Author Archives: Don Taylor

We’re Related – Barack Obama?

Famous Friday Roberts/Blackwell/Harris Line by Don Taylor Last April, through the application “We’re Related,” I was learned that my wife is related to her eighth cousin, twice removed, Michelle Obama. I determined that that relationship was “very probable.”  This year “We’re … Continue reading

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Ancestor Bio – John Calvin Roberts (1795-1873)

52 Ancestors – Week 2018-09 By Don Taylor John Calvin Roberts was the first Roberts ancestor I was pretty sure was an ancestor. Years ago, when I did a Y-DNA test to try to determine who my biological father was, … Continue reading

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Ancestor Bio – Ethel May Carr Newcomb (1885-1977)

52 Ancestors – Week 2018-09 By Don Taylor Ethel May Carr was born, raised, and married in Somerville, Massachusetts. After marriage, she and her husband settled in Hingham, Massachusetts for several years. After their four children were born, she and … Continue reading

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 24

Cecil Theater – Mason City, Iowa Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I’m looking at two clippings from the Donna Darling Collection Key features: The venue is the Cecil Theater in Mason City, Iowa … Continue reading

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“Chin Chin” at Liberty Theater, Camp Sherman, Ohio

Donna Montran and “Chin Chin” played at the Liberty Theatre, Camp Sherman, (Chillicothe), Ohio on 4 April 1920 Vaudeville/Chin-Chin By Don Taylor “Chin Chin” played at the Grand Opera House in Canton, Ohio on April 1st. It is not clear … Continue reading

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