Author Archives: Don Taylor

Photo Friday – Walsh, Wark, Waterman, Watkins, & Watson

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Don Taylor

Ethel Wight Collection – Part 96 By Don Taylor This week, for Photo Friday, I identified the people in four more envelopes from the Ethel Wight Studio Collection[i]. The envelopes contain the names who paid for the photos, not necessarily … Continue reading →

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Donna Darling – Strand Theatre, Dayton, Ohio – 28-30 Aug 1922.

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Don Taylor

Donna 100 Years Ago “As You Like It” By Don Taylor “Donna 100 years ago” reviews my grandmother’s vaudeville life. Madonna Montran, aka “Donna Montran” & “Donna Darling,” had an exciting career during the 1920s. A definite headliner, she crisscrossed … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Vye, Wakefield, Wallace, & Walsh

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Don Taylor

Ethel Wight Collection – Part 95 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 the photos, not necessarily … Continue reading →

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BH-15 – Sarah Jane (Locke) Reid (1868-1941)

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Don Taylor

Ancestor Sketch Bradley-Hingston Project Bradley-Hingston-Reid-Locke Line By Don Taylor When Sarah Jane Locke was born on 14 February 1868 in Arlington, Massachusetts, her father, Thomas, was 34, and her mother, Mary, was 39. She married Samuel J Reid on 26 … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Merrill, Valle (née Crone), Veazie (née Chase), & Vitone

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Don Taylor

Ethel Wight Collection – Part 94 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 the photos, not necessarily … Continue reading →

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