Author Archives: Don Taylor

Montrans in the News – Annual Concert at Ocean City

Montran Monday By Don Taylor This week for Montran Monday[i], I found an article from the Philadelphia Inquirer dated 22 July 1917.  Article transcription: ANNUAL CONCERT AT OCEAN CITY Musical Feast to Be Given at Yacht Club July 27 With Noted Quartette … Continue reading

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Alice Dorcas Ladd (1901-1990)

Ancestor Sketch Alice Dorcas (Ladd) Harris was born in Saco, York County, Maine, and lived her entire life in York County, Maine. Welch-Harris Project – Ancestor #13 List of Grandparents Grandfather: Living 1st Great-grandmother:  WH-13 – Alice Dorcas Ladd (1901-1990) … Continue reading

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 62

Mission Court Theater, Fullerton, CA & Yost Broadway Theater, Santa Ana, CA Vaudeville Donna Montran Treasure Chest Thursday Donna Darling Music Review Donna Darling Revue with Sammy Clark For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I’m looking at a page from … Continue reading

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Chin Chin – Bennington Opera House – 13 May 1920

Donna Montran and “Chin Chin” play at the Bennington Opera House, Bennington, Vermont, on 13 May 1920 Vaudeville Chin Chin We know “Chin Chin” played in Paterson New Jersey on May 7th and 8th. However, we don’t know where the … Continue reading

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Trümpi – Surname Saturday

Surname Saturday Name Origin It seems there are too few instances of the surname Trümpi for anyone to know its meaning. Ancestry, Forebears, and Genealogy Bank, all have generic pages that indicate where surnames typically come from. Geographical There are … Continue reading

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