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Author Archives: Don Taylor
Howell – Surname Saturday
By Don Taylor Origin According to the Ancestry.Com, there are two main sources for the Howell surname. The first one is Welsh, coming from the Welsh personal name “Hywel” meaning ‘eminent.’ The second one is that Howell is an English … Continue reading
Donna Darling Collection – Part 19
The Bijou Theaters Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I’m looking at clippings from the Donna Darling Collection that relate to the Bijou Theater. The problem is, of course, there are many theaters named … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Vaudeville Frolics, Donna Darling and Sammy Clark Revue, Hollywood Motion Picture Bathing Beauties, Treasure Chest, Donna Darling & Co., California Bathing Girls (1925), Donna Montran
Tagged Savannah, New Haven, Donna Montran, Georgia, Illinois, Donna Darling, Decatur, Sammy Clark, Bijou Theater
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Cousin Bio – Olga Ruth Babcock (1916-2001)
By Don Taylor Hypothesis The John Montran Project is a personal project to explore the hypothesis that my great-grandfather, John Montran married twice. Once to Ida May Barber and once to Maude Minnie Winter. He had one daughter with Ida (Donna) … Continue reading
Posted in Montran Project
Tagged California, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, Inglewood, Olga Ruth Babcock, James R. Hinds, Chester White Buchanan
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Donna & “Chin Chin” play Franklin Opera House – 12 Mar 1920
Donna Montran and “Chin Chin” play at the Franklin Opera House in Franklin, Pennsylvania on March 12, 1920 “Chin Chin” came to the Franklin Opera House for a show on March 12th, 1920. It had played at the Lyceum Theater … Continue reading
Posted in 1919-20 - Chin Chin, Donna Montran
Tagged Pennsylvania, Franklin Opera House, Franklin
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