Tag Archives: Genealogy

Photo Friday – Gruver, Hinkley, & Kinney

Posted on December 6, 2024 by Don Taylor

Six people from the Hinkley Family Album, Linwood Dyer Photo Collection are identified:
·      Elbert Gruver of New York & Philadelphia.
·      Eleanor Hinkley of Portland, ME.
·      Margaret Hinkley of Portland, ME & Philadelphia.
·      Rufus Hinkley of Portland, ME, Boston, & San Bernardino, CA.
·      Louise Kinney of Portland, ME.
·      Margaret Kinney Continue reading →

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Donna & Rivoli Theatre in the News

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Don Taylor

Don Taylor celebrates discovering articles on his grandmother, Madonna Montran, known as Donna Darling, and her 1920s show business career. On December 7, 1924, Darling’s vaudeville act, including toe dancing, singing, and a larger orchestra, was featured at Rivoli Theatre, Two Rivers, WI, alongside a Warner Bros. film. Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Hinkley & Gruver.

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Don Taylor

Five people identified from the Linwood Dyer Collection – “Hinkley Family Photo Album” — Eleanor Prindle Hinkley, Margaret Tisdale (Hinkley) Gruver, Elbert Asa Gruver, Sr., Eleanor Gruver, and Elbert Asa Gruver, Jr., Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Hinkley (later Black)

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Don Taylor

I identified Marion Hinkley, Alice Black (née Hinkley), and the Black family home in Newark, Ohio, using the Hinkley Family Album from the Scarborough Historical Society. Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Hinkley, Prindle, (née Welch).

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Don Taylor

Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 040Hinkley Family Photographs (2024.13.43)Gorham, Portland, & Standish, Maine; New YorkBy Don Taylor This photo album is from the Linwood D Dyer Photo Collection and is in very rough condition. Because most images are glued in … Continue reading →

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