Author Archives: Don Taylor

Donna 100 Years ago – Alhambra, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

“Donna Montran, vaudeville star, headlined ‘Bathing Beauty Revue’ in Madison and Milwaukee, WI, in January 1925, sharing the stage with Murray Earle and films like ‘A Man Must Live.'” Continue reading

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Photo Friday – Dana, Gruver, Hinkley, & Kinney

Review of photos of
Howard Hinkley Dana – c. 1915
Elbert Gruver – 1911
Eleanor Gruver – 1911
Margaret Hinkley Gruver – Fall 1911.
Charles K Hinkley – Feb 1862.
Stephen Hinkley – c. 1862.
Ernest Cogswell Kinney – 1909
from the Linwood Dyer Photo Collection, Hinkley Photo Album. Continue reading

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Montrans in the News – 1914 Card of Thanks

Montran Monday By Don Taylor   This week, for Montran Monday[i], I found the following article: This week’s entry is from the Marion Leader-Tribune (Marion, Indiana) dated November 19, 1914, page 8. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank our friends … Continue reading

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Photo Friday – Gruver, Hinkley.

A review of photos of Elbert Asa Gruver, Eleanor Gruver, & Helen Hartwell Hinkley from the Linwood Dyer Photo Collection, Hinkley Photo Album. Continue reading

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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

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