Monthly Archives: October 2017

Donna Montran – Metropolitan Opera House, Minneapolis, MN – 1 Feb 1920

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Don Taylor

Donna: “Best vocal offering of the performance” Vaudeville – “Chin Chin” By Don Taylor We know that “Chin Chin” played at the Walker Theatre in Winnipeg on January 19-24, but I still haven’t determined where the show was from the … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Surnames in my Roberts-Brown Research

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Don Taylor

Roberts-Brown-2017 Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Surname Saturday By Don Taylor In a recent “Saturday Night Genealogy Fun,” Randy Seaver suggested we look at our surname list. My Roberts-Brown tree has 6,084 individuals. I manage the tree using Family Tree Maker … Continue reading →

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 17

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Don Taylor

Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor California Bathing Beauties For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I’m looking at several photos from the Donna Darling Collection. First, Image 0174 is a photo of Donna Darlings Bathing Beauties in a “Beach Promenade.” … Continue reading →

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Where my Ancestors were 100 years ago.

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Don Taylor

Mappy Monday By Don Taylor Randy Seaver in his blog, Genea-Musings suggested that we look at where our ancestors were 100 years ago. I thought I’d take a stab at it more from a location perspective. In October 1917, my … Continue reading →

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 16

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Don Taylor

Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor (Continued from Part 15) Bathing Girl Is Kidnaped or Just Kidding Police Join in a Search, But Press Agent Yarn Theory Advanced Although a number of stories including a press agent version were afloat … Continue reading →

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