Author Archives: Don Taylor

A Dollar for Spirits? – Timothy Munsell (1745-1798)

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Don Taylor

Howell-Darling-2017 Research Darling/Munsell Line By Don Taylor I have often wonder how money worked in the post-colonial period.  I know originally there were 20 shillings in a pound, but the old pounds and shillings worked in comparison with dollars. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Donna Darling and the Boys

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Don Taylor

Donna Darling Collection – Part 7 Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor The searching, the hunt to understand a page, a photo from the Donna Darling Collection is always fun. Item #7 of the collection is a photograph of Donna … Continue reading →

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Amanuensis the Easy Way

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Don Taylor

Amanuensis Monday By Don Taylor A few years ago, I wrote a post about my wife’s 4th great-grandfather, Lewis Bryan (1755-1830) and that he had purchased his land from Robert Bryan. That post received several comments. One included a clue … Continue reading →

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DNA – Glennis’ Paternal Search – Part 6

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Don Taylor

Following Morgan/Morgan/Hemsworth/Luzader & Deem By Don Taylor The scope of the project exploded last time, when I learned that there was apparently a pedigree collapse in my notional Morgan-Hemsworth research to attempt to learn Glennis’ father’s identity. I knew the … Continue reading →

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Donna in a Roland West sketch at Keeney’s

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Don Taylor

February, March, and April, 1919. Records about Donna’s early vaudeville years are sparse. For example, I know that the January 31,, 1919, issue of Variety, under New Acts mentions, “Donna Montran and Trixie Bressler in a new sketch by Roland … Continue reading →

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