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Author Archives: Don Taylor
Peterson Paternal Project – Hemsworth-Morgan Branch
By Don Taylor [Previously, I wrote about this project in “William George Ables and Nancy Grimm.”] My half-sister Glennis has long wondered who her biological father is. Thanks to Ancestry DNA we have a great clue. She has a match … Continue reading
Posted in DNA, Peterson Paternity
Tagged Ancestry DNA, atDNA, Glennis Peterson, Hemsworth FindingYourFather
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The Great War – Some Where – 7 April 1918
Wartime Wednesday By Don Taylor One of the interesting images from the New York Times of 7 April 1918 is an image of Lady Drogheda. Her 1918 flight over London, dropping leaflets urged people to buy British War Bonds, is … Continue reading
Posted in Wartime Wednesday, Wednesday
Tagged England, New York Times, Somewhere Else, Wartime Wednesday
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Donna Montran and “Chin Chin” play at the Victoria Theatre in Steubenville, Ohio on 9 April 1920
“Chin Chin” at the Victoria Theatre, Steubenville, Ohio By Don Taylor We know that Chin Chin played on April 5 at the Sandusky Theatre in Sandusky, OH on April 5th and played at the Faurot Opera House in Lima, … Continue reading
Posted in 1919-20 - Chin Chin, Donna Montran, Vaudeville
Tagged Chin Chin, Ohio Vaudeville
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Blackhurst a rare name in my family tree.
Surname Saturday – Blackhurst by Don Taylor Name Origin Blackhurst is a surname based upon habitation, that is to say it is based upon where a person lived or came from. In this case “Blackhurst” derived from Old English blæc … Continue reading
Posted in Brown, Surname Saturday
Tagged Blackhurst, England, Stephen Blackhurst, Surname Saturday
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The Great War – Over There – 7 April 1918
By Don Taylor Wartime Wednesday This week, I continue with images from the New York Times this time from “over there.” A BRITISH TANK GOING INTO ACTION IN THE MESSINES SECTOR. (© Underwood & Underwood.)New York Times – 7 April … Continue reading
Posted in Great War, Over There
Tagged Dogs, New York Times, Tank, Wartime Wednesday
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