Monthly Archives: May 2023

Ancestor Sketch – Harriet Marilla Robinson [Welch]

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Don Taylor

Welch-Harris Project Welch-Robinson Line By Don Taylor When Harriet Marilla Robinson was born on 20 December 1861 in Limington, Maine, her father, David, was 24, and her mother, Malinda, was 23. She married Albert Wesley Welch in 1876. They had … Continue reading →

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Carlstrom, Rowell, Roy, Rush, & Ryder

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Don Taylor

This week, I identified four of five people in my photo sets:
Virginia Carlstrom, circa 1936.
Sylvia Rowell, circa 1935.
Hilda V. Rush, Queens Hospital, Portland, ME, circa 1935.
Dorothy Ryder, circa 1934.
I also tentatively identified Aline Roy circa 1935, but I am not confident in the identification. Continue reading →

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Donna & Columbia Theater – In the News (once again)

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Don Taylor

Donna Darling & Girls at the Columbia Theater, Columbia, MO, on Sept 21 & 22, 1925. Donna in the News by Don Taylor “Donna in the News” reports newly found newspaper articles and advertisements regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka … Continue reading →

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Donna & the Columbia Theater – In the News

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Don Taylor

100 years ago, my grandmother, “Donna Darling,” was interviewed and “in the news” for being at the Columbia Theater in Columbia, MO. #Genealogy #Vaudeville #InTheNews Continue reading →

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