Monthly Archives: August 2012

The Darling Family Story Project

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Don Taylor

By Don Taylor I have been working on a “Darling Family Story” for the past several months and more intensely the past few weeks. I know it has been a while since I’ve done any serious blogging, but this project … Continue reading →

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Perseus Hopper – Richmond Times Dispatch 1860-1865

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Don Taylor

Sometimes you come across fantastic sites for research while doing something entirely different. I went to the Perseus site at Tufts University to research some Greek Mythology. I was amazed. Besides the Primary and secondary sources for studying ancient Greece and Rome, … Continue reading →

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Y-DNA – Post 1: Why I started down this path.

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Don Taylor

By Don Taylor I have always wondered who my natural father was. Being the illegitimate child of an illegitimate child has always made my perception of father figures somewhat misty. My mother did not know her father during her childhood. … Continue reading →

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