Author Archives: Don Taylor

Photo Friday – Hutchins & Reed.

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Don Taylor

Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 039Corinna, Wellington, MaineBy Don Taylor I identified three people from the Scarborough Historical Society photo collection this week. This collection includes hundreds of images, documents, and genealogies of people who lived throughout Maine. My goal … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary, William M Sanford & Mary Electra Parsons

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Don Taylor

October 29by Don Taylor Today, I remember my third great-grandparents, William M Sanford & Mary Electra Parsons. They married 179 years ago, on October 29, 1845, in Michigan. They had seven children, including my 2nd great-grandmother, Marion Sanford. William was … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Rice, Sherman, Thompson, Verrill, Trickey (née Babb).

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Don Taylor

Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 038Skillin, Libby, Trickey Photo Album.Portland, Scarborough, & Westbrook, MaineBy Don Taylor This week, I looked at the last two, named people from the Skillin, Libby, and Trickey photo album from the Linwood Dyer Collection. I … Continue reading →

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Remembering my mom, Sylvia Matson (née Kees).

Posted on October 19, 2024 by Don Taylor

Taylor Family TreeAmsterdam LineBy Don Taylor Today, I remember my mom, Sylvia Matson (née Kees). She was born on January 15, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan. She used to love to say she was a “duce,” as in a 1932 Ford … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Johnson (later Ellis), Libby, & Trickey

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Don Taylor

Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 037Skillin, Libby, Trickey Photo Album.Portland, Scarborough, Windham, MaineBy Don Taylor I identified four of six people from the Skillin, Libby, and Trickey photo album from the Linwood Dyer Collection for Photo Friday this week. This … Continue reading →

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