Category Archives: History

Preserving Legacies: Blackstone, Bourgoin, Johnston, Skillings, & Stevens

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Don Taylor

Linwood Dyer Collection (Part 069)By Don Taylor Continuing with the Linwood Dyer Photo Collection, two photos are from “High School Graduation Portraits.” I have a handful of other pictures from that group that require further work to identify, because the … Continue reading →

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Portraits and Performing Arts: More High School Graduates from the 1950’s and 60’s.

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Don Taylor

Gardner, Hanson, Hunter, McLaughlin, & Somma. Linwood Dyer Collection (Part 068)By Don Taylor Continuing with the Linwood Dyer Photo Collection – “High School Graduation Portraits from the 1960s,” this entry highlights five additional portraits. These graduates represent Deering, Falmouth, Gorham, … Continue reading →

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New Faces from the 1960s: High School Graduation Photos

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Don Taylor

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 →

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Charles Pine and the Scarborough Museum

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Don Taylor

 Charles Pine and the Scarborough Museum I love helping Find-a-Grave. So, when I saw a request for a marker at the nearby Dunstan Cemetery I was happy to try to photograph the marker. It was even more exciting because my … Continue reading →

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A Find-a-Grave visit to the Gorham Cemetery (Old Village Cemetery)

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Don Taylor

Logo for “Find A Grave” I love Find-a-Grave. It is a fantastic resource for genealogy research; and, I really like to do my part in helping the database along. As such, I like to volunteer to fulfill photo requests. It … Continue reading →

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