Author Archives: Don Taylor

1875 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Don Taylor

The 1875 Tax Valuation Record was scanned at the Maine State Library using their Zeutschel OS 12002 multi-camera book scanner that creates high-resolution images. The scanned images were then combined and compressed into a PDF file. The resulting file was uploaded … Continue reading →

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1841 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Don Taylor

If you have ancestors who lived in Scarborough in 1841, the 1841 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book is a great resource to add texture to your family history and genealogical research. The online version was scanned on the Maine State Library’s … Continue reading →

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July 2018 Website Activity

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Don Taylor

Photographs I published the following photographs from Photo Box 1, “Miscellaneous Businesses” to Digital Maine at the Maine State Library: Maine Egg Producers Candling Room at Maine Egg Producers I published the following photographs from Photo Box 1, “Miscellaneous Businesses” to this … Continue reading →

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New photos – June 2018

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Don Taylor

New photos added to the website last month (June 2018) 89.9.1860 – Pleasant Hill Hose – circa 1860. 2017.51.5 – Rescue Unit, Circa 1952 – Dr. Philip Haigis, Frank Slipp, Cayton Urquhart, Percy Gower, Leon Lary, Ross Sherwood. 2017.56.02 – … Continue reading →

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Class of 1931 – Names & Photos

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Don Taylor

We received a number of photos of the students of Scarborough High School, Class of  1931, from the collection of Marguerite Carver Shaw Davis, also known as “Mag.” Accession Number:  2018-10-02 These photos were sized for the web at three … Continue reading →

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Maine In the Great War

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Don Taylor

The May Scarborough Historical Society monthly meeting will be May 6th, 2:00 pm, at the Scarborough Public Library. After a short business meeting, guest speaker Jason C. Libby will talk about Maine’s involvement in World War I. More than 35,000 … Continue reading →

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April 8th – SHS Meeting to feature talk on Wadsworth/Longfellow House

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Don Taylor

The Scarborough Historical Society’s annual meeting will be 2:00 PM, April 8th, the second Sunday of the month, as Easter is April 1st. After the business meeting, John Babin, visitor services manager for the Wadsworth/Longfellow House in Portland, take us … Continue reading →

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Spirits Alive Program – March 24, 2018

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Don Taylor

A Field of Ancient Graves: Celebrating 350 Years Eastern Cemetery, Portland’s oldest public space, reaches a milestone 350th anniversary in 2018, and Spirits Alive will kick off its celebration of the beloved burial ground with a presentation by cemetery historian … Continue reading →

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Museum Closed Today – 13 March 2018

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Don Taylor

Due to the predicted storm, the museum will be closed on Tuesday, March 13th, 2018.

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Portland Railroad: Trolleys Through Scarborough, Maine

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Don Taylor

4 March 2018, 1 PM Scarborough Public Library The Portland Railroad system as it existed following the completion of the Saco-Old Orchard line in 1903, operated trolleys on 93.75 miles of track, serving the communities of Portland, South Portland, Cape … Continue reading →

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