Category Archives: History
Faces from the Past – Bessey Graduates 1954, Dunstan Students, c.1952, Libby, & Wood.
Explore the Scarborough Historical Society’s photo collection featuring Scarborough High School graduates of 1954, early 1950s Dunstan School students, and portraits of Perley Britt Wood and Carol Libby. Join family historian Don Taylor in uncovering these faces from Maine’s past and connecting them with their descendants. Continue reading
Posted in Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, Maine History, SHS Photo Collection, Genealogy Research, Faces from the Past
Tagged SHS Photo Collection, Scarborough Historical Society, Bessey School, Scarborough High School, Dunstan Grammar School, Dunstan School, Scarborough Maine, Carol Ann Libby, Perley Britt Wood, 1950s school photos, Maine genealogy, Maine High Schools, historical photography
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Faces from the Past – Hodgkins, Howatt, Hurd, Johnson, & Sullivan
Explore five portraits from the Scarborough Historical Society’s photo collection, featuring Frank Hodgkins, Helene Howatt, Niels Johnson, Van or William Hurd, and Robert Leland Sullivan. Each image reveals fascinating insights into Maine’s people—from Civil War officers to 1938 Scarborough High graduates—and invites descendants to reconnect with their family history. Continue reading
Posted in Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, Maine History, SHS Photo Collection, Genealogy Research, Faces from the Past
Tagged Helene Howatt, Portland Maine History, Roger Paul Jordan, Maine Photographers, SHS Photo Collection, 1938 Four Corners Yearbook, Niels Johnson, Scarborough Historical Society, Colpitts & Co., Scarborough High School, Frank Hodgkins, Robert Leland Sullivan, Van L. Hurd, William L. Hurd
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Faces from the Past – Bridges, Brown, Fielding, Harrison, Pedneault, and Four Jack Jr. HS Students
Explore this installment of “Faces from the Past,” which features Annie B. Harrison, William Fielding, Mable Evelyn Bridges, Marie Louise Brown & Charles Pedneault, and Jack Junior High students from 1957. Reuniting these portraits with descendants keeps local history alive. Continue reading
Posted in Maine History, Genealogy Research, Faces from the Past
Tagged John Handy, Portland High School, Elliott Lerman, Mable Evelyn Bridges, SHS Photo Collection, Annie B. Harrison, Hancock County Maine, William Fielding, Maine High Schools, •, Marie Louise Brown, Scarborough High School, Charles Pedneault, Jean Buckley, Ilona Bertalan, Deering High School, Jack Junior High
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Faces from the Past – Allen, Blaine, Bragdon, & Varney
Explore four remarkable photos from the Scarborough Historical Society collection, featuring Eugene Allen (SHS Class of 1938), Caroline J. Blaine of Taunton, Massachusetts, John & Georgianna Bragdon with young Orville Varney, and a house in Portland, Maine. This post uncovers the stories behind the faces and connects them with family history records. 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