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Author Archives: Don Taylor
A Find-a-Grave visit to the Gorham Cemetery (Old Village Cemetery)
Logo for “Find A Grave” I love Find-a-Grave. It is a fantastic resource for genealogy research; and, I really like to do my part in helping the database along. As such, I like to volunteer to fulfill photo requests. It … Continue reading
Might they be cousins?
Many years ago I was hanging around in the Navy barracks at Treasure Island and was chatting with another sailor. I mentioned I was from Minnesota and he said he had many relatives in northern Minnesota. I said, “Where ‘bouts.” … Continue reading
Posted in Brown-Montran
Tagged George Edgar Heywood, Haywood, Heywood, Motley, Pillager, Brown, Brown/Montran, Christina Catherine Hull
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Angley Project – Sarah Jones’ mother’s maiden name was Thomas
Today’s goal was a simple one — determine Sarah Jones’ mother’s surname as a part of my Angley Project. I started with very little information. Sarah was born in October 1899 to James E and Catherine Jones. They lived in … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Jones, Thomas, Genealogy, Family Search, Angley Project
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Jump Hunting and the Maine Register
Painting by Henry Thomas Alken [Public domain] via Wikimedia Commons. My foster father, Duane Olson, took me hunting when I was in high school. He liked to “jump-shoot” ducks. He knew places where there were likely to be ducks. … Continue reading
Posted in General Help
Tagged Genealogy, Bickford, Whitten, Genealogy Conference, Maine Register
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Donna – A “Cabaret Girl” in Panama.
We know that Grandpa Dick (Clifford/Richard Brown/Durand) was in the Army in the late 1920s and early 1930s and was stationed in Panama where he and Donna met. We don’t know exactly when Donna and her husband Sammy Amsterdam went … Continue reading
