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Scarborough Adult Education

Maine Adult Education Program

History & Culture

in Personal Enrichment

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Portrait of a Family through their 19th Century Letters

with Linda Snow McLoon

Mar
11

Next session: March 11th, 2025

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The lives of various siblings of the Googins family are described through their letters to their brother, William Hayes Googins of Scarborough. Lucy tells about her life working in one of the textile mills on Factory Island in Saco; Albion describes being a farmer in Hiram; Lydia passes on details of attending school in Harpswell before heading West with her husband; and the youngest sibling, Charlie, shares details of serving in the Signal Corps during the Civil War.

Instructor: Linda Snow McLoon

Location: Scarborough High School

Dates & Times: Tuesday, March 11th, 2025 at 6 PM - 7 PM

Cost: $14

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Like Father, Like Sons: A Scarborough Family in the Revolutionary War

with Linda Snow McLoon

Mar
4

Next session: March 4th, 2025

$14 More Info

Upon hearing of the outbreak of fighting between colonists and British regulars at Lexington and Concord in 1775, Silas Burbank immediately joined a militia group heading for Boston, taking along his two young sons to serve as a fifer and a drummer. This PowerPoint program tells the Burbank’s fascinating story of their service in the American Revolution, including being captured by the British, dining with General Washington, and playing a role in the traitor Benedict Arnold’s defection. Stunning 18th century Revolutionary War art is included.

Instructor: Linda Snow McLoon

Location: Scarborough High School

Dates & Times: Tuesday, March 4th, 6 PM - 7 PM

Cost: $14