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Helena Jensen - SHS Class 39 - 2023.02.04p
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The Scarborough Historical Society and Museum was represented at the Fuel Rally at Town Hall & Public Safety building on Saturday morning by Karlene & Tom Osborne. Several other organizations also had tables, including Project Grace, the Kiwanis, Lions, Library, Rotary, and the Audubon Center. Our focus was to highlight the Beech Ridge School project and our Museum. They answered many questions and handed out newsletters.
Fuel assistance is essential, and visitors to the Fuel Rally learned much about Project Grace and other Scarborough nonprofits, including the Historical Society.
Adeline Frances Skillings - SHS Class 1942
Amy Virginia Nelson - Class 1942
Anna Marian Wright - Class 1942
Constance (Connie) Hayward - SHS Class 1942
Dorothea Agnes Booth, SHS Class 1942
Elizabeth Ruth Shaw - SHS Class 1942
Ella Louise Nelson - SHS Class 1942
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Laurene Eleanor Libby - SHS Class 1942
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Marianina Valorey Bowens - SHS Class 1942
Myron "Chock" Manual Bowens - SHS Class 1942
Years ago, when we needed screws, nuts, or bolts, my dad didn’t go to the hardware store. The first trip would be “down cellar” to the pan of mixed hardware. Dad would look through the assortment and pick out what he wanted. On many occasions, he would turn to me saying “ find me some more just like this.” I would take a large bolt and rake through the pile until I found some that matched.
If something was being discarded and there were screws, nuts, or bolts that could be easily salvaged, the pan would be replenished. Today I drive to Oak Hill, where the fastener room at Ace Hardware stocks what seems to be every fastener imaginable.
This old pan has been sitting untouched for decades. It served us well at one time, and I hate to junk it. Today its only purpose is to provide me a pleasant memory of my childhood.
PICTURES OF THE WEEK – 1.20.23 –
The Pictures of the Week selections for 1.20.23 from the Scarborough Historical Society include one of the most unusual pictures in our collections. The picture is of a water wheel that was on the Rufus Carter farm located near the intersection of the Payne Road and Scottows Hill Road, the only picture of a water wheel I’ve ever seen recorded in Scarborough. Other images include those of the Carter farm home that burned in 1919 and some of the family members who lived there. Also included is a view of the intersection of Scottows Hill Road and Payne Road as it looked in 1909. We’d love to hear from anyone who has a broader knowledge of water wheels in early Scarborough.
