sharon.  There is a “Class 1969” sticker on the inside cover.
Description:
Research:

• I found a photo of the same person, Sharon Ann Michaud, a senior at Gorham HS, class of 1969. Her interests included Dramatics.

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Conclusion

I would love to hear your reaction if any of these photos are of your family member. Especially if this photo is of a loved one for whom you hadn’t seen this photograph before. Ultimately, my goal is to reunite the pictures with family members who may never have seen them.