Government – Town Hall

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Don Taylor

Images of the various Scarborough Town Halls including:

  • The Original (Oldest) Town Hall
  • The Previous (Old) Town Hall — Located at Oak Hill, Built about 1883 – It housed the high school for several years.
  • New Town Hall
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Government – Fire Department Images

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Don Taylor
Accession # Description
89.9.1860 Pleasant Hill Hose | C. Libbey
2017.56.02 Pine Point Volunteer Fire Co., Pine Point, ME, August 1938
2017.51.05 Rescue Unit | Doctor Philip Haigis, Frank Slipp, Clayton Urquhart, Percey Gower, Leon Lary, Ross Sherwood | 1952 Chevrolet
2017.51.07 Rescue Unit | Doctor Philip Haigis, Frank Slipp, Clayton Urquhart, Percey Gower, Leon Lary, Ross Sherwood | 1952 Chevrolet
2017.51.04 Rescue Unit | In front of High School – 1952 Chevrolet (with equipment on a lawn)
2017.51.01 Rescue and Fire Dept. | 1-28 unnamed | 29. Stan Payson | 30. Henry Gould | 31-32 unnamed.
2017.51.09 Scarborough Rescue Unit – 1952 Chevrolet – Also at Maine State Library #13
2017.51.08 1936 Ford – Engine 7 at Scarborough Downs (Oak Hill Engine 7) – Also at Maine State Library #14
84.4.35 Scarborough Fire Dept. Equipment | Taken at Scarborough Downs | Early 1950
84.4.33 Engine 7 – Oak Hill – Nov. 1954 | Wentworth place across Rt. 1. Also at Maine State Library #15
09.29.18 Program Cover which includes an image of the first engine at Pleasant Hill Hose Company  
84.04.30 a Scarborough Mobil Canteen | left to right || 1. Dr. Philip Haigis | 2. Shirley Libby | 3. Unk | 4. (Bunny) Maureen Worthing | 5. Unk | 6. Ruth Douglas? | 7. Eleanor Higgins | 8. Geraldine Sprague | 9. Christine D’Amico | 10. Unk | 11. Eleanor Lorfano | 12. Laurine Libby Webber | 13. Margaret Hall | 14. Unk | 15. Stoney Haigis | Photo Printed – Jun 1959.
84.4.31 Scarborough New Mobile Canteen Unit | Eleanor Higgins – Eleanor Lorfano – Shirley Libby – Also at the Maine State Library.
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Locales - Black Point - Pleasant Hill Hose Co. - c. 1930 - NA-Web
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Thank You, Hillock Well Drilling!

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Karlene Osborne

Hillock Well Drilling at Beech Ridge Schoolhouse (Photo: Karlene Osborne)

Many thanks to the Stanley E. Hillock Co. of Mitchell Hill Road, who graciously donated their expertise and services to the Beech Ridge Schoolhouse project and determined the condition of the well. On June 6, 2019, Joe Gallant and his brothers, whose grandfather started the business, excavated the area around the well pipe and welded the broken pipe after finding that the well is 68 feet deep. They cut the pipe to the building so that the building can be lifted in July. They also have determined that the water flow is insufficient and will return to the site to clean out the well and see if it will be necessary to drill deeper.

    

Photos by Karlene Osborne
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Four “Old Timers” talk about Coal Kiln Corner

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Don Taylor

On April 18, 2019, four “old timers,” Roger Delaware, Bert Cox, Clay Skillings and Wayne Chick talked about the neighborhood and people who lived in the Coal Kiln Corner area of Scarborough, Maine during the 1960s. Roger both lived in the area and delivered heating fuel to the people of the area.

This audio documents many of the memories these men had regarding the people of the area.

Download recording “Coal Kiln Corner” or click play in Media Player.

Coal Kiln Corner – Adapted from a map by Roger Delaware in 2019.

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Downeast Ancestry

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Don Taylor

Downeast Ancestry Issues are Available at Family Search

Downeast Ancestry was a wonderful publication published six times a year between 1977 and 1992 that focused on Maine Genealogy. You will find articles, such as “Jonathan Berry Sr. and Jr. of Scarborough, Maine,” (October-November 1990). Scarboro is mentioned in virtually every issue, so it becomes necessary to focus your searches. For example, Downeast Ancestry mentions “Dunstan” in five different issues. Another feature was that subscribers asked questions about genealogical research areas. Looking at those queries may provide a contact person who was researching the same people you are.

The issues are copyrighted, so I can’t present them here, however, all of the issues are available online at Family Search. Log into Family Search (an account is free), then search in the catalog for Downeast Ancestry. Volumes of the publication had five issues then a sixth issue was an Index both by surname and location. We have a CD at the museum with all the issues of Downeast Ancestry available for use.

If you prefer paper, we have copies of many (but not all) of the issues at the Museum which you can view and use. If you like electronic versions, below is a list, with a hot link, to all of the index issues. Just log into Family Search (an account is free), then click the links below to view the indexes.

Downeast Ancestry – v. 1-2 (1977-1979) – v. 1, no. 6 (Apr. 1978)
Downeast Ancestry – v. 1-2 (1977-1979) – v. 2, no. 6 (Apr. 1979)
Downeast Ancestry – v. 3 1979-1980 – v. 3, no. 6 (Apr. 1980)
Downeast Ancestry – v. 4-5 (1980-1982) – v. 4, no. 6 (Apr. 1981)
Downeast Ancestry – v. 4-5 (1980-1982) – v. 5, no. 6 (Apr. 1982)
Downeast Ancestry – v. 6 (1982-1983) – v. 6, no. 6 (Apr. 1983)
Downeast Ancestry – v. 7 1983-1984 – v. 7, no. 6 (Apr. 1984)
Downeast Ancestry – v. 8 1984-1986 – v. 8, no. 6 (Apr. 1985)
Downeast Ancestry – v. 9 1984-1986 – v. 9, no. 6 (Apr. 1986)
Downeast Ancestry – v. 10 1986-1987 – v. 10, no. 6 (Apr. 1987)
Downeast Ancestry – v. 11 1987-1988 – v. 11, no. 6 (Apr. 1988)
Downeast Ancestry – v. 12 1988-1989 – v. 12, no. 6 (Apr. 1989)
Downeast Ancestry – v. 13 1989-1990 – v. 13, no. 6 (Apr. 1990)
Downeast Ancestry – v. 14 (1990-1991) – v. 14, no. 6 (Apr. 1991)
Downeast Ancestry – v. 15 1991-1992 – v. 15, no. 6 (Apr. 1992)

Note: Downeast Ancestry Volume 16 had 2 issues and did not have an index.

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