Category Archives: Dunstan

70.14.17j1 – Letter – re The Meeting House 2nd Parish

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Don Taylor

Tilton Letter 70.14.17j1 – Re: The Meeting House 2nd Parish (20 pages). Also available: The Original Typewritten Transcript The Original Handwritten Letter Text The Meeting House 2nd Parish in Scarboro, was a large building . I know not it’s dimensions … Continue reading →

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Ship-Building in Scarborough

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Don Taylor

Did You Know…. Ship-Building in Scarborough             By Don Taylor, Historian Did you know ships were built in Scarborough during the latter part of the eighteenth and the first half of the nineteenth century; Many were small, but in the … Continue reading →

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The Smalls in Scarborough – by Augustus K. Small

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Don Taylor

I was recently asked to do some research of the Small family in Scarborough, in particular James Frances Small (1835-___). I, of course, went to the Surnames files and looked for the Small file. The first thing I found was … Continue reading →

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70.14.17 A1 – Letter – McLaughlin to McLaughlin

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Don Taylor

70.14.17 A1 – Letter – Almira McLaughlin to her nephew (W.H. McLaughlin), 29 July 1898 [I recently received a package “Tilton Papers” which contains letters, family notes and other materials regarding the Tilton family in Scarborough. The material was originally … Continue reading →

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The Villages of Scarborough

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Don Taylor

During 2011, the Scarborough Leader ran a series of articles about the various “Villages of Scarborough” which began with “Town is Rich in Village History” and was followed by 10 articles regarding various “villages” in Scarborough. These articles included the … Continue reading →

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