Author Archives: Don Taylor
Cleaning up my Howell Research
Howell-Darling Research By Don Taylor I recently discovered several death certificates, which I had downloaded in 2015, related to my wife’s Howell family line but were overlooked. This collection included a mix of processed, unexamined, and partially extracted documents for the … Continue reading
Donna & Sammy in National Vaudeville Artists – 1927 Yearbook
A full-page feature of my grandmother, Donna (Montran) Darling, and her partner Sammy in the 1927 National Vaudeville Artists Yearbook. Their images are clear and their quote highlights their commitment to the N.V.A. Continue reading
Photo Friday – Philip & Helen Hinkley.
A review of photos of Philip Edward Hinkley &
Helen Hartwell Hinkley from the Linwood Dyer Collection, Hinkley Photo Album. Continue reading
Ancestor Sketch – MK-10 – Josef Alvar Krafve (1863-1924).
Matson Project Matson-Krafve Line By Don Taylor Joseph Alvar Krafve was born on 14 March 1863 in Eriksbyn, Västra Götaland, Sweden, as the seventh child of Josef Olsson Krafve and Maja Andersdotter. He had eight siblings: Jonas, Anders, Olof Wilhelm, … Continue reading
Photo Friday – Dana, Hinkley, Kinney, & Quimby
Six people from six pages of photos from the Hinkley Family Photo Album, Linwood Dyer Collection are identified:
Eleanor Tisdale (Hinkley) Kinney,
Florence (Hinkley) Dana,
Frances Elizabeth Prindle (Hinkley) Quimby,
Frank Lees Quimby, Jr.,
Philip Dana, Jr.,
Philip Edward Hinkley. Continue reading