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Remembering my mom, Sylvia Matson (née Kees).
Taylor Family TreeAmsterdam LineBy Don Taylor Today, I remember my mom, Sylvia Matson (née Kees). She was born on January 15, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan. She used to love to say she was a “duce,” as in a 1932 Ford … Continue reading
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Tagged Kees, Michigan, Fridley, Detroit, Minnesota, GED
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1982 – Back to the Navy & a Career Change
My History, My MemoriesBy Don Taylor After being laid off from TRW, I worked for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Defense Contract Management Administration Services (DCAS). After a couple of years, I received the opportunity for a promotion and to … Continue reading
Posted in My Memories, My History
Tagged DCAS, DLA, Fridley, Minnesota, Navy, NavPRO
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Schools I’ve Attended – 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade
My Life Those Places Thursday By Don Taylor Parkview Elementary, Fridley, Anoka County, Minnesota In August 1958, we moved from Anoka to Fridley into a tiny little house on NE 2nd Street. At the time the address was 5853, however, … Continue reading
Posted in My History
Tagged My Life, Elementary, Parkview, Book1, Fridley, Minnesota
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Personal Memories – Fifth Grade – Parkview & Spring Lake Park Elementary
Parkview Elementary School, Fridley, Minnesota Fifth grade was really good for me. We had lived in our tiny house on Second Street in Fridley, Minnesota. I had attended Parkview Elementary School throughout my third and fourth grades. At that point, … Continue reading
My First “Job” – Trapper
I was recently catching up on some videos I have long wanted to watch. One of them was the Friday Keynote speech as the 2014 Roots Tech conference. In the speech, Judy G. Russell, JD, CGSM , CGLSM , spoke about many … Continue reading
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Tagged Fridley, Don Taylor, First Job, Gopher Trapping, Minnesota, Pocket gophers, Book1, Brown/Montran
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