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Author Archives: Don Taylor
LDC Stills, Part 1: Five 1930s Paramount Stars
A look at five original 1930s Paramount Pictures movie stills from the Linwood Dyer Collection, featuring glamour portraits of Mary Carlisle, Marsha Hunt, Gail Patrick, Shirley Ross, and Gladys Swarthout — with brief biographical notes on each actress.Linw Continue reading
IN THE NEWS – Harris Grand Theatre, Bloomington, Indiana – April 23–25, 1925
In April 1925, my grandmother Madonna Montran — performing as Donna Darling — headlined her “Bathing Girls’ Revue” at the Harris Grand Theatre in Bloomington, Indiana. The three-day Keith Circuit engagement drew five days of advance and review coverage in the local press, naming her seven supporting performers and praising the elaborate production. Continue reading
IN THE NEWS – Donna at the Temple Theatre, Bryan, Ohio – June 18–19, 1925
In June 1925, Donna Darling headlined at the Temple Theatre in Bryan, Ohio, with her Bathing Girl Revue. Advertised as the “outstanding vaudeville of the season,” her Keith Circuit engagement featured elaborate costumes, stage effects, and six supporting acts, marking another well-documented stop in her expanding Midwestern tour. Continue reading
Gideon Howell Reveals His Brother’s Secret: The Parents of Peter M. Howell
Howell Ancestry LineWho were Peter M. Howell’s parents?By Don Taylor Peter M. Howell (1805–1865) was a well-documented figure in my wife’s ancestry — a colorful itinerant preacher whose memoir, The Life and Travels of Peter Howell, never once names his … Continue reading
Posted in Brick Wall Ancestors, Family Lines, Howell-Hobbs
Tagged Census Records, Gideon C. Howell, brick wall, Nancy Howell, Question Brief, James Howell, The Life and Travels of Peter Howell, Death Records, Buckingham County Virginia, Virginia Genealogy, Peter M. Howell, Howell Family
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Faces from the Past – A Patriotic School Group (& Swasey)
A group of young children holding American flags pose for a photograph circa 1919–1921. One child, Raymond Lewis Swasey, has been identified—but who are the others? This image offers a glimpse into early school life and invites the community to help uncover the identities and location behind this patriotic scene. Continue reading
