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Author Archives: Don Taylor
Photo Friday – Libby, Plummer (married Wright & Dyer)
Three portraits offer glimpses into Maine family history. The first depicts Annie & Ella Libby, photographed about 1896. The second features Sarah Elizabeth “Aunt Liz” Plummer Wright, photographed around 1894. The third showcases her niece, Josephine Plummer Dyer, captured in 1888. These cabinet cards not only provide visual testaments to the lives of these women but also serve as valuable genealogical resources. By analyzing the photographers’ studio locations and operational periods, researchers can pinpoint the approximate dates of these portraits. These images, now preserved digitally, connect future generations to their ancestors and offer a tangible link to the past. Continue reading
Posted in Linwood Dyer Collection, HOD WRIGHT JPD LIZ OTHERS Album, Faces from the Past
Tagged Maine, Scarborough, Libby, Portland, Dyer, Wright, Plummer
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Photo Friday – Gambell, Gruver, Hinkley, Quinby
Review of photos of
Frances Elizabeth Prindle (Hinkley) Quinby,
Frances Elizabeth “Betty” Quinby,
Frank Lees Quinby, Jr.,
Frank Lees Quinby, Sr.,
Elbert Asa Gruver, Sr.,
Elbert Asa, Gruver, Jr.,
Eleanor Gruver, &
Margaret Prindle (Hinkley) Gruver
from the Linwood Dyer Photo Collection, Hinkley Photo Album. Continue reading
Posted in Linwood Dyer Collection, Hinkley Family Album, Faces from the Past
Tagged Hinkley, Gruver, Quinby, Hanson Photography, Maine, Gambell, Genealogy, Portland, PhotoID
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Donna 100 Years ago – Alhambra, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
“Donna Montran, vaudeville star, headlined ‘Bathing Beauty Revue’ in Madison and Milwaukee, WI, in January 1925, sharing the stage with Murray Earle and films like ‘A Man Must Live.'” Continue reading
Posted in In the news, Bathing Beauty Revue, Vaudeville
Tagged Alhambra, Milwaukee, 1925, Wisconsin
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Photo Friday – Dana, Gruver, Hinkley, & Kinney
Review of photos of
Howard Hinkley Dana – c. 1915
Elbert Gruver – 1911
Eleanor Gruver – 1911
Margaret Hinkley Gruver – Fall 1911.
Charles K Hinkley – Feb 1862.
Stephen Hinkley – c. 1862.
Ernest Cogswell Kinney – 1909
from the Linwood Dyer Photo Collection, Hinkley Photo Album. Continue reading
Posted in Hinkley Family Album, Linwood Dyer Collection, Faces from the Past
Tagged Kinney, Hinkley, Gruver, Dana, Maine, Genealogy, Gorham, PhotoID
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Montrans in the News – 1914 Card of Thanks
Montran Monday By Don Taylor This week, for Montran Monday[i], I found the following article: This week’s entry is from the Marion Leader-Tribune (Marion, Indiana) dated November 19, 1914, page 8. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank our friends … Continue reading
