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Author Archives: Don Taylor
The Brewer Surname: Origins, Ancestors & Legacy
Discovering Brewer Roots 🧬🍺
From 17th-century Wales to colonial Maryland and colonial Virginia, my wife’s Brewer ancestors left a remarkable legacy. The surname “Brewer” comes from the Old English brÄ“owan — to brew — and today over 160,000 people share this historic name. Her earliest known Brewer, John Brewer (1620–1664), helped lay the foundation for generations that followed. Continue reading
Uncovering the Faces of Deering High (Part 4):
In this latest post, I explore more remarkable portraits from a 19th-century Deering High School album, featuring students with surnames like Coffin, Johnson, Skillin, and Trufant. Could one of these individuals be your ancestor? Read more and help reconnect these faces with their families. Continue reading
Posted in Linwood Dyer Collection, Willis Skillin Graduation Album, Faces from the Past
Tagged Historical Photos, Family History, Victorian Era, Photo Identification, Dead Fred, FamilySearch, Ancestry Research, Coffin Family, Trufant, Skillin, Linwood Dyer Collection, Maine genealogy, Genealogy, Deering High, Portland Maine, Cabinet Cards, Scarborough Historical Society
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Ida & Donna in the News: Discoveries from the Albion Recorder
By Don Taylor Thanks to recent digitization efforts by NewspaperArchives.com, I’ve uncovered several fascinating mentions of my ancestors in the Albion Recorder (Albion, Michigan). These newly discovered newspaper clippings have provided valuable glimpses into the lives of my great-grandmother, Ida … Continue reading
Posted in Brown-Montran, Newspaper Research, Research
Tagged Wood, Albion Recorder, Brooklyn NY, City Directories, Montran, Find-a-Grave, Albion Michigan, Taber, Fisher, Detroit Michigan
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Uncovering the Faces of Deering High (part 3)
A 19th-Century Photo Album to Reunite Families Across Generations Davis, Hayes, Hill, Hooper, & Skillin Historic Photo Albums and Family ReunionsBy Don Taylor In the dusty pages of a well-preserved 19th-century photo album, the students of Deering High School, Portland, … Continue reading
Willis Skillin Graduation Photo Album – Part 02
Child, Hewitt, Lowe, Sturdivant, & Wilson Photo Friday – 2025.02.22Portland, MaineBy Don Taylor Introduction This treasured artifact from the Linwood D. Dyer Photo Collection contains 32 pages of historical photographs, primarily cabinet cards, plus one loose photograph. Not all pages … Continue reading
Posted in Linwood Dyer Collection, Willis Skillin Graduation Album
Tagged Lowe, DeeringHighSchool, Sturdivant, Wilson, AncestorPortraits, GenealogyResearch, FamilyHistory, CabinetCards, PortlandMaine, AncestryResearch, 1890s, HistoricalAlbums, PhotoIdentification, PhotoPreservation, MaineGenealogyResources, ClassOf1893, LongfellowGallery, Child, ScarboroughHistoricalSociety, Hewitt, MaineHistory
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