By Don Taylor, Historian
The Scarborough Historical Society has many resources for genealogy researchers.
Resources include SHS Family Files, Digital Collection, Bill Tolman Memorial Database, Obituaries, Cemetery Records, Genealogies, Vital Records, and the Linwood Dyer Genealogy Collection.
My first recommendation for researchers is to review the material in our SHS Family Files.
The SHS Family Files Collection comprises 647[i] file folders (about 15 linear feet) with information on various surnames and several key individuals. Besides specific details, the file folders often include pointers to other records, such as Vital Records. Several file folders have been digitized and are available electronically through our Surname Files Webpage. Contact the Society via email (ScarboroughHist@gmail.com) for the availability of the files not included on the Surname Files Webpage {Library | People | Surname Files}.
(Use the searchbox below to narrow your view to specific surnames[ii].)
Family File Folders.
Surname Files
Next time, I’ll briefly examine the Digital Collection, what is available, and how you can access that information.
How do I access my 9 great grandfather Duncan Chisholm( Chesmore) file !He was born in Scotland in 1630 and was captured in the Battle of Dunbar, shipped as a prisoner of war on the Unity in 1650 to Massachusetts Bay colonial America , and sold as a endentured servant. After his eight years were done, he was given a piece of land in Black Point Scarborough Maine . He married a woman in 1671 and they had one child named Daniel. In 1676 Duncan’s homestead was burned down by Indians and his wife was killed. Duncan was sent to the Black Point garrison for protection. That was the last of his whereabouts. He is listed as died also in 1676. I would like to learn more about Duncan. He is a direct descendant of mine through my great grandpa Charles William Chesmore, my grandma Alice Chesmore’s father.
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