Author Archives: Don Taylor

Pages Updated – April 2024

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Don Taylor

About Page ByLaws A copy of our current (2024) bylaws are available here. Education Early Scarborough High Schools Added Page: Index to “A High School Comes to Scarborough” by Linda Snow McLoon. Grammar Schools Bessey School – Grade 6 – … Continue reading →

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Genealogy Research – Family Files

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Don Taylor

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 … Continue reading →

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Pages Updated – March 2024

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Don Taylor

Library Books Books Available Online History of Cumberland Co., Maine by Clayton, W. W. (W. Woodford), Published 1880. Available via Internet Archive (Search for both Scarboro and Scarborough). Videos Due to technical problems, the February 2024 presentation’s recording did not … Continue reading →

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Pages Updated – January 2024

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Don Taylor

Pages updated in January 2024 included Scarborough Families in our Genealogy Collection. Continue reading →

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Prominent Diseases in Early Scarborough

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Don Taylor

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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SCARBOROUGH HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO RESUME PROGRAMS

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Don Taylor

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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