Monthly Archives: December 2024

Donna & Sammy in National Vaudeville Artists – 1927 Yearbook

A full-page feature of my grandmother, Donna (Montran) Darling, and her partner Sammy in the 1927 National Vaudeville Artists Yearbook. Their images are clear and their quote highlights their commitment to the N.V.A. Continue reading

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Photo Friday – Philip & Helen Hinkley.

A review of photos of Philip Edward Hinkley &
Helen Hartwell Hinkley from the Linwood Dyer Collection, Hinkley Photo Album. Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – MK-10 – Josef Alvar Krafve (1863-1924).

Matson Project Matson-Krafve Line By Don Taylor Joseph Alvar Krafve was born on 14 March 1863 in Eriksbyn, Västra Götaland, Sweden, as the seventh child of Josef Olsson Krafve and Maja Andersdotter. He had eight siblings: Jonas, Anders, Olof Wilhelm, … Continue reading

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Photo Friday – Dana, Hinkley, Kinney, & Quimby

Six people from six pages of photos from the Hinkley Family Photo Album, Linwood Dyer Collection are identified:
Eleanor Tisdale (Hinkley) Kinney,
Florence (Hinkley) Dana,
Frances Elizabeth Prindle (Hinkley) Quimby,
Frank Lees Quimby, Jr.,
Philip Dana, Jr.,
Philip Edward Hinkley. Continue reading

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Harris – Surname Saturday

Roberts-Blackwell-Harris Line By Don Taylor Harris Origin Harris is typically an English name, pluralizing of the personal name “Harry.” It is also in Ireland, where Harris can be an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEarchadha. Occasionally, it can be an Americanized form of … Continue reading

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