-
Search
Categories
Archives
-
Contact Me
Category Archives: SHS Photo Collection
Faces from the Past: Scarborough School Students, 1916–1952
Four school photographs from the Scarborough Historical Society collection document students from Black Point, Pine Point, Dunstan Grammar, and Scarborough High School between 1916 and 1952. Using inscriptions, town reports, census records, and visual evidence, these images reveal changing classrooms, familiar surnames, and faces still waiting to be identified. Continue reading
Posted in Scarborough Schools, Scarborough Maine, school photographs, Black Point School, Pine Point School, Dunstan Grammar School, Oak Hill School, White School, early 20th century education, local history, SHS collections,, Faces from the Past, SHS Photo Collection, Educational Archives
Tagged early 20th century education, Pine Point School, Oak Hill School, Scarborough Maine, White School, Black Point School, school photographs, SHS collections, local history, Dunstan Grammar School
Leave a comment
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 Maine History, Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, Faces from the Past, SHS Photo Collection, Genealogy Research, Maine High Schools
Tagged Alan McCluskey, road rake inventor, Deering High School, unidentified photos, historical portraits, SHS Photo Collection 2025, yearbook research, Find A Grave connections, Falmouth High School, Westbrook High School, Scarborough Maine, Newton Curtis, Patricia Sweeney, Albert Daggett, Maine genealogy
Leave a comment
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, Faces from the Past, Maine History, SHS Photo Collection, Genealogy Research, Maine High Schools
Tagged Scarborough High School, Bessey School, Dunstan Grammar School, Scarborough Maine, Dunstan School, Carol Ann Libby, Perley Britt Wood, Maine genealogy, 1950s school photos, historical photography, Scarborough Historical Society, SHS Photo Collection
Leave a comment
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, Faces from the Past, Maine History, SHS Photo Collection, Genealogy Research
Tagged Niels Johnson, Scarborough Historical Society, Colpitts & Co., Scarborough High School, Frank Hodgkins, Robert Leland Sullivan, Van L. Hurd, William L. Hurd, Helene Howatt, Portland Maine History, Roger Paul Jordan, Maine Photographers, SHS Photo Collection, 1938 Four Corners Yearbook
Leave a comment
