Author Archives: Don Taylor

Famous Ancestor – Pocahontas?

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Don Taylor

Brown-Mannin-Fugate-Martin-Pettus-Native American LineBy Don Taylor Having an account with Family Search and paying attention to the various notifications they generate can be fun. Every once in a while, I’ll receive a notice from FamilySearch and learn something fascinating. In this … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Poulin, Prange, Pratt, Prentice, & Prunier

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Don Taylor

Ethel Wight Collection – Part 121By Don Taylor This week, for Photo Friday, I identify the people in five more envelopes from the Ethel Wight Studio Collection[i]. The envelopes typically contain the name of the person who paid for the … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Plummer, Porciello, Potter, Poulin (née Audet)

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Don Taylor

I identified all five people in my photo sets this week. The were Nurse Viola Plummer, Vincent James Porciello, Geneva Potter, Alfred Poulin, and Hilda (Hermanie) Poulin (née Audet). Continue reading →

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Ancestor Sketch – Marie G Hawley

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Don Taylor

Raidt ProjectRaidt–Langford-Hawley LineBy Don Taylor Marie G Hawley was born on 1 Apr 1895 in Minneapolis, Minnesota; her father, Joseph, was 39, and her mother, Odelie, was 38. She married John Willie Langford on 20 Jul 1918 in Hennepin County, … Continue reading →

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Donna & Family Theater In the News – 1925

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Don Taylor

Donna Darling at Family Theatre, Lafayette, IN, February 26-28, 1925. Donna in the News by Don Taylor “Donna in the News” is my reporting of newly found newspaper articles and advertisements regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and … Continue reading →

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