Prominent Diseases in Early Scarborough

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Don Taylor

Rescheduled for April 7, 2024 – 2 to 3 pm – Scarborough Public Library Meeting Room.

Prominent Diseases in Early Scarborough
By Stephen Spaulding, MD

We live in an age when much is understood about infectious diseases, and there are effective
treatments to many of the diseases. But in the 17 th -19th centuries that was not the case.
Epidemics of lethal diseases were feared, “consumption” killed many, and even more common
infections could become fatal. This presentation will give an overview of the diseases that our
Scarborough predecessors faced, their impact on life in southern Maine, and how our forebears dealt with them.

Register on the Scarborough Public Library SHS Events page, or telephone the library (207) 883-4723 to register.

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Page/Post Updates – December 2023

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Don Taylor

I made the following changes/additions to the website during December 2023.

Links Page:

Scarborough Focused Links

Businesses

Rebecca Hillman Pottery (a 2023-2024 Cammock member)

Library | Education

Class of 1948

Photo of the Scarborough High School Students - Photo by Franklin Grant, 1948.
Scarborough High School Students – Photo by Franklin Grant, 1948.

1947-48 SHS Track Team

Library | Education | Grammar Schools

Dunstan

Class of 1961 – Dunstan Grammar School – Grade 3

Library | People | Genealogy

Scarborough Families

Scarborough Families – B – Burnham – 2023.01.17

Scarborough Families – C – 2023.01.18
Scarborough Families – C – Descendants of Timothy Carle – 2023.01.18
Scarborough Families – C – Descendants of Daniel Cole – 2023.01.18
Scarborough Families – C – Cole Genealogy – 2023.01.18
Scarborough Families – C – Descendants of John Coolbroth – 2023.01.18
Scarborough Families – C – Descendants of Joseph Collins – 2023.01.18

Scarborough Families – D – 2023.01.18

Scarborough Families – E – 2023.01.19

Scarborough Families – F – 2023.01.19
Scarborough Families – F – Foss (A) – 2023.01.19
Scarborough Families – F – Foss (B) – 2023.01.19

Scarborough Families – G – 2023.01.19
Scarborough Families – G – Googins – Descendants of Patrick Googins – 2023.01.20
The Googins Family in America – Charlotte H. Googins – 1914 – Google Books
Linwood Dyer’s updates & corrections to The Googins Family in America
Scarborough Families – G – Gustin notes – 2023.01.19

Scarborough Families – H – 2023.01.21 (1-100)
Scarborough Families – H – 2023.01.21 (101-133)
Scarborough Families – H – Haigis – 2023.01.21

Scarborough Families – I – 2023.01.19

Scarborough Families – J – 2023.01.22

Scarborough Families – K – 2023.01.22

Scarborough Families – L – 2023.01.22

Scarborough Families – M – Pages 1-100 – 2023.01.23
Scarborough Families – M – Pages 101-200 – 2023.01.23
Scarborough Families – M – Pages 201-216 – 2023.01.23

Scarborough Families – N – 2023.01.24

Scarborough Families – O – 2023.01.24

Scarborough Families – P/Q – 2023.01.24
Scarborough Families – P – Plummer-Dyer – 2023.01.54 (Directory)
Scarborough Families – P – Plummer-Perley – 2023.01.40 (Directory)

Scarborough Families – R – 2023.01.25

Scarborough Families – S – Pages 1-100 – 2023.01.26
Scarborough Families – S – Pages 101-165 – 2023.01.26

Library | People | Surname Files | Surnames – M

McKenney Files includes:

  • John Mackshane of Saugus and John MacKane/MacKanny/MacKenny, et al, of Black Point/Scarborough, Maine are “one & the same.”
  • McKenney Genealogy – from the Linwood Dyer Maine Room, 2023.01.237, 238, & 239.
  • SHS Surname Files – McKenney.
  • SHS Surname Files – McKenney “Pinkies.”

Library | Things | Videos

Now available via YouTube. Mapping Scarborough & Prouts Neck
by Phil von Stade.

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Upcoming: Mapping Scarborough and Prouts Neck.

Posted on December 19, 2023 by scarbo7_wp

Now available via YouTube. Mapping Scarborough & Prouts Neck
by Phil von Stade.

Prouts Neck Historical Executive Director Philip von Stade will cover the evolution of Scarborough maps from 1605 to the present, from cartographers like Champlain to Google Earth and Apple.  More than just directions from place
to place, maps served many purposes. Some were marketing tools. Later they could provide historic perspective. Others were used to delineate needed infrastructure, school and political districts and impacts of climate change. And so often they are works of art, that encourage us to engage with sense of place and time. Local sources like the Osher Map Library will be discussed along with internet resources, and the importance of aerial and satellite views.

December 3, 2023 – By Philip von Stade

The Scarborough Historical Society and Scarborough Public Library are offering a
program on Sunday, December 3, beginning at 2:00pm at the Scarborough Public
Library.

Now available via YouTube. Mapping Scarborough & Prouts Neck
by Phil von Stade.

The Scarborough Historical Society has scheduled a full roster of programs for the
coming year. The next program on Sunday, January 7, 2024 will feature Dr.
Stephen Spaulding discussing Prominent Diseases in Early Scarborough.

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Page/Post Updates – November 2023

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Don Taylor

I made the following changes/additions to the website during November 2023.

Education

Grammar Schools

Dunstan School

Added photo – Student Photos – (Dunstan) Class of 1939.

Class of 1951
Added Photo – Dunstan Grammar School Students – Grade 3 – Back (names).

Early Scarborough High Schools

Photo of the Scarborough High School 1895 Class
Class Photo 1895

Class of 1895

I added the Class Photo – 1895, it includes:

Annie Moses, Edgar Staples, Ed Snow, John O Libby, Louis Peterson, Mabel Leslie, Clara Pillsbury, Grace Cook, Perley Libby, Harry Small, Carrie Libby, Ruth Bartlett, Addie Vaill, & Martha [Hill?].

The New High School 

Class of 1937

I added: Scarborough High School Class of 1937 class photo. (Digital Maine)

People

Genealogy

I created a new menu item and page for Genealogy. In it I added:

Linwood Dyer Genealogy Collection

Linwood Dyer assembled a large collection of Genealogical Materials. Included with the material are many 3-ring binders regarding various family lines. Among them is “Scarborough Families.”

Scarborough Families

Scarborough Families – A – 2023.01.16

Scarborough Families – B – 2023.01.16 (pages 1-100)
Scarborough Families – B – 2023.01.16 (pages 101-191)

Organizations

The Oriental Council 

I added: Ledger – Nonesuch Hall Members & Minutes 1887-1950 (with gaps)

Surnames – M

I added:

Milliken

Videos

I added:

The Roadside Cabins of Scarborough
by Rodney Laughton
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Page/Post Updates – October 2023

Posted on October 31, 2023 by scarbo7_wp

Education

SHS Class of 1928

Added photo: Girls Basket Ball Team, 1928 to Digital Maine.

SHS Class of 1931

Added photo: Class Photo – Class of 1931 to Digital Maine

Events

Community Events

1958 – Scarborough 300th Anniversary

Added clippings from the Portland [Me] Sunday Telegram, June 29, 1958.

Library->Places->Maps

Newsclippings

Mapcase – Folder 26 – Houses

Added: [Date unknown] Hughie Milliken Homestead (68 Payne Road).

Links

Scarborough Focused Links
Locales

Prouts Neck

Added link to: Prouts Neck History on Instagram

People

Organizations

I added: Riverside Riding and Dining Club.

Nine Horses and Riders – circa 1936.
Six Horses and Riders – Nov 1936.

Surname Files

I added: D — Durgan surname file.

I added: Leary – Scarborough Families – I J K L, Pages L-35 to L-38 – LEARY – 2023.01.022.

I added Mitchell – Scarborough Families – M, Pages 156-176 – MITCHELL – 2023.01.023.

I added: Family Register – David (1805-1878) & Mary Plummer (1810-___)

Videos

To the Videos page, I added:

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