ME H&GR at Internet Archive. 

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Don Taylor

Interested in Scarborough History or your Maine Ancestors? The Maine Historical And Genealogical Recorder is a treasure trove of information about the King family (Dunstan), Births, Marriages, and Deaths of members of the First Congregational Church (Black Point), early Scarborough land grants, and early Scarborough settlers. See:

The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, edited by S. M. Watson – Nine Volumes in Three – Volumes 1-III (1884, 1885, & 1886) is available at the Internet Archive.

A search for “Scarboro” results in 80 results; “Scarborough” results in 73 results. (Always be sure to search for both spellings.)

Articles include:

  • The King Family of Maine.
    • Records of the First Congregational Church in Scarborough, ME (appears in several volumes and issues).
      • Recollections of Gen. King, First Governor of Maine.
    • Scarborough Land Grants, 1665.
    • The Mansion and Tomb of Richard King, of Scarborough.
    • Oakman Family.
    • Historical Sketches in Scarborough.

Be sure to search for “Index.” There, you can find specific surnames and pages the surname appears on. For example, the surname “Libby” appears on 31 pages in Volume I alone.

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Pages Updated – March 2025

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Don Taylor

Library | Education | Early Scarborough High Schools – 1877-1926

1923

Students – Scarborough High School classes of 1923-1926. Includes: Mildred Bowley, Emma Oleson, Marion Peterson, Ada Wentworth, Gladys Pooler, Ina Sampson, Tena McKenney, Margaret Urquhart, Lois Pillsbury, Harold Bennett, Maurice Plowman, Clayton Sargent, Helen Bowley, Helen Lincoln, Molly Pillsbury, Helen Fenderson, Amy Wellman, Agnes Lund, Mabel Libby, Priscilla Googins, Helen Libby, Bertha Westman, Ruth Hodgman, Hazel Morse, Aubrey Lincoln, Walter Sargent, Raymond Sparrow, Walter Nielsen, Myrtle Hanscom, Dot Shaw, Martha Pillsbury, Elinor Lary, Hazel Merry, Lucy Knight, Lucinda Mitchell, Norman Thurston, Bud Libby, Bill Googins, Pete Storey, Walter Fredericks, Fred Skillings, Clyde Harmon, Stephen Larabee, Max Emmons, Frank Mitchell, Clarence Peterson, J. Ross Sherwood, Miss Stevens, Miss Bryantkoter, Mrs. Libby, Clarence Nielsen, Chris Anderson, Clark Libbey, Mr. Bessey, Lawrence Harmon, et al.

Library | Education | High Schools

Class of 1956

SHS PTA Presents “The Shoemaker and The Slipper” 1956-06-02

Class of 1958

SHS PTA Presents “Dancingly Yours” – 1958-05-27

Class of 1959

SHS PTA Presents – “Away We Go” – 1959-05-28

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Pages Updated – February 2025

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Library | Videos

Scarborough Audubon Center by Linda Woodward

This program dives into the exciting world of the Scarborough marsh, looking at animals, people, and how the land has changed. It examines how humans have used the marsh and how the marsh center itself came to be. It also looks at how the diversity of animals has changed over the years, noting what species have left the marsh and what animals have developed there. Some species have recovered and now are in abundance, while others have become endangered. The marsh is changing due to clim

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Pages Updated – January 2025

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Don Taylor

Library | Education

Classes 1928-2931

School Photo – SHS Classes 1928-1931  & Partial Identification. 
(If you can help in identification of any of the students we’d love to hear from you.)

Class of 1957

Photo: 1957 SHS Class Trip to Washington DC, April 1957.
Program: Commencement Exercises of Class of 1957.

Library | Education | Grammar Schools

Dunstan

Classes of 1953
Photo – Dunstan Grammar School Students – Grade 5.

Library | People | Surname Files

Surname Files

H – Hunnewell

Library | Videos

“Scarborough Fire Department” presented by Nicholas Reichard.

This presentation examines the history of the Scarborough Fire Department. In the early 1900s, many communities, including Scarborough, quickly mobilized following a series of devastating fires in the surrounding area that resulted in the loss of several grand hotels and sparked widespread wildfires. Scarborough began establishing fire stations and assembling fire-fighting equipment at that time. Over the next century, dedicated residents laid the foundation for what has become the proud legacy of today’s Scarborough Fire Department. Nicholas Reichard, a representative of the Fire Department, shares the department’s rich history in this program. Recorded January 5, 2025, sponsored by the Scarborough Historical Society and the Prouts Neck Historical Society.

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Pages Updated – December 2024

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Don Taylor

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Don Taylor

Library | People | Organizations

Lions Club

Scarborough Lions Club presents – “School Daze” – 1949

Library | Places | Businesses

Restaurants

Valle’s Steak House (Dunstan) – Menu c. 1959

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