Monthly Archives: August 2022

Donna Darling – Strand Theatre, Dayton, Ohio – 28-30 Aug 1922.

Donna 100 Years Ago “As You Like It” By Don Taylor “Donna 100 years ago” reviews my grandmother’s vaudeville life. Madonna Montran, aka “Donna Montran” & “Donna Darling,” had an exciting career during the 1920s. A definite headliner, she crisscrossed … Continue reading

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Photo Friday – Vye, Wakefield, Wallace, & Walsh

Ethel Wight Collection – Part 95 By Don Taylor This week, for Photo Friday, I identify the people in five more envelopes from the Ethel Wight Studio Collection[i]. The envelopes contain the names who paid for the photos, not necessarily … Continue reading

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BH-15 – Sarah Jane (Locke) Reid (1868-1941)

Ancestor Sketch Bradley-Hingston Project Bradley-Hingston-Reid-Locke Line By Don Taylor When Sarah Jane Locke was born on 14 February 1868 in Arlington, Massachusetts, her father, Thomas, was 34, and her mother, Mary, was 39. She married Samuel J Reid on 26 … Continue reading

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Photo Friday – Merrill, Valle (née Crone), Veazie (née Chase), & Vitone

Ethel Wight Collection – Part 94 By Don Taylor This week, for Photo Friday, I identify the people in five more envelopes from the Ethel Wight Studio Collection[i]. The envelopes contain the names who paid for the photos, not necessarily … Continue reading

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Francis Asbury Welch (1887-1929)

Ancestor Sketch – Welch-Harris Project Welch Line by Don Taylor Francis Asbury Welch was born on 26 November 1887 in Kennebunkport, Maine. His father, Albert, was 40 and his mother, Harriet, was 25. He had four older siblings. He married … Continue reading

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