Monthly Archives: June 2022

Donna In the News – Evansville, IN – 27 September 1922

Donna In the News – Evansville, IN – 27 September 1922 Donna in the News by Don Taylor “Donna in the News” is my reporting of newly found newspaper articles and advertisements regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran … Continue reading

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Ethel Wight Collection – Part 86

MacWilliam, Maddocks, McMannis, & McNeill Photo Friday Ethel Wight Collection By Don Taylor For Photo Friday, I identify the people in five more envelopes from the Ethel Wight Studio Collection[i]. The envelopes contain the names who paid for the photos, … Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – Addie Beatrice Gleason

Raidt-Langford Project Raidt-Gleason Line By Don Taylor Addie Beatrice Gleason is my son’s maternal great-grandmother. She was born on 4 November 1896 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Her father, John Michael Gleason, was 42 and her mother, Addie Jane Raymond, was … Continue reading

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James Dallas Howell in the 1950 Census

Census Sunday Howell Research Howell Line By Don Taylor I’ve been finding it quite fun to find family members during the 1950 Census. Often, it contains information I knew part of but not all of the story. For example, I … Continue reading

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Ethel Wight Collection – Part 85

McDonald, McKague, McLaughlin, McLean, & (possibly) McKinney Photo Friday Ethel Wight Collection By Don Taylor For Photo Friday, I try to identify the people in five more envelopes from the Ethel Wight Studio Collection[i]this week. The envelopes contain the names … Continue reading

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