Author Archives: Don Taylor

The Maine Hay Ride

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Don Taylor

Do you remember…35 Years ago…. The Maine Hay Ride: Good News From The Heart of Maine to The Heart of America. In 1988, due to drought, farmers near Youngstown, Ohio, suffered a small first harvest of hay for their livestock, and … Continue reading →

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Page Updates – July 2023

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Don Taylor

Education Early Scarborough High Schools Scarboro High School Catalog – 1893-1894 – Includes Graduates, Class of 1893 & First Class (’94). Places Newspaper Clippings 1913 Clipping — “Stroudwater Falls – Gen. Samuel Waldo’s Eight Hundred Acre Land Purchase, A. D. … Continue reading →

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Warrant – 20 March 1826 – Cattle Restriction & The Widow Moody.

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Don Taylor

Warrant to John Dunnell Constable of Scarborough1826Warrant no. 1    Recorded ——  Front  —— To John Dunnell Constable of the Town of Scarborough. You are hereby required in the name of the State of Maine to summon and notify the inhabitants of … Continue reading →

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Warrant – 24 Feb 1840 – Vote on Strip Annex to Saco?

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Don Taylor

Warrant 1840Febry 24Recorded ——  Front  —— To James Larrabee one of the constables of the town of Scarborough you are hereby required in the name of the State of Maine to summon and notify the inhabitants of said town (qualified … Continue reading →

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Ephemera – Jona Fogg Bill (1834)

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Don Taylor

Encapsulated Collection #27. I find it interesting to see old receipts. Different spellings, different use of words and phrases and the amount paid for work. In this 1834 bill, Jonathan Fogg, Jr., was paid a dollar a day for all … Continue reading →

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