Category Archives: Presentations

Updated Speaker Series Schedule

The Scarborough Historical Society organized a speaker series featuring the following presentations:
Maine’s Logging Heritage by Mary Morton Cowan on April 7, 2024
Slavery in Maine by Alicia Harding on March 3, 2024
Prominent Diseases in Early Scarborough by Stephen Spaulding, MD
Looking at the Past for Scarborough’s Land Conservation Future by Andrew J. Mackie on May 5, 2024
Farming in Maine at the Time of Statehood by Neil Piper on June 2, 2024
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Prominent Diseases in Early Scarborough

Rescheduled for April 7, 2024 – 2 to 3 pm – Scarborough Public Library Meeting Room. Prominent Diseases in Early ScarboroughBy Stephen Spaulding, MD We live in an age when much is understood about infectious diseases, and there are effectivetreatments … Continue reading

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Upcoming: Mapping Scarborough and Prouts Neck.

Now available via YouTube. Mapping Scarborough & Prouts Neckby Phil von Stade. Prouts Neck Historical Executive Director Philip von Stade will cover the evolution of Scarborough maps from 1605 to the present, from cartographers like Champlain to Google Earth and Apple. … Continue reading

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The Roadside Cabins of Scarborough

A talk by Rodney Laughton On Sunday, November 5th, at 2:00 p.m., Rodney Laughton will talk about the roadside cabins of Scarborough. Before automobiles provided another travel option, vacationing visitors to Scarborough arrived by train, ships and even horse and … Continue reading

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SCARBOROUGH HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO RESUME PROGRAMS

SCARBOROUGH HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO RESUME PROGRAMSEarly Scarborough TourismBy Linda Snow McLoon After a long break from offering public programs due to the Covid outbreak, the Scarborough Historical Society will resume presenting programs with speakers at the Scarborough Public Library on … Continue reading

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Mapping Maine With the Osher Map Library – September 21st

Update: The presentation was held and is now available for viewing on the Scarborough Public Library YouTube Channel. See: Mapping Maine with the Osher Map Library March 15, 2020 marked the 200th anniversary of Maine’s Statehood. The Scarborough Public Library and Scarborough … Continue reading

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Bicentennial Quilt Exhibit & Reception – August 22nd.

March 15, 2020 marked the 200th anniversary of Maine’s Statehood. The Scarborough Public Library and Scarborough Historical Society began to bring a series of programs to our community in celebration of this bicentennial benchmark in early March. The series was made possible through … Continue reading

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A Message from the President

COVID-19 has affected everyone and everything in some way in recent months, including our museum. We have had to cancel a variety of events and programs in response to the necessity for social distancing. We are monitoring the possibility of … Continue reading

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SUSPENDED: Celebrating Maine’s Bicentennial – Part 2

The Scarborough Public Library, in line with recommendations from the Federal and Maine Centers for Disease Control to practice social distancing, has suspended scheduled programs and events until further notice.  See the Scarborough Public Library website for more information. The … Continue reading

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Celebrating Maine’s Bicentennial – Part 1

The Scarborough Public Library and Scarborough Historical Society join to bring a series of programs to our community in celebration of Maine’s Bicentennial of Statehood. The following program is free to attend and is made possible through the financial partnership … Continue reading

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