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Author Archives: Don Taylor
Cleanup Week – Mary Elizabeth (Mannin/Manning) Brown
This week was a clean-up week. I updated and corrected the sources I had supporting facts in the life of Mary Elizabeth (Manning) Brown (1878-1983). “Grandma Brown” was the oldest ancestor that I recall ever meeting. She was born 72 … Continue reading
Ancestry’s ThruLines
By Don Taylor One of the many huge announcements made at Roots Tech was Ancestry unveiling of ThruLinestm. Many bloggers have been writing about it, and I thought I’d see what it can do for me and the DNA Kits that … Continue reading
NIGS & “Google for the Wise Genealogist”
It has been a busy week. Among many other things, I’ve been catching up on my genealogical education and training. I finished up and tested in the National Institute for Genealogical Studies (NIGSonlinene course, “Google for the Wise Genealogist.” (Got … Continue reading
Donna in the News – Passaic & Patterson, New Jersey.
“Chin Chin” This week Newspapers.Com released two more newspapers that were of interest to my Donna Montran Vaudeville Career work. First, the Passaic Daily Herald had several articles and ads for “Chin Chin” playing at the Lyceum Theatre in Paterson, New … Continue reading
Posted in 1919-20 - Chin Chin, Bathing Beauty Revue, Donna Montran
Tagged New Jersey, Paterson
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1900 Census – Searching for misspelled Salefske’s
Census Sunday Roberts-Dion-Spry-Salefske Project By Don Taylor My half-brother’s (Tom) maternal line has been difficult to trace, mostly due to unusual names. His great-grandmother’s name is probably Ottilie Salefske. But in various records, I’ve seen her named Ottlie, Tillie, Lillie, … Continue reading
