Tag Archives: Scarborough Historical Society

Unidentified Faces – Dyer, Libby, and Six Unlabeled Women

Linwood Dyer Collection, Part 097By Don Taylor IntroductionThe Scarborough Historical Society maintains several important photographic collections documenting people, places, and events. In this installment of Faces from the Past, I examine eight more photographs from the Linwood Dyer Collection. Sadly, … Continue reading

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Faces and Places of the Kinney Family, 1933–1939

This installment of the Linwood D. Dyer Collection highlights family photographs connected to Margaret Kinney of Portland, Maine, taken between 1933 and 1939. The images document relatives, residences, and familiar landmarks—including Portland Head Light, a Portland trolley, and the harbor vessel Mildred Goudy—preserved today by the Scarborough Historical Society. Continue reading

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Faces from the Past – Catlin, Hinkley, & Kinney

This installment from the Linwood Dyer Collection highlights early 20th-century photographs of the Kinney, Hinkley, and Catlin families. Drawn from an Eastman Negative Album, these images document a wedding, family portraits, and ancestral connections, offering descendants a rare visual link to their Portland, Maine heritage. Continue reading

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Faces from the Past – Aceto, Bliss, Bourgeois & McNally

Explore four portraits from the Linwood Dyer Photo Collection, featuring Jean McNally, Joan Aceto, Judith Bliss, and Anne Carolyn Bourgeois. Learn about their school years, family backgrounds, and local ties as we work to reconnect these cherished photographs with descendants. Continue reading

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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

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