Monthly Archives: May 2020

Added and Updated Last Week – May 19th thru May 25th, 2020

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Don Taylor

Research Annual Reports for Scarborough Added Scarborough Town Reports for 1877 and 1879 to Archive.Org and to Digital Maine. Added Scarborough Town Report for 1878 to Archive.Org (It was already posted to Digital Maine.) I added the 1880 Town Report … Continue reading →

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Added and Updated Last Week – May 12th thru May 18th, 2020

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Don Taylor

Education Page High School Class of 1921 Four Corners – 1921 – Volume X – May 1921 – No. 1 – Scarboro High School “Yearbook.” Includes Editorials, Literary, School Notes, Athletics, Jokes, Alumni, Exchanges, and advertising by local businesses. Arhive.Org … Continue reading →

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Looking Back

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Don Taylor

Besides “The Villages of Scarborough,” in 2011 the Scarborough Leader ran a series of articles titled “Looking Back” about various objects at the Scarborough Historical Society. These articles included the following: Looking Back Board for drying freshly spun will – … Continue reading →

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Holmes Surname Folder

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Don Taylor

As of 13 May 2020 43.1 – Article: “The Identity of Samuel and Joseph Holmes of Scarborough and Machias, Maine: The Importance of Applying Basic Genealogical Methods” by Windred A. Côté, III. The Maine Genealogist, May 1999, Pages 51-60. 4.1 … Continue reading →

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Added and Updated Last Week – May 5th thru May 11th, 2020

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Don Taylor

  Posts Villages of Scarborough Scarborough Leader series of articles about the  “Villages of Scarborough.” Articles include: Pine Point – Clams were core of Pine Point community. Blue Point – Proud of their ‘Hiller’ heritage. Dunstan – Dunstan defined community. … Continue reading →

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The Villages of Scarborough

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Don Taylor

During 2011, the Scarborough Leader ran a series of articles about the various “Villages of Scarborough” which began with “Town is Rich in Village History” and was followed by 10 articles regarding various “villages” in Scarborough. These articles included the … Continue reading →

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Added and Updated Last Week – April 28th thru May 4th, 2020

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Don Taylor

Added and Updated Record Collections at the Scarborough Historical Society – Week of 28 April to 24 May 2020. File Folders Clippings – Location TBD Town Council 1968 to 1973 – 2020.10.02b – Scanned 4/28/2020. OCRed Education  Menu Change: The … Continue reading →

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Beech Ridge School Update

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Rodney Laughton

By Rodney Laughton With the schoolhouse on its new foundation, plans were to begin structural restoration this spring. The viral pandemic has set those plans back a bit. However, in February, Robbie Alden of Alden Joinery was able to spend … Continue reading →

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