Monthly Archives: February 2020

Photo Friday – Four Identified – Four Others With Names

Photo Friday Very good week for my Photo Identification Project. Four individuals were identified and four others I have names for but I can’t confirm them. Family Search For four of the photos I was able to determine who they … Continue reading

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Blackwell – Surname Saturday

Origin of the Blackwell Surname Blackwell is a habitational name, that is to say a place where people lived.[i] Durham, Cumbria, Derbyshire, and Worcestershire in England are examples of places where there is a Blackwell, England.[ii]  Wikipedia lists about 100 … Continue reading

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Donna Montran – Lyric Theatre, Allentown, PA – 3 May 1920

Donna Montran and “Chin Chin” play at the Lyric Theatre in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 3 May 1920  The cast of “Chin Chin” arrived in Allentown on May 2nd. Some of the cast, including Donna, performed at a church benefit “Sacred … Continue reading

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Montrans in the News – Personals – Redondo, CA

Montran Monday By Don Taylor This week for Montran Monday[i], I found two short Montran mentions. The first one is from the Redondo Reflex (Redondo, CA) dated 16 Sep 1921 on page 7. Mrs. M. H. Babcock, of 304 Francisca avenue, … Continue reading

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Donna at Lyric Theater, Allentown, PA – 2 May 1920

Donna and members of “Chin Chin” supported a “Sacred Concert” at the Lyric Theatre in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on 2 May 1920 I might have missed that my grandmother, Donna, helped a “Sacred Concert” at the Lyric Theater on Sunday, May … Continue reading

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