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Author Archives: Don Taylor
Donna & Hippodrome In the News
Donna Darling & Co. performed at the Sacramento Hippodrome from June 4-7, 1924, as discovered through 1924 newspaper ads. The author, Donna’s grandchild, used these findings to add to the documentation of her vaudeville career, specifically a show titled “Romance.” Continue reading
Posted in Song & Dance Romance, In the news, Vaudeville
Tagged Genealogy, Hippodrome, Sacramento
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Donna & State Theatre (Oakland, CA) – In the News
Don Taylor celebrates finding a 1924 Oakland Post Enquirer article about his grandmother, vaudeville performer Donna Darling. The piece confirms Donna’s act, “A Song and Dance Romance,” featured at Oakland, CA’s State Theatre from June 1-3, 1924. This discovery adds to the documentation of her performing arts career in the 1910s and 1920s. Continue reading
Posted in Song & Dance Romance, In the news, Vaudeville
Tagged California, State Theatre
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Photo Friday – Brown, Curtis (née Pednault), Dean, & Dinsmore.
Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 016By Don Taylor This week, for Photo Friday, I identified the people in five photos from the Linwood Dyer Collection. This collection includes hundreds of photos, documents, and genealogies of people who lived in Scarborough, … Continue reading
Posted in Linwood Dyer Collection, Faces from the Past
Tagged Curtis, Dinsmore, Pednault, Brown, Genealogy, Dean, PhotoID
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Remembering Mary (Lyons) Daly (1866-1940)
Today, we remember Mary (Lyons) Daly who died 84 years ago today. – Welch-Harris Project. Continue reading
Posted in Welch-Harris Project, In the news
Tagged Biddeford, Ireland, Welch, Daly, Cork
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Photo Friday – Curtis (née Pedneault)
Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 015Photo FridayBy Don Taylor This week, for Photo Friday, I analyzed the people in five photos from the Linwood Dyer Collection. This collection includes hundreds of photos, documents, and genealogies of people who lived in … Continue reading
Posted in Linwood Dyer Collection, Faces from the Past
Tagged Westbrook, PhotoID, Pedneault, Curtis, Maine, Genealogy
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