Author Archives: Don Taylor

Oertli – Surname Saturday

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Don Taylor

By Don Taylor Name Origin Ancestry indicates that the surname Oertli is a Swiss-German variant of Örtel, and that is a variant form of Ertel. Ertel is a South German name from Old Hi German ort, meaning ‘point (of a … Continue reading →

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Ethel Wight Collection – Part 53

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Don Taylor

Gwarjanski, Hagen, Hagerman, Haley, & Hall Photo Friday Ethel Wight Collection By Don Taylor This week, 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 … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Sketch – Marie Louise Polk

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Don Taylor

Bradley-Hingston Project Bradley-Taylor-Polk Line By Don Taylor Overview Marie Louise Polk was born in Jan 1864 in Arkansas to John Widener Polk and Anna Eliza Kean. She had four siblings[i], Anna, Magdalen, John, and Mary. On 17 January 1887, when … Continue reading →

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Donna 100 Years ago – November 1921

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Don Taylor

“Donna 100 years ago” is my reporting items relating to my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and aka Donna Darling). Hers was the exciting world of 1920s vaudeville. She crisscrossed the country with her many shows. From the Donna … Continue reading →

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Halloween 1959

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Don Taylor

My “Best-est” Halloween My Memories By Don Taylor I got to thinking about Halloween and tried to remember what my “best-est” Halloween ever was when I was a kid.  Of course, memories from that long ago are often forgotten unless … Continue reading →

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