Bicentennial Quilt Exhibit & Reception – August 22nd.

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Don Taylor

Banner: Celebrating - Maine's Bicentennial - 200

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 the financial partnership of the Scarborough Public Library and Scarborough Historical Society, and through a grant awarded by the Maine Humanities Council; all events are free to attend. The first program was held at the Library prior to the pandemic. Dr. Liam Riordan, Adelaide and Alan Bird Professor of History at the University of Maine, delivered his talk Past and Present Perspectives in Maine Statehood on the afternoon of March 1, 2020 in the Library’s Meeting Room. Click here to view the recording.

Please call 883-4723 option 4 or email askSPL@scarboroughlibrary.org(link sends e-mail) with questions about the up-coming rescheduled events in the series.

Upcoming Event

Bicentennial Quilt Exhibit & Reception

Sunday, August 22, 2021 – 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Images from the Scarborough Bicentennial QuiltThe Scarborough Bicentennial Series will feature an exhibit of the Scarborough Bicentennial Quilt. In the fall of 2019, nearly 50 quilters from our community created individual squares representing themes related to our town and its history. The assembled quilt will be displayed at the Library during the week of August 22, 2021 on a bed owned by William King, Scarborough native and Maine’s first Governor. The bed is part of the Scarborough Historical Society’s collection. The exhibit will be open during regular library hours and will acknowledge the talented quilters who shared their time and creativity to make this commemorative quilt possible! 

Please join us to honor and celebrate the quilters at a reception at the Library on Sunday afternoon, August 22, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

This series was made possible through the financial partnership of the Scarborough Public Library and  Scarborough Historical Society, and through a grant awarded by the Maine Humanities Council. This is the first Bicentennial program to be held at the Library since the pandemic. It is free to attend.

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NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Mark Matteau

We are back to holding our monthly Board of Directors meetings in person. I am also pleased to report that the museum is now open during our regular hours, 9:00 a.m. to noon, on Tuesdays and the 2nd Saturday of the month. Erring on the side of caution, we ask that masks be worn when the public is present.

Rear of Beech Ridge Schoolhouse
with new windows installed
Photo by Karlene Osborne

Work is ongoing at the schoolhouse as we receive donations for its restoration. Windows have been delivered, and the three that go in the back and sidewalls of the addition have been installed. We still need to install the remaining replacement windows so that the building can be more secure and properly enclosed. Donations may be sent to Scarborough Historical Society, PO Box 156, Scarborough, ME 04070-0156. The Society’s GoFundMe page is https://www.gofundme.com/SHS-Restore-Beech-Ridge-School.

Happy Summer!
Mark A. Matteau, President

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Updated Scarborough Annual Reports

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Don Taylor

Under the Scarborough Annual Reports, I added the 1956 Annual Report.

In 1956, the Town of Scarborough began separating the “Warrant for the Town Meeting” from being a part of the Annual Report to being a separate publication.
The “Warrant for the Town Meeting of the Town of Scarborough, Monday, March 5, 1956.” is now available at Digital Maine and Archive.Org.

I have also added the 1957 and 1958 Scarborough Town Reports.

1957  Report
(February 1, 1958)
Digital Maine
Archive.Org

1958 Report
(January 31, 1959)
Digital Maine
Internet Archives

 

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SEDCO produced videos of how COVID affected several Scarborough businesses

Posted on May 11, 2021 by scarbo7_wp

SEDCO – Scarborough Economic Development Corporation produced an excellent series of videos regarding how Covid affected five Scarborough businesses. Represented are:

For more information on this project and “The Road to Recovery 2020 & Beyond,” please see the SEDCOMAINE.COM website.

 
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Beech Ridge School Update (1 May 2021)

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Karlene Osborne

Interior Beech Ridge School – Photo by Karlene Osborne – c. Apr 2021

Restoration work is progressing on the one-room schoolhouse at 184 Holmes Road. We are grateful to have raised $90,000 since the fall of 2019 when we were given the building and land. Our budget is approximately $250,000. We now need to raise another $160,000 to continue work on the schoolhouse. To make a donation online go to www.gofundme.com/SHS-Restore-Beech-Ridge-School. Checks may be mailed to P.O. Box 156, Scarborough, ME 04070-0156. Thank you in advance for your donation to this project. Your gift is tax-deductible, as Scarborough Historical Society is a 501c(3) nonprofit. For information regarding in-kind donations or volunteer opportunities, call 207- 885-9997 or email scarboroughhist@gmail.com.

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