Tag Archives: Montran
Donna in the News – Hagerstown, MD, November 1920.
Billed as “Donna Montram,” Tom Rooney’s “Beach Promenade” bathing beauty revue topped the bill at the Maryland Theatre in Hagerstown, Maryland in November 1920. Donna sharing the stage with trained baboons and a Man o’ War newsreel. Continue reading
Posted in Beach Promenade (1920), In the news, Vaudeville
Tagged 1920, A Beach Promenade, Bathing Beauties, Donna Montram, Donna Montran, Genealogy Research, Hagerstown, Maryland, Maryland Theatre, Maryland Vaudeville, Montran, The Herald-Mail, theatre history, Tom Rooney, Vaudeville, vaudeville history
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Taylor – Surname Saturday
The Taylor surname traces an occupational origin rooted in England and extends through multiple generations of my family from 17th-century New England to 19th-century Michigan. This article examines three documented Taylor ancestors—John Taylor, Rhoda Taylor, and Fanny Taylor—highlighting their place in early colonial settlement, frontier warfare, Atlantic migration, and American industrial expansion. Continue reading
Posted in Surname Saturday, Brown-Montran, Massachusetts Genealogy
Tagged Massachusetts Colony, Taylor surname, English immigration, New England genealogy, Rhoda Taylor Parsons, John Taylor 1641, Montran, Fanny Taylor Blackhurst, Sanford, Michigan pioneers, occupational surnames, Parsons
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A Case of Mistaken Identity? Mrs. Montran (or Montrose?) in Vicksburg, 1901.
Montran MondayBy Don Taylor As part of my ongoing Montran Monday series, I search historical newspapers for any mention of individuals bearing the Montran surname. Each brief reference is another clue in the larger puzzle of my maternal grandmother’s elusive … Continue reading
Montran Monday – A Watch Lost and Found in Pasadena, 1922
By Don Taylor As part of my ongoing “Montran Monday” series[i], I search historical newspapers for any mention of individuals bearing the Montran surname. Each small discovery helps me piece together the broader story of my maternal grandmother’s elusive father. … Continue reading
Ida & Donna in the News: Discoveries from the Albion Recorder
By Don Taylor Thanks to recent digitization efforts by NewspaperArchives.com, I’ve uncovered several fascinating mentions of my ancestors in the Albion Recorder (Albion, Michigan). These newly discovered newspaper clippings have provided valuable glimpses into the lives of my great-grandmother, Ida … Continue reading
Posted in Brown-Montran, Newspaper Research, Research
Tagged City Directories, Montran, Find-a-Grave, Albion Michigan, Taber, Fisher, Detroit Michigan, Wood, Albion Recorder, Brooklyn NY
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