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Laurance & Mildred Harmon & the 1920 Census
Census Sunday By Don Taylor One of my normal processes is finding an ancestor during all of the censuses during their lifetime. I had looked for Laurance and Mildred (Swain) Harmon several times, in several ways, without success. Also, a … Continue reading
Sutherland – Surname Saturday
Roberts Research Ancestry indicates that Sutherland surname is a Scottish regional name from the Old Norse suðr ‘south’ + land ‘land.’ Sutherland lays south of Scandinavia and the Norse colonies in the Orkney and Shetland Islands. Forebears add that it … Continue reading
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Ethel Wight Collection – Part 41
Fogg, Foley(4) 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 who paid for the photos, not … Continue reading
Ancestor Sketch – Mildred R. Swain
Welch-Harris Project Welch-Harris-Harmon-Swain Line By Don Taylor Mildred R. Swain was born, married, raised four children, and died in the Greater Portland, Maine, area. Welch/Harris – Ancestor #15 List of Greats 1st Great-grandmother: Mildred R. Swain (1899-1984) 2nd Great-grandfather: Milton … Continue reading
Donna 100 Years ago – 10 August 1921
Asbury Park, New Jersey by Don Taylor “Donna 100 years ago” is my reporting of events relating to my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and Donna Darling) 100 years ago. Hers was the exciting world of 1920s vaudeville. She … Continue reading
