Monthly Archives: November 2024

Photo Friday – Hinkley & Gruver.

Five people identified from the Linwood Dyer Collection – “Hinkley Family Photo Album” — Eleanor Prindle Hinkley, Margaret Tisdale (Hinkley) Gruver, Elbert Asa Gruver, Sr., Eleanor Gruver, and Elbert Asa Gruver, Jr., Continue reading

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Donna in Glens Falls, NY, at the Empire Theatre – June 5-7, 1922

Vaudeville Donna Darling & Co. Empire Theatre, Glens Falls, NY By Don Taylor Donna Darling & Company had finished a series of shows at several F.F. Proctor’s theatres in New York City (23rd Street, 125th Street, & 58 Street) before … Continue reading

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Photo Friday – Hinkley (later Black)

I identified Marion Hinkley, Alice Black (née Hinkley), and the Black family home in Newark, Ohio, using the Hinkley Family Album from the Scarborough Historical Society. Continue reading

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The California Bathing Beauties at the Pastime Theatre, Union Hill, NJ, Nov 15-17, 1920.

Donna in the News104 Years Agoby Don Taylor “Donna in the News” reports newly found newspaper articles and advertisements regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and Donna Darling). I am always excited when I discover a new venue … Continue reading

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The Inquest of James Cooper Lamb – April 1898

I have long known the 3rd great-uncle James Cooper Lamb died on 20 April 1898, and that he was a Royal Dublin Fusilier. “Carol in Australia” was kind enough to share a newspaper clipping regarding the inquest of Sargeant Lamb. … Continue reading

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