Tag Archives: Maine High Schools
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 Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, Maine History, SHS Photo Collection, Genealogy Research, History, Faces from the Past
Tagged Scarborough Maine, Patricia Sweeney, Albert Daggett, Alan McCluskey, Maine genealogy, road rake inventor, unidentified photos, Deering High School, historical portraits, SHS Photo Collection 2025, yearbook research, Find A Grave connections, Falmouth High School, Westbrook High School, Maine High Schools, Newton Curtis
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Faces from the Past – Goddard, Mottram, Pendexter, & Simpson
Explore four portraits from the Scarborough Historical Society’s photo archives—Harold Pendexter, Richard Mottram, Jean Goddard, and Sally Jean Simpson—captured by Portland’s Loring Studio and Vantine’s Studio between 1947 and 1973. Don Taylor traces their high school roots and family connections through Deering, Portland, and Westbrook yearbooks. Continue reading
Posted in Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, High School Yearbooks, Maine History, Faces from the Past
Tagged Portland Maine, Vantine’s Studio, Jean Goddard, Harold Pendexter, Sally Jean Simpson, Deering High School, Richard Mottram, yearbook photos, Portland High School, 1970s, 1950s, Portland History, 1960s, Maine High Schools, Westbrook High School, Loring Studio
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Faces from the Past – Palladino, Pederson, Lerman, Michaud, & Rosen
Five portraits from the Scarborough Historical Society Photo Collection—Mary Pederson (Scarborough HS, 1927), Margaret Palladino (Gorham Normal School, 1933), Susan Rosen (Deering HS, 1963), Jodi Lerman (Deering HS, 1971), and Sharon Michaud (Gorham HS, 1969)—are explored through studio details and genealogical research connecting each image to its history. Continue reading
Posted in Photo Identification, Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, Maine History, Faces from the Past
Tagged Loring Studios, Deering High School, Jackson Studios, Class of 1927, Maine Yearbooks, Gorham High School, Portland Maine Photographers, SHS Photo Collection, Class of 1971, Susan Rosen, Class of 1933, Jodi Lerman, Class of 1963, Scarborough High School, Mary Pederson, Class of 1969, Sharon Michaud, Margaret Palladino, The Albert Studio, Maine High Schools, Ancestry Research
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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 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, SHS Photo Collection
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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 Marie Louise Brown, Scarborough High School, Charles Pedneault, Jean Buckley, Ilona Bertalan, Deering High School, Jack Junior High, John Handy, Portland High School, Elliott Lerman, Mable Evelyn Bridges, SHS Photo Collection, Annie B. Harrison, Hancock County Maine, William Fielding, Maine High Schools, •
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