Author Archives: Don Taylor

Donna & Sammy at the Hall Theater, Columbia, MO, 25 Aug 1926.

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Don Taylor

97 years ago, my grandmother, “Donna Darling,” was in the news for being at the Hall Theater in Columbia, MO. Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Tuck, Tucker, Turner, & York

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Don Taylor

This week, I identified all five people in my photo sets:
Elizabeth and Beverley Tuck, circa 1935.
Doris Mae Tucker, Student Nurse, circa 1936.
Joan N. Turner, circa 1935.
Vera York (or Yorke), Student Nurse, 1934, and again in 1935. Continue reading →

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Trapaldi, Trevalis, Travis, Trew, & Trider

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Don Taylor

This week, I identified all five people in my photo sets:
John Trapaldi, circa 1935.
George Trevalis, circa 1934.
Caroline Travis (later Coughlin), Student Nurse, 1936.
James Trew, circa 1934 (age 2).
June Trider, 1934.
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Ancestor Sketch – Reuben Fugate

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Don Taylor

This is a brief Ancestor Sketch of my 5th great-grandfather, Reuben Fugate. Continue reading →

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Reuben Fugate & the 1810 and 1820 Censuses

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Don Taylor

I took a found Reuben Fugate and his household in the 1810 and 1820 Census. Continue reading →

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