Category Archives: Projects

Beech Ridge School Update – November 2021

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Don Taylor

BY KARLENE OSBORNE In the last update regarding Scarborough Historical Society’s restoration of the Beech Ridge School, I reported that $25,600 was needed to start the next phase of work. Since then, an anonymous donor has come forward with a … Continue reading →

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Scarborough Beech Ridge School House Restoration

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Karlene Osborne

October 2021 Update In the Fall of 2018, the Scarborough Historical Society was given the decades-long vacated one-room schoolhouse building, built in the 1800s and located at 184 Beech Ridge Road. With an estimated budget of $280,000 and through donations … Continue reading →

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See the Scarborough Bicentennial Quilt at Town Hall

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Don Taylor

After its display at the Scarborough Public Library, the Scarborough Bicentennial Quilt was moved to Scarborough Town Hall and hung in Chamber B. Early Absentee Ballot voters can view the quilt there until October 28th.

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Beech Ridge School Update (Sept 2021)

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Karlene Osborne

By Karlene Osborne Restoration of the 1800s schoolhouse at 184 Holmes Road continues. Since the donation of the building to Scarborough Historical Society in the fall of 2018, the Society has been busy stabilizing the structure. Of an estimated budget … Continue reading →

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Bicentennial Celebration Resumes

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Mary Pickard

In March of 2020 the Scarborough Historical Society, in partnership with the Scarborough Public Library, began to bring a series of programs to the community in observance of Maine’s 200th anniversary of statehood. The series was made possible through the … Continue reading →

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