Category Archives: Societies

Historical and genealogical societies.

Faces from the Past – Bessey Graduates 1954, Dunstan Students, c.1952, Libby, & Wood.

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Don Taylor

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 →

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Faces from the Past – Hodgkins, Howatt, Hurd, Johnson, & Sullivan

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Don Taylor

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 →

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Faces from the Past – Allen, Blaine, Bragdon, & Varney

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Don Taylor

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 →

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Scarborough Newspapers

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Don Taylor

A quick listing of online sources of Scarborough, Maine, newspapers. Continue reading →

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Review: Virtual Genealogical Association

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Don Taylor

By Don Taylor I find the presentations of the Virtual Genealogical Association excellent. I gain new ideas and learn new tricks in virtually every webinar I watch. “Reeling ‘Em in with Cousin Bait – 10 ways to connect with Family” … Continue reading →

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