Tag Archives: Genealogy

The Plummer Bible #2

The Linwood Dyer Collection’s Plummer Family Bible (#2), housed at the Scarborough Historical Society, offers unique genealogical data, including precise birth, marriage, and death dates that clarify and sometimes correct established records on platforms like Ancestry and Family Search. The Bible’s recordings, likely made close to the events by individuals like David or Alice Plummer, provide valuable primary source information for researchers, suggesting its accuracy over other sources for events like the _Rummery Book_. Continue reading

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Photo Friday – Cary (née Swasey), Enemark, & Johnson

Don Taylor shares photos from the Linwood Dyer Collection. After identifying individuals in three photos, including the James and Mary Cary family, circa 1903, and Jacob Enemark’s 1905 Christmas card, Taylor seeks help with 30 unidentified individuals. The post emphasizes the importance of labeling photographs for posterity and expresses hope for assistance with a class photo from an unknown year, possibly Roosevelt School in South Portland, Maine. Continue reading

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Photo Friday – Gray, Potter, & Strout.

In the Linwood Dyer Collection, photos of Henry Staples Potter and Arthur E Strout were identified, along with limited information on John Gray and an unidentified individual labeled “Mr. Sawyer.” The collection also includes a photo of “Victoria” in Mexico. The desire is to reunite these photos with family members and gather more information. Continue reading

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Photo Friday – Bakeman, Morse (née Milliken), & Potter

The Linwood Dyer Collection includes photos, documents, and genealogies from Scarborough, South Portland, and Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The collection features a photo of Daniel F. Bakeman, the last Revolutionary War veteran, and Calista Morse with her children, dating back to 1897. Another photo showcases Henry Potter (1799-1876), providing a wealth of information. The identities of the individuals in the photos have been largely confirmed; the Scarborough Historical Society holds the originals. Continue reading

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Photo Friday: Ives, Kimball, Potter, & Small.

I identified three of five people from the Linwood Dyer Collection:
Alexander Carleton Potter,
Henry Staples Potter,
Hilda Libby Ives,
I failed to adequately identify John Kimball & Mary S Small.
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