Maine Memory Network

Fred M. Newcomb Store, Scarborough, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Scarborough High School Graduation Program, June 16, 1893

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: 1893-06-16 Location: Scarborough Media: Ink on paper

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Scarborough Downs clubhouse, Scarborough, 1950

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1950 Location: Scarborough Client: Scarborough Downs Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

The Kirkwood at Scarborough Beach, Scarborough, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Scarborough Client: unknown Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Scarborough: They Answered the Call

Scarborough met every quota set by the state for supplying Civil War soldiers for Union regiments. Some of those who responded became prominent citizens of the town.

Graduation Season

Graduations -- and schools -- in the 19th through the first decade of the 20th century often were small affairs and sometimes featured student presentations that demonstrated what they had learned. They were not necessarily held in May or June, what later became the standard "end of the school year."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society

"The result of this collaboration is a "virtual Scarborough Room" on the Maine Memory Network. The Scarborough Historical Society was established in…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Public Library

"… with both the Scarborough Historical Society and Scarborough Middle School on previous initiatives, most recently in the celebration of…"

Surfing in Maine
by Emma G.

Emma, a student of documentary film making, talks about surfing at Scarborough Beach

Rest Stop in Scarborough, Maine
by Lee Evans

This is about our first visit to Maine in 1998. My wife and I moved here from Maryland in 2007.