Monthly Archives: July 2015

John F Montran (c.1867-c.1897)

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Don Taylor

John F. Montran This has been a really good week for me. I continued working on my great grandfather, John Montran. John F. Montran & Ida Birth Registry entry.Michigan, Births, 1867-1902 Dept. of Vital Records, (Lansing, MI, )  https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQFY-FWL. I learned his … Continue reading →

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Social Networking & Mother-in-Law’s atDNA Results

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Don Taylor

Social Networking I was out of town last week for personal business and didn’t have a chance to do any genealogical activity while gone.  I’m back now and am putting the final touches on my Social Networking for Genealogy presentation … Continue reading →

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Social Networking for Genealogy

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Don Taylor

Title slide for “Social Networking for Genealogists” I’ll be giving a presentation on “Social Networking for Genealogy” to the Greater Portland Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society on August 1. This will be the first presentation I have done since … Continue reading →

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Walls – Paper or Brick | John Montran – (b-186?/7? – d. Bef 1911) – BM-14

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Don Taylor

Walls – Paper or Brick? Rice Paper WallsPhoto by Matt Litt via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) We all have our genealogical walls. Often, we don’t know if a particular wall is a brick wall or a paper wall. It might be a … Continue reading →

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Memories – 4th of July, 1977 – Don Taylor

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Don Taylor

I was reading Randy Seaver’s Blog “Genea Musings” (https://www.geneamusings.com) who was suggesting that we might remember our best 4th of July experience as a child and our best as an adult. So, I put my mind to it. Cap Pistol … Continue reading →

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