Monthly Archives: September 2013

Donna Montran – 1919 – Charles Smith & Able Green

By April of 1919, Donna had relocated from Boston, MA to New York. She and Trixie Bressler took out an ad in Variety. Trixie had, in 1918, led Max Roger’s Review at Perry’s in Brooklyn and was one of the … Continue reading

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Clifford and Luella (Bean) Brown

My mother and I received the results of our 23 & Me autosomal testing.  My mother’s closest match, according to 23 & Me, is a second-third cousin with whom she shares 2.30%, 11 segments.  I contacted the individual. We quickly … Continue reading

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McAllister Murder – Who Owns This Hatchet – Jan 16, 1925

The Savannah Press – January 16, 1925 Who Owns This Hatchet With Which McAllister was Killed? This is a picture of the hatchet with which Edward L. McAllister, who was discovered murdered in his home on Tuesday, was killed. The … Continue reading

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Georgia Property Tax Digests

For those of you who use Ancestry.Com.  They recently updated their Georgia Property Tax Digests. https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1729  You can narrow your search by location, i.e. Robert Jones in Cobb County.  You can also browse the records. For Cobb County they have … Continue reading

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