Category Archives: Organizations

1. American Legion
2. Dunstan Community Assoc. or Club
3. Girl Scouts
4. Grange-Dunstan, N. Scar., Oak Hill
5. Good Templars
6. John Libby Association
7. Keyettes
8. Knights of Pythias
9. Lions Club
10. Matrons Circle
11. Owascoag Golf Club
12. Prouts Neck Historical Society
13. Parent Teachers Association
14. Pythias Sisters
15. Red cross
16. Rotary Club
17. Scarboro Boys Club
18. Scarborough Historical Society
19. Scarborough Service Club

Updates October 2022

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Don Taylor

In October 2022, the following items were added to the website: Organizations 12th Maine Regiment (Civil War) Twenty-seventh Reunion of the 12th  Maine Regiment – Dunstan, 10 September 1908. I added a photo of the West Scarborough Methodist Church (circa 1928). … Continue reading →

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12th Maine Regiment (Civil War)

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Don Taylor

A transcript of the first page of a 1908 flyer for the Twelfth Maine Regimental Association. It mentions how to get to Dunstan via the electrics. There is also a link to a digital copy of the document that includes … Continue reading →

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Updates July 2022

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Don Taylor

Books Available Online I added a link to Sylvester, Herbert Milton, The Sokoki Trail (1907) – “The Romance of Black Point” Businesses I added the 1970 Scarborough Business Directory – by Scarborough Jaycees Education Grammer Schools I digitized, OCRed, and … Continue reading →

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70.14.17j1 – Letter – re The Meeting House 2nd Parish

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Don Taylor

Tilton Letter 70.14.17j1 – Re: The Meeting House 2nd Parish (20 pages). Also available: The Original Typewritten Transcript The Original Handwritten Letter Text The Meeting House 2nd Parish in Scarboro, was a large building . I know not it’s dimensions … Continue reading →

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December 2021 – Website Updates

Posted on January 1, 2022 by Don Taylor

Education Grammar School Page I added a 1939 example of a Grammar School Certificate (Mary E Wright – 16 June 1939). High Schools  I added: Class of 1905 – Graduation Exercises, Class of 1905, June 23rd at 8.00 P. M. … Continue reading →

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Holiday Cheer at the Museum

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Don Taylor

Thank you to the Scarborough Garden Club, for the beautiful holiday wreaths to decorate the museum’s doors this year. Also, thank you to Joyce Alden for the boughs, berries, and ribbons used to decorate the window boxes. Photos by Joyce … Continue reading →

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70.14.17 A1 – Letter – McLaughlin to McLaughlin

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Don Taylor

70.14.17 A1 – Letter – Almira McLaughlin to her nephew (W.H. McLaughlin), 29 July 1898 [I recently received a package “Tilton Papers” which contains letters, family notes and other materials regarding the Tilton family in Scarborough. The material was originally … Continue reading →

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Organizations – Methodist Society 1817-1819

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Don Taylor

TOWN OF SCARBOROUGH COLLECTION CHURCHES: METHODIST SOCIETY – 1817-1819 Paper certifying that Philemon Rand a member of the Methodists of Scarborough signed by Joshua Fabyan. 17 March 1817 – Front – Back. Same as above except certifying Simon Libby. 7 … Continue reading →

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Historical Sketch of Prouts Neck

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Frank Moss (Dec'd)

By Frank Moss This historical sketch was originally written by Frank Moss and published in 1912. This is a reproduction of that publication. THE object in writing the following notes is to bridge over the interval between Mr. Moulton’s history … Continue reading →

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