Tag Archives: Portland Maine

Uncovering the Faces of Deering High (Part 4):

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Don Taylor

In this latest post, I explore more remarkable portraits from a 19th-century Deering High School album, featuring students with surnames like Coffin, Johnson, Skillin, and Trufant. Could one of these individuals be your ancestor? Read more and help reconnect these faces with their families. Continue reading →

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Ancestor Biography – Annie Evelyn Chase (1908-1976)

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Don Taylor

52 Ancestors – 52 Weeks Utterstrom – Chase Line Blanchard Project 2017 – Ancestor #7 Annie Evelyn Chase (1908-1976) Birth Annie Evelyn Chase was born 24 May 1908 in Patten, Penobscot, Maine.[i] She was the second of six children of … Continue reading →

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Half Baked or Fully Baked – A Morrill Connection?

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Don Taylor

Morrill Project By Don Taylor I was recently asked to take a look at a friend’s family history.  Her grandfather was a Morrill from Portland, Maine, and the question arose if she related to Charles Morrill (the “M” in B … Continue reading →

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