Author Archives: Don Taylor

Brown Family Reunion – 1943 – In the News.

Posted on July 31, 2024 by Don Taylor

81 Years AgoBy Don Taylor Grandpa Brown was mentioned in the news as being present at a family reunion in Brainard in late August 1943. I ran across a clipping regarding a family reunion at the Arthur W. Brown residence. … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Curtis, Nisbet, (neé Dain), Norton, Pedneault, Potter, & Rood.

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Don Taylor

Seven people identifeid from the Linwood Dyer Collection:

Roger & Irene Pedneault, and Grace & Newton Curtis, 1941.

Henry Staples Potter, Jr., 1883.

Bernes O Norton, circa 1905.

Doris Ione (Dain), [Dyer], Nisbet, circa 1991.

& Emily A Rood, March 1899 (Not fully identified). Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Butterfield & McKeen

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Don Taylor

Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 023By Don Taylor For Photo Friday, I examined five photos from the Linwood Dyer Collection this week. Sadly, I could only identify three of the 21 people in the pictures. This collection includes hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Johnson, Makeever, McKeen, McLaughlin, Milliken, & Moulton.

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Don Taylor

Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 022By Don Taylor I identified seven people in five photos from the Linwood Dyer Collection this week for Photo Friday. This collection includes hundreds of photos, documents, and genealogies of people who lived in Scarborough, … Continue reading →

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Josiah Fugate – First Cousin[i] of the Blues.

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Don Taylor

Pocahontas ProjectBrown-Mannin(g)-Fugate LineBy Don Taylor Last year, I learned that I may have Pocahontas as an Ancestor. I was comfortable that Rachel Fugate was my 4th great-grandmother. I needed to confirm the line from her to my possible 12th great-grandmother, … Continue reading →

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