Category Archives: Donna Montran
DNA Doesn’t Lie – John Montran
Brown-Montran Line By Don Taylor For a few years, I’ve hypothesized that my great-grandfather, John F. Montran and John Foster Montran were the same person. I have been unable to find a record of John F. Montran and my great-grandmother, … Continue reading
Donna Darling Collection – Part 35 – The Elsinore
Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Thursday, I’m looking at a clipping from the Donna Darling Collection concerning “The Elsinore.” This was one of the strangest clippings in the scrapbook not only because it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Oregon, Salem, Red Crown Gasoline, Elsinore Theater
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Chin-Chin in the News – 1 Jan 1920 – Edmonton, Alberta
Date: January 1, 1920 – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Empire Theatre Vaudeville/Chin-Chin My grandmother was a vaudeville star and I am following her career, trying to learn of her many performances. In October 1919, she joined the cast of the Charles … Continue reading
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Donna appears with Arthur Daly – February 1918
The New York Clipper for February 13, 1918 reported JEROME SONGS IN VAUDEVILLE Montran and Daly, who are now appearing on the United time, are featuring a number of the songs from the William Jerome catalogue. The best are “The … Continue reading
Earthquake Rattles Donna and Sammy
Donna Darling Collection – Part 34 Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Thursday, I’m looking at two clippings from the Donna Darling Collection concerning earthquakes. The earthquake was significant enough for Donna to clip newspaper … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Earthquake, San Francisco, Monterey
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