Monthly Archives: September 2024

Photo Friday – Potter, Schell, Small, Smith & Stanford

Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 032By Don Taylor I examined the people in five photos from the Linwood Dyer Collection this week for Photo Friday. This collection includes hundreds of photos, documents, and genealogies of people who lived in Scarborough, … Continue reading

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Donald Montran Stabs his Wife.

In the NewsMontran MondayBy Don Taylor It is time for another edition of “Montran Monday[i].” When I encounter a new, historical newspaper article about persons with the surname Montran, I try to add information about them to my family tree … Continue reading

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Photo Friday – Bailey, Briggs, Bumpus, Rodley, & Reed.

Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 031SHS Photo CollectionBy Don Taylor This week, for Photo Friday, I decided to work on three photos given to me by friends and two photos now in the Linwood Dyer Collection. I like analyzing the … Continue reading

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Dona Montrim at Lincoln Theatre, Union City, NY, Sep. 5-7, 1921.

103 years ago, my grandmother, “Donna Darling,” was in the news for being at the Lincoln Theatre in Union City, NJ. #Genealogy #Vaudeville #InTheNews “A Musical Cocktail.” Continue reading

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Donna at Capitol Theatre, Taylorsville, IL, Sep 1926

98 years ago, my grandmother, “Donna Darling,” was in the news for being at the Capital Theatre in Taylorsville, IL. Continue reading

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