Category Archives: Maine History
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 Photo Identification, Maine History, Linwood Dyer Collection
Tagged Linwood Dyer Collection, Maine maritime history, historic trolleys, Eastman Negative Album, Margaret Kinney, Louise Kinney, Mildred Goudy, 1930s Maine, Portland Head Light, Portland Maine, Ship Channel Road, Scarborough Historical Society, Philip Edward Hinkley, South Portland Maine
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Faces from the Past – Curtis, Daggett, McCluskey, & Sweeney
This installment of “Faces From the Past” highlights four portraits with successful identifications: Alan McCluskey of Falmouth High School (1969), Newton Curtis of Westbrook High School (1936), Patricia Sweeney of Deering High School (1951), and Albert Daggett of Strong, Maine, inventor of the road rake. Yearbooks, newspapers, and memorial records confirm each story and connect these images to local history. Continue reading
Posted in Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, Maine History, SHS Photo Collection, Genealogy Research, History, Faces from the Past
Tagged Alan McCluskey, Maine genealogy, road rake inventor, unidentified photos, Deering High School, historical portraits, SHS Photo Collection 2025, yearbook research, Find A Grave connections, Falmouth High School, Westbrook High School, Maine High Schools, Newton Curtis, Scarborough Maine, Patricia Sweeney, Albert Daggett
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Faces from the Past – Goddard, Mottram, Pendexter, & Simpson
Explore four portraits from the Scarborough Historical Society’s photo archives—Harold Pendexter, Richard Mottram, Jean Goddard, and Sally Jean Simpson—captured by Portland’s Loring Studio and Vantine’s Studio between 1947 and 1973. Don Taylor traces their high school roots and family connections through Deering, Portland, and Westbrook yearbooks. Continue reading
Posted in Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, High School Yearbooks, Maine History, Faces from the Past
Tagged Harold Pendexter, Sally Jean Simpson, Deering High School, Richard Mottram, yearbook photos, Portland High School, 1970s, 1950s, Portland History, 1960s, Maine High Schools, Westbrook High School, Loring Studio, Portland Maine, Vantine’s Studio, Jean Goddard
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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, Linwood Dyer Collection, Maine History, Faces from the Past
Tagged Anne Carolyn Bourgeois, Scarborough Historical Society, Jean P McNally, Family History, High School Yearbooks, 1950s, 1960s, Judith Bliss, Deering High School, Vantines Studio, Portland History, Portland High School, St. Joseph’s Academy, Joan Aceto
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