Category Archives: Schools

High school classes – 1891 to 1988.
Individual schools
1. Beech Hill School
2. Beech Ridge School
3. Bessey School
4. Black Point School
5. Blue Point School
6. Broadturn School
7. Dunstan School
8. Libby School
9. Grammar Schools
10. North Scar School
11. Oak Hill School
12. Pine Point School
13. Scar Free High School
14. Scarborough High School
14a – Yearbooks
15. Scottows Hill School
16. Sunday Schools
School athletics
Schools miscellaneous
1. Alumni pages 1924
2. Celebrities–Bessey School
3. Elwood G. Bessey
4. FHB Heald, School Supt.
5. Piano Recitals
6. Sadie Larrabee teaching documents
7. School play programs

Why Was Superintendent Heald There? The Story Behind a 1922 School Photo

Posted on May 11, 2026 by Don Taylor

A 1922 photograph of North Scarborough School reveals a surprisingly transformed building — new portico, new windows, and a visiting superintendent. Town reports unlock the mystery: this little schoolhouse at Coal Kiln Corners was the first in Scarborough to meet Maine’s new state standards for elementary schools. Continue reading →

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Faces from the Past: Coal Kiln Corners School Students, circa 1920.

Posted on May 5, 2026 by Don Taylor

Scarborough, Maine – Circa 1920SHS Photo Collection #2014.17.02By Don Taylor The Scarborough Historical Society holds many photographs of Scarborough’s early schools. These images preserve not only the buildings but also the students and teachers who formed the heart of those … Continue reading →

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The Villages of Scarborough

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Becky Delaware

By Becky Delaware North Scarborough Continuing our series about the villages of Scarborough. . . The Village of North Scarborough is often more closely associated with Gorham or Westbrook. For a long time, residents in this area had a Gorham … Continue reading →

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From the Ephemera

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Linda Snow-McLoon

By Linda Snow McLoon Pine Point School District #8 When the Boston & Maine Railroad added its new route from North Berwick to Portland in 1872, its plan was for the tracks to cross the Pine Point marshes and the … Continue reading →

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A High School Comes to Scarborough

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Linda Snow-McLoon

By Linda Snow McLoon Introduction It’s common knowledge that going back to early times Scarborough had over a dozen one-room district schools that offered children a grammar school education. But because no one seems to know much about when Scarborough … Continue reading →

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