Author Archives: Don Taylor

100 Years ago – Robert Harry Darling – (1907-1969)

Robert Harry Darling c. 1917 Little Robert Harry Darling’s mother, Anna/Hanna, died in 1913. He was only five years old at the time. Apparently, his father, a railroad man, was either too transient or too ill to take care of … Continue reading

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Memories of Sharon Huffman

Sharon Huffman (c 2009) [My first cousin, once removed, Sharon Marie (Larson) Huffman, recently passed away. Among her documents was one where she wrote of some of her memories regarding her grandparents, my great-grandparents Arthur Durwood and Mary Elizabeth (Manning) … Continue reading

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Donna in Fort Wayne, IN, at the Majestic Theatre – February 15, 1920

This week I did more background research regarding Donna’s career with the “Chin Chin” production. I still haven’t determined dates or venue for their Minneapolis showing (other than late January to early February, 1920). I did, however, find where the … Continue reading

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Where was Mary (aka Mame) Dowd Angley Born?

By – Don Taylor I was doing some research for a genetic cousin attempting to find a common ancestor. My goal was to determine Mary Dowd’s mother’s surname. It was frustrating because it kept appearing like her husband, Michael Angley, … Continue reading

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Memories – Kid Shows and Poker with Grandma.

By Don Taylor I’ll admit it. I grew up with television.  Every morning it was TV time.  During the summer, and other times when there wasn’t school, it was TV for lunch (“Lunch with Casey” comes to mind), too. And, … Continue reading

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