Monthly Archives: September 2020

Chin Chin – Opera House – Jamestown, NY – 16 May 1920

Donna Montran Mentioned One of my favorite, little known, websites is Fulton History, also known as Old Fulton Postcards. They have nearly 50 million newspaper pages. Besides searching on their site, there is a separate website, Fultonsearch.org, which can provide … Continue reading

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Sanford – Surname Saturday

Name Origin Sanford is an English variant of Sandford that relates to geographical locations. Possibly refers to ancestors of the Sandford parishes in Devon and Oxfordshire, a township in Berkshire or Salop or other Sandford locations.[i] Geographical Today the vast … Continue reading

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 73

Donna Darling and her Jewel Revue – State Theater, Utica, New York. Treasure Chest Thursday by Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I’m looking at a full-page of the Donna Darling Collection, which included five items.. First is … Continue reading

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“Chin Chin” – Lyceum Theatre – Elmira, NY – 22 May 1920

Chin Chin – VaudevilleBy Don Taylor Chin Chin played at the Smith Opera House in Geneva, NY, on May 21st. The troupe then traveled the 60 miles south to Elmira, and two shows at the Lyceum Theatre. This showing had … Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – Andrew James Halcro

Halcro Line This is my first foray into researching a Canadian Ancestors. Although I’ve been very successful finding individuals in the US Census Records, I’ve not been as good at finding individuals in the Canadian Census Records. I clearly need … Continue reading

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