Author Archives: Don Taylor

Genealogy Research – Family Files

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

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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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
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Pages Updated – January 2024

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

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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

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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

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