Monthly Archives: December 2018

Donna Darling Collection – Part 40

Grand Theatre, Great Falls, Montana Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I’m looking at clipping DSCN1449 from the Donna Darling Collection. Thanks to Newspapers.Com, I have long known that Donna played at the Grand … Continue reading

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Donna in the News – 21 April 1922

Famous Musical Comedy Star Now Playing at the Feeley “Donna in the News” is my reporting of newly found newspapers articles and regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and aka Donna Darling). I am always excited when I … Continue reading

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The Hamilton Primitive Baptist Church

Howell/Hobbs/Long As so often occurs, I get behind. Last summer I received an email from Carrie MC about the Hamilton Primitive Baptist Church. She had fresh information about the church’s status and some photos of the building that I haven’t … Continue reading

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 39

Treasure Chest ThursdayVaudevilleby Don Taylor Garrick Theatre For this week’s Treasure Chest Thursday, I’m looking at a page from the Donna Darling Scrapbook. This page had two clippings, first was an ad for the Garrick Theater playing “Big Hollywood Revue … Continue reading

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Jane (Lawson) Marshall (1820-____)

Roberts/Marshall/Lawson My 3rd great grandmother, Jane Lawson, is one of my most frustrating research subjects – almost a brick wall. She just vanishes in my research.  She was born about 1820 in Tennessee. She probably married a man surnamed Marshall … Continue reading

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