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November 2018 SHS Website Activity

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Don Taylor

Main Room Surname Files Videos Recorded the November 2018 presentation of the Scarborough Historical Society’s monthly meeting, “I Feel Your Pain: 19th Century Patent Medicine” by Roberta Ransley-Matteau and posted it to YouTube with a link from the Video page. The … Continue reading →

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October 2018 SHS Website Activity

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Don Taylor

Main Room Surname Files I added a Fickett Surname post, scanned and OCRed 89.9.720 – Fickett – Libby Notes, Videos I recorded the October 2018 presentation of the Scarborough Historical Society’s monthly meeting, “Podcasts: Digging Up our Forgotten Past and Breathing … 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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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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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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Raffle Tickets!

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Don Taylor

Stop by the Museum and get tickets for our two amazing raffles!             Tickets are $10 each and are available at the Historical Society every Tuesday and the second Saturday each month (December 9th is … Continue reading →

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Coming In June – The King Trunk

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Don Taylor

On Wednesday, June 7th, 2017, Becky Delaware will talk about the contents of the King Trunk, a gem from the collection of the Historical Society and a veritable time capsule of the King family kept by Fidelia King Hawkes, wife of Aaron Hawkes. … Continue reading →

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George Merrill

Posted on November 2, 2016 by scarbo7_wp

George Merrill, Scarborough, ca. 1863 Contributed by Scarborough Historical Society & Museum George Merrill was born in Saco in 1844. In 1862, when he enlisted to fight in the Civil War, he was five-foot-ten-inches tall, with hazel eyes and light … Continue reading →

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Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks – Part 1 of 2

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Bruce Thurlow

Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Rodney Laughton and Don Googins Scarborough has always been a place where going to sea and fishing are a part of life. At one time ships, boats, and smaller watercraft were … Continue reading →

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Transportation Through the Years – Part 3 of 4

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Bruce Thurlow

Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Rodney Laughton and Joseph W. Sno Aviation: When Flight Was Still a Novelty Scarborough Airport Scarborough airport, actually the Portland Airport, was dedicated on 28 and 29 September 1928. An air … Continue reading →

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