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Category Archives: Linwood Dyer Collection
Faces and Places of the Kinney Family, 1933–1939
This installment of the Linwood D. Dyer Collection highlights family photographs connected to Margaret Kinney of Portland, Maine, taken between 1933 and 1939. The images document relatives, residences, and familiar landmarks—including Portland Head Light, a Portland trolley, and the harbor vessel Mildred Goudy—preserved today by the Scarborough Historical Society. Continue reading
Posted in Linwood Dyer Collection, Photo Identification, Maine History
Tagged Mildred Goudy, 1930s Maine, Portland Head Light, Portland Maine, Ship Channel Road, Scarborough Historical Society, Philip Edward Hinkley, South Portland Maine, Linwood Dyer Collection, Maine maritime history, historic trolleys, Eastman Negative Album, Margaret Kinney, Louise Kinney
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Faces from the Past – Catlin, Hinkley, & Kinney
This installment from the Linwood Dyer Collection highlights early 20th-century photographs of the Kinney, Hinkley, and Catlin families. Drawn from an Eastman Negative Album, these images document a wedding, family portraits, and ancestral connections, offering descendants a rare visual link to their Portland, Maine heritage. Continue reading
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 St. Joseph’s Academy, Joan Aceto, 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
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Faces from the Past – Bloomer, Brown, Curtis, Fearns, Monroe, & Rhonehart
Uncover the stories behind a 1922 group photo from the Linwood Dyer Collection featuring Annie Monroe, Ada Fearns, Kate Curtis, Mollie Bloomer, and Clarence B. Brown. Learn their histories and help connect these faces from the past with their descendants. Continue reading
Faces from the Past – Hinkley, Monroe, Baines, and Blair
Explore five remarkable portraits from the Linwood Dyer Collection, featuring U.S. Army Major Philip Hinkley, Maine housekeeper Annie Monroe, Edwardian sitter Ethel Baines, and 19th-century Bostonian Sarah Blair. I connect these historical photos with genealogical records and invite descendants to rediscover their roots Continue reading
