Maine Memory Network

Libby School, Scarborough, ca. 1959

Contributed by: Bruce Thurlow through Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1959 Location: Scarborough Media: Slide, transparency

Scarborough High School graduates 1902

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1902 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

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."

Working Women of the Old Port

Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"He is the father of Thomas G. Libby. Thomas S. Libby was a wheelwright and carriage maker in the town of Lincoln, Maine."

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"Libby was born on March 24, 1848, in Lincoln. His family founded Lincoln, Maine. Thomas Libby was part of the Congregational Church."

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars