Author Archives: Don Taylor

In the News – 1925-12-03 – Jefferson Theatre, Muskegon, MI – Donna Darling & Girls

🎭 Vaudeville Flashback! 🎭
On December 3, this day in 1925, Donna Darling & Girls took the stage at the Jefferson Theatre in Muskegon, MI! Featuring dazzling Bathing Suit Revues, catchy songs, and lively dances, this was a must-see act of its time. A glimpse into the golden era of 1920s entertainment!
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Donna at the Colonial Theater, Lancaster, PA, – Sept. 15-17, 1919

Newspaper ads from the Lancaster newspapers confirm that Donna appeared at the Colonial Theatre in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on September 15–17, 1919. Her act shared the bill with several touring vaudeville performers and a Pathe News comedy film. This discovery adds another verifiable stop in Donna’s 1919 performance schedule and deepens the history of her early career. Continue reading

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In the News – 1927-07-11 – Olympia Theatre, New Bedford, MA

A 1927 Standard-Times advertisement places the Donna Darling Revue with Sammy Clark at the Olympia Theatre in New Bedford, appearing July 10–13 alongside several vaudeville acts and the Babe Ruth film Babe Comes Home. This small archival notice adds another confirmed stop in Donna Darling’s touring career and enriches the historical record of 1920s theatrical entertainment. Continue reading

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A Possible Mayflower Connection Through the Roberts Line

This Thanksgiving, I explored a newly discovered possibility that my Roberts line may connect to Richard Warren, a passenger on the Mayflower. Early generations of the line are well documented, and only three ancestor pairs remain to verify. If confirmed, this connection would link my family directly to one of Plymouth Colony’s earliest settlers. Continue reading

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Vintage Photos – Five unidentified images from Maine, Massachusetts, and England

This first installment of “Vintage Photos” features five intriguing historic images: a Cornish store staff, a Dover-Jackman teamster, a Boston grocery interior, an English public house, and a Lewiston studio portrait. Each offers clues to everyday life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries while inviting further identification. Continue reading

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