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Author Archives: Don Taylor
Blackhurst Family Reunion – 1923
Amanuensis Monday By Don Taylor I don’t recall ever finding a newspaper article about a family reunion for my direct ancestors. I found an article on Ancestry.Com that mentioned my third great-grandparents, Stephen and Fanny (Taylor) Blackhurst. The article was … Continue reading
Posted in Brown-Montran
Tagged Stephen Blackhurst, Albion Michigan, Fannie (Taylor) Blackhurst, Amanuensis
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Blackhurst Conflicts – The “Blacklin” Family of 1860
By Don Taylor I recently attended a Greater Portland Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society where the speaker, Pam Stone Eagleson spoke about “Confronting Conflicting Evidence.” It was a very good talk. As I listened to it I was thinking, … Continue reading
Twelve Darling Greats Discovered
Bright Shiny Objects – A Distraction can be Okay Howell-Darling-2016 Research Darling Line By Don Taylor The Blizzard of 2017 was a great day to knuckle down and do some genealogy – as long as the power held out. My … Continue reading
Posted in Darling-Huber
Tagged Darling, Dennis Darling, Braintree, Beekman Patent, Ebenezer Darling, Benjamin Darling, John Darling
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Collins – Surname Saturday
I don’t really know much about my Collins ancestors, but they are among my earliest ancestors, 8th 9th and 10th great grandparents. They were part of the “Great Migration” of the early 1600s arriving in Massachusetts then locating to Connecticut. … Continue reading
Posted in Surname Saturday, Brown-Montran
Tagged Collins, Samuel Wolcott, Abigail Collins
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Digitize those Photos!
By Don Taylor I advocate digitizing everything that can be digitized, particularly photographs. I was recently speaking with a person at the museum about a photo that she had of the Cunningham family. She showed me the old, faded photo … Continue reading