Category Archives: Temporary

Thank you – Scarborough Garden Club

Our thanks to the Scarborough Garden Club, who gave the Scarborough Historical Museum two beautiful wreaths. Each year the club makes and hangs wreaths on the two front doors of our museum at 647 US Route 1 in Dunstan. Happy … Continue reading

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History Walk at Pleasant Hill Preserve

September 29 @ 4:oo Pm – 5:30 pm Join SHS past president Rodney Laughton for a history walk at Pleasant Hill Preserve sponsored by the Scarborough Land Trust. Learn about the general history of the area and what the people … Continue reading

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Beech Ridge School Renovation

Work is continuing at the Beech Ridge School Renovation. The old siding has been removed. Some of the wall sheathings were replaced with wide boards. They are now reframing the windows and will install a Mento membrane on outside walls … Continue reading

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Thank You!

Thank You Flaherty’s & Joyce! A special thank you to Flaherty’s for their thoughtful donation of the lovely flowers for the Museum window boxes this year. Also, our thanks to Joyce Alden for the beautiful impatiens for the watering trough. … Continue reading

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Scarborough Beech Ridge School House Restoration

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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Bicentennial Quilt Exhibit & Reception – August 22nd.

March 15, 2020 marked the 200th anniversary of Maine’s Statehood. The Scarborough Public Library and Scarborough Historical Society began to bring a series of programs to our community in celebration of this bicentennial benchmark in early March. The series was made possible through … Continue reading

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Museum Open by Appointment

The Scarborough Historical Society Museum is open to a limited number of visitors by appointment only. Visitors may schedule appointments for Tuesdays and the second Saturday of the month from 9:00 AM to Noon. Appointments are 50 minutes.  9:10 to … Continue reading

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