Category Archives: Montran Project

Ancestor Sketch – Samson Clark Amsterdam

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Don Taylor

Brown-Montran Line By Don Taylor [Growing up, I knew I had an Uncle Russ and that he was the child of Donna and her husband, Sammy Clark Amsterdam. I never knew that Sammy was my grandmother’s third husband. My mom … Continue reading →

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Grandparent surnames in the 1940 Census

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Don Taylor

[Last Saturday, Randy Seaver, in his blog Genea-Musings, suggested looking at grandparent surnames and seeing how many are in the 1940 Census. He also asked if we had done a “one-name search” for any of those surnames.] My four grandparents … Continue reading →

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Montrans in the News – O’Briens Sworn Into Service

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Don Taylor

Montran Monday By Don Taylor This week for Montran Monday[i], I found the following article: This week’s entry is from the Evening Eagle (Wichita, Kansas) dated 11 September 1953[ii]. Page 15 O’BRIENS SWORN INTO SERVICE Lieut. Alerbert C. Montran swears in … Continue reading →

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Montrans in the News – Midweek Junior Eagle

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Don Taylor

Charlotte Montran – Staten Island (?), NY Montran Monday By Don Taylor This week for Montran Monday[i], I found the following article: This week’s entry is from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, NY) 17 May 1933 via Newspapers.com Midweek Junior Eagle … Continue reading →

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Montrans in the News – Annual Concert at Ocean City

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Don Taylor

Montran Monday By Don Taylor This week for Montran Monday[i], I found an article from the Philadelphia Inquirer dated 22 July 1917.  Article transcription: ANNUAL CONCERT AT OCEAN CITY Musical Feast to Be Given at Yacht Club July 27 With Noted Quartette … Continue reading →

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