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Biographies of the People of Scarborough.

Updates November 2025

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Don Taylor

Articles/Posts Preserving History:The Blue Point Church Bell Finds a New Home The historic bell from the 1878 Blue Point Congregational Church has been restored and relocated beside Alger Hall. Thanks to Eagle Scout Ben Kildow’s leadership, the bell now rests … Continue reading →

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Sorting Letters at the Cemetery

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Don Taylor

While visiting Dunstan Cemetery, cemetery historian Ron Romano noticed unusual initials—“IMP’D O.R.M.” and “T.O.T.E.”—on Millard Whitten’s grave. They revealed Whitten’s membership in the Improved Order of Red Men, a once-popular fraternal organization. Romano explores these symbols and others found on Maine gravestones, uncovering how fraternal orders once shaped community and remembrance. Continue reading →

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Preserving History:The Blue Point Church Bell Finds a New Home

Posted on November 2, 2025 by Don Taylor

When the mount for the historic Blue Point Church bell began to fail, Eagle Scout candidate Ben Kildow stepped up to preserve a beloved piece of Scarborough’s history. With help from the Historical Society, the bell found a new home beside Alger Hall—protected, restored, and celebrated once again. Continue reading →

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Help Us Identify the Grammar School Class of 1937-38

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Don Taylor

A Photo Album Mystery at the Scarborough Historical Society (Updated 21 July with two names.)(Updated 22 July with two names.)(Updated 26 July with four names.)(Updated 3 August with five names.)(Updated 5 August with three names.)(Updated 12 September with four names.) … Continue reading →

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Scarborough Town Farm Cemetery

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Don Taylor

Ron Romano’s The Graves of Scarborough’s Paupers: The Town Farm Cemetery, 1867–1891 offers a moving, thoroughly researched account of Scarborough’s 19th-century approach to caring for its poorest citizens. When the town purchased the Brackett Farm in 1867, it became a … Continue reading →

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