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Author Archives: Don Taylor
Donna 100 Years ago – November 1921
“Donna 100 years ago” is my reporting items relating to my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and aka Donna Darling). Hers was the exciting world of 1920s vaudeville. She crisscrossed the country with her many shows. From the Donna … Continue reading
Halloween 1959
My “Best-est” Halloween My Memories By Don Taylor I got to thinking about Halloween and tried to remember what my “best-est” Halloween ever was when I was a kid. Of course, memories from that long ago are often forgotten unless … Continue reading
Posted in My Memories, My History
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Ethel Wight Collection – Part 52
Griffin, Griffith (2), Gross, Guite, (Née Elwell, Darling) Photo Friday Ethel Wight Collection 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 … Continue reading
Posted in Ethel Wight Studio, Faces from the Past
Tagged Griffin, Griffith, Gross, Guite, Elwell, Darling
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Brown – Surname Saturday (2)
Brown Surname Meaning[i] English, Scottish, and Irish: Generally a nickname referring to the color of the hair or complexion, Middle English br(o)un, from Old English brun or Old French brun. As an American family name, it has absorbed numerous surnames … Continue reading
Posted in Surname Saturday, Howell-Hobbs
Tagged Brown, North Carolina, Martin County
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Ethel Wight Collection – Part 51
Analysis of five more photo packages from the Ethel Wight Studio Collection includes Earl & Erna Granville (née Tillotson), circa 1934; Frederick Griffin, circa 1936 (age 2); Joan & James Grant, circa 1935 (ages 2 & 3); and Beatrice Greene (née Benson), circa 1936. Continue reading
Posted in Ethel Wight Studio, Faces from the Past
Tagged Griffin, Benson, Tillotson, Grant, Granville, Greene
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