Monthly Archives: August 2018

Double Census Enumeration – William Taylor & Family

Bradley-Hingston Project By Don Taylor Certainly, I’ve looked for individuals in the various census records and have been unable to find them anywhere and I believed they were missed in the Census. Also, I’ve heard that occasionally individuals are counted … Continue reading

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Ancestor Bio – Louise Lenz (1880-1949)

52 Ancestors – Week 2018-35by Don Taylor Louise Lenz was a true Chicagoan.  She was born in Chicago, grew up in Chicago, married a Chicagoan in Chicago, had five children in Chicago and she died in Chicago. She is buried … Continue reading

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1875 Tax Valuation Records

Museum Monday I had the opportunity to visit the Maine State Library and scan the 1875 Scarborough, Maine, Tax Valuation Record using their Zeutschel OS 12002. It is a multi-camera book scanner that creates high-resolution images of bound and oversized … Continue reading

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Earthquake Rattles Donna and Sammy

Donna Darling Collection – Part 34 Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Thursday, I’m looking at two clippings from the Donna Darling Collection concerning earthquakes. The earthquake was significant enough for Donna to clip newspaper … Continue reading

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Hemsworth Speculation

Hemsworth Speculation Leads to a Conclusion. Peterson Paternal ProjectBy Don Taylor I think I have enough information to finally speculate on my half-sister’s paternity. I’ll call each of the individuals in this study by the amount of DNA they share … Continue reading

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