Author Archives: Don Taylor

Ethel Wight Collection – Part 105

Photo Friday– Lowell, Nappi, Nason, Navaro, & Neal (née Capstack) By Don Taylor This week, for Photo Friday, I identify the people in five more envelopes from the Ethel Wight Studio Collection[i]. The envelopes contain the names who paid for … Continue reading

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“Chin Chin” – Majestic Theatre, Kankakee, IL – 2 Nov 1919

By Don Taylor Donna’s playing at the Majestic in Kankakee reminds me that not everything is online. In this case, I learned that “Chin-Chin” played in Kankakee only because the St. Anne Record (Saint Anne is about 5 miles southeast … Continue reading

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50.ii.b. – Eva Dent (McCarty) Johnson – Obituary.

Part 1 of 2 – Margaret Ann Swann – Do Over By Don Taylor As I began working on my wife’s 4th great-grandmother, Margaret Ann Swann, I found that many of my sources were corrupt due to a software problem … Continue reading

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Photo Friday – Nanos, Naples, Woodrow, & Woudt

Catherine Nanos (m. Hadjutanis) Viola Nanos (m. Imhoff), & Bernice Woudt (née Dunn) (m. Kerwin) By Don Taylor This week, for Photo Friday, I identify the people in five more envelopes from the Ethel Wight Studio Collection[i]. The envelopes contain … Continue reading

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Bound to the Grand Jury

Grandpa Brown In the News 90 Years Ago By Don Taylor No longer front page news, the story of Grandpa Brown moved to page 2. At this point, Grandpa Brown had been in jail for 10 days. He was awaiting … Continue reading

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