Added week of June 9th thru 15th, 2020

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Don Taylor

Businesses

Hotels, Motels, & Inns

I added:  Danish Village (U.S. Route 1) – Clipping – 28 August 2015 – “Danish Village arch to be saved.”

Organizations

Methodist Church (West Scarborough)

I added:  Booklet: 150th Anniversary and Rededication – 1802-1952  (Contains church history and images)

Posted in Hotels | Comments Off on Added week of June 9th thru 15th, 2020

Looking Back

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Don Taylor

Besides “The Villages of Scarborough,” in 2011 the Scarborough Leader ran a series of articles titled “Looking Back” about various objects at the Scarborough Historical Society. These articles included the following:

Looking Back

Ross Road Violin

  1. Board for drying freshly spun will – 2011-08-05
  2. Bootjack – 2011-05-20
  3. Bronze Clock – 2011-06-24
  4. Early Vacuum Cleaner – 2011-05-27
  5. Edison Gould Moulded Records (cylindrical record) – 2011-06-10
  6. Looking Back – Granite Mile Markers – 2011-05-06
  7. Looking Back – Ornamental tools – 2011-06-03.jpeg
  8. Looking Back – Ross Road Violin – 2011-04-29
  9. Looking Back – Ship Model “Delia Chapin” – 2011-07-01

These articles have been compiled and are available in a PDF file: “Clippings – Looking Back – 2011”

While researching these clippings, I found a 10th article regarding custom-built “bog shoes”  in the April 22, 2011, edition of the Leader. I’ve included it in the “Clippings – Looking Back – 2011” file. 

These articles are also available through the efforts of the Scarborough Public Library through “Advantage Preservation.”

Posted in Things | Comments Off on Looking Back

Holmes Surname Folder

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Don Taylor

As of 13 May 2020

  • 43.1 – Article: “The Identity of Samuel and Joseph Holmes of Scarborough and Machias, Maine: The Importance of Applying Basic Genealogical Methods” by Windred A. Côté, III. The Maine Genealogist, May 1999, Pages 51-60.
  • 4.1 – Article: “The Identity of Samuel and Joseph Holmes of Scarborough and Machias, Maine: The Importance of Applying Basic Genealogical Methods” by Windred A. Côté, III. Generations, The Journal of the New Brunswick Genealogical Society, Summer 2000, Pages 35-41.
  • 9.1759 – “Holmes Family” – A typed, 1-page document apparently written by S. M. Watson in 1917 and transcribed by Dorothy Shaw Libby, Feb. 15, 1962.
  • 03.7.1 – Letter: June 13, 2002 from Yolande B. Justice Scarborough Town Clerk to Ms. Joan Starkman.
    • Letter: December 3, 2002 from Joan Starkman to Scarborough Historical Society.
    • Letter: February 3, 2003 Mary G Johnson to Ms. Joan Starkman. [response]
  • 03.39.1 – Letter: June 23, 2003 from Mary Johnson to Ms. Joan Starkman.
  • 03.39.2a – Letter: July 9, 2003 – From Joan Starkman to Ms. Johnson.
  • 03.39.2b – Letter: July 21, 2003 from Mary Johnson to Ms. Joan Starkman.
  • 20.11.1a – Letter: Feb 19, 2020 from Joan Starkman to Scarborough Historical Society.
    • Photocopy of letter from S. Marion Watson to Isaac ___, Feb 4, 1882.
    • Photocopy of “Names of persons admitted to Covenant for the privilege of baptism to themselves and children.” [2nd Congregational Church]

Clipping: Maine Sunday Telegram, January 12, 1992, Page 10G – “WHAT’S IN A NAME?” Query 12,628: HOLMES. John Nelson Holmes, son of Joseph and Dorcas Holmes….

Holmes Cross References (AKA “Pink Slip”)

  • Daniel Holmes, See #97.32.5, Invent. of Estate of N. Libby.
  • See History of Machias, pg. 15, Joseph
  • Chris Holmes – 00.571 ‘Acting in Fun’
Posted in Surname Files | Tagged | Comments Off on Holmes Surname Folder

The Villages of Scarborough

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Don Taylor

During 2011, the Scarborough Leader ran a series of articles about the various “Villages of Scarborough” which began with “Town is Rich in Village History” and was followed by 10 articles regarding various “villages” in Scarborough. These articles included the following:

  1. Pine Point – Clams were core of Pine Point community.
  2. Blue Point – Proud of their ‘Hiller’ heritage.
  3. Dunstan – Dunstan defined community.
  4. North Scarborough – Grange hall was the hub of activity in North Scarborough.
  5. Oak Hill – Oak Hill has seen some changes.
  6. Black Point – Black Point had ‘everything right there.’
  7. Prouts Neck – Prouts Neck history features big hotels.
  8. Spurwink – Farms dominated Spurwink landscape.
  9. Higgins Beach – Residents recall bonds of summer.
  10. Pleasant Hill – Plenty of work and play in Pleasant Hill.

These articles have been compiled and are available as a PDF file in: “The Villages of Scarborough.”

Additionally, all of these articles are available through the efforts of the Scarborough Public Library through “Advantage Preservation.”  The Scarborough Leader issues from 1995 thru 2018 are available through Advantage Preservation.

 

Posted in Black Point, Blue Point, Dunstan, Higgins Beach, North Scarborough, Oak Hill, Pine Point, Pleasant Hill, Prout's Neck, Spurwink | Comments Off on The Villages of Scarborough

Beech Ridge School Update

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Rodney Laughton

By Rodney Laughton

Beech Ridge School

With the schoolhouse on its new foundation, plans were to begin structural restoration this spring. The viral pandemic has set those plans back a bit. However, in February, Robbie Alden of Alden Joinery was able to spend a few days removing the suspended ceiling in the main room, gutting the bathroom, and taking down wall material to allow for new wiring. He has installed a sump pump to keep water out of the basement and will return in May to continue work. Volunteer Steve Howard will do the groundwork around the school, clearing brush and trees to make a parking area, as well as grading around the school.

We wish to thank all who have contributed to the restoration of the schoolhouse, including the Prouts Neck Historical Society who made a generous donation.

Posted in Beech Ridge School, Projects | Comments Off on Beech Ridge School Update