Donate
Search the Scarborough Historical Society website
Subscribe to Blog via Email
Join 223 other subscribersMailing Address
Scarborough Historical Society
PO Box 156
Scarborough, ME, 04070-0156Categories
Archives
- March 2024
- February 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- September 2017
- July 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
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
Registration is Required. Continue reading
Posted in Presentations
2 Comments
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
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
Posted in Presentations, Prout's Neck
Tagged Maps, Phil von Stade
Comments Off on Upcoming: Mapping Scarborough and Prouts Neck.
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
Posted in Presentations, Tourism
Tagged Cabins, Roadside
Comments Off on The Roadside Cabins of Scarborough
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
Posted in Presentations, Tourism
Tagged Programs, Scarborough, Tourism
Comments Off on SCARBOROUGH HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO RESUME PROGRAMS
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
Posted in Maps, Presentations
Comments Off on Mapping Maine With the Osher Map Library – September 21st
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
Posted in Presentations, Temporary, Videos
Comments Off on Bicentennial Quilt Exhibit & Reception – August 22nd.
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
Posted in Presentations
Comments Off on A Message from the President
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
Posted in Presentations
Tagged Maps
Comments Off on SUSPENDED: Celebrating Maine’s Bicentennial – Part 2
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