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Channel 2 this week:

Posted on April 17, 2024 by scarbo7_wp

SCARBOROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICES HISTORY PROGRAMS For those Scarborough residents who would enjoy viewing some Scarborough historyprograms on your television sets over the Thanksgiving holidays, here is the schedulebeing offered by Scarborough Community Services on Channel 2 this week: Wednesday, April … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: Mapping Scarborough and Prouts Neck.

Posted on December 19, 2023 by scarbo7_wp

Now available via YouTube. Mapping Scarborough & Prouts Neckby Phil von Stade. Prouts Neck Historical Executive Director Philip von Stade will cover the evolution of Scarborough maps from 1605 to the present, from cartographers like Champlain to Google Earth and Apple. … Continue reading →

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Page/Post Updates – October 2023

Posted on October 31, 2023 by scarbo7_wp

Education SHS Class of 1928 Added photo: Girls Basket Ball Team, 1928 to Digital Maine. SHS Class of 1931 Added photo: Class Photo – Class of 1931 to Digital Maine Events Community Events 1958 – Scarborough 300th Anniversary Added clippings from … Continue reading →

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Protected: Scarborough at 350 – Presale Begins

Posted on October 7, 2022 by scarbo7_wp

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SEDCO produced videos of how COVID affected several Scarborough businesses

Posted on May 11, 2021 by scarbo7_wp

SEDCO – Scarborough Economic Development Corporation produced an excellent series of videos regarding how Covid affected five Scarborough businesses. Represented are: ACE Oak Hill & Dunstan Hardware Dunstan Tap and Table Mend Health of Maine O’Relly’s Cure Perfect Fit Health … Continue reading →

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Once Upon a Time (In Scarborough)

Posted on November 20, 2018 by scarbo7_wp

From the Bruce Thurlow Collection Scrapbook clippings from newspapers regarding “Once Upon a Time” [in Scarborough]. The articles include newspaper images and short write-up regarding various Scarborough objects, businesses, and places. Download from the Maine State Library.

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October 4th Meeting – “It’s for the Birds”

Posted on September 23, 2017 by scarbo7_wp

The Wednesday, October 4th meeting is another not-to-miss event. Dr. Marshall Goodwin will present “It’s for the Birds,” a talk about his bird carvings. To highlight his presentation, Dr. Goodwin will have some of his work on display. He developed … Continue reading →

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Coming in April

Posted on March 23, 2017 by scarbo7_wp

Flax Traditions: From Seed to Linen Cloth Wednesday, April 5th, Jayne Flanagan will present Flax Traditions: from Seed to Linen Cloth. Being more of a “plant” person than an “animal/wool” person, Scarborough resident Jayne Flanagan has worked with flax and … Continue reading →

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Prout’s Neck: From Farm to Resort

Posted on November 24, 2016 by scarbo7_wp

Preface By John J. Cromie Ballston Spa, NY This work examines the gradual, early development of a summer place most noted as the home of Winslow Homer.  Yet, how does a resident of an upstate New York village become interested … Continue reading →

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Knitting Needle

Posted on November 15, 2016 by scarbo7_wp

Equipment we used Knitting Needle The knitting needle was an important tool in every lobsterman’s household. The needle was about a foot long, made of wood or metal (my father’s was brass) and used to knit heads, or nets for lobster … Continue reading →

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