Category Archives: Places

Historic Houses of Scarborough, Maine

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Don Taylor

The Historic Houses of Scarborough, compiled by Charlotte G. Stevens and donated to the Scarborough Public Library on July 17, 1953. This book includes short write-ups on 35 Scarborough buildings and homes along with photographs of the buildings and homes as … Continue reading →

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Naming the Two Rod Road

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Linda Snow-McLoon

FROM THE EPHEMERA….          By Linda Snow McLoon There are a number of ways various roadways in Scarborough got their names. In early times, roads were often named after a family who lived on the road – the Fogg Road, … Continue reading →

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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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Oak Hill School – Second Grade – Sep 1941

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Don Taylor

Transcribed Text of “Oak Hill School, Sep 1941 – 2nd Grade – (back).jpeg” Back Row    —  Gwendolyn Mucci Lela May Manter Joan McKeen Marion Harmon Betty White Virginia McLaughlin Calista Pooler Caroline Olsen Georgianna Martin Second Row      … Continue reading →

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