Category Archives: Brown-Montran

Montrans in the News – Week 2019-22

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Don Taylor

Montrans in the News – Discovered during week 22 of 2019 Montran Monday By Don Taylor My grandmother’s father was John Montran. She used the surname, as a young child and again when she began in show business. The name … Continue reading →

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Stephen Blackhurst (c. 1779-1847)

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Don Taylor

Brown/Montran/Barber/Blackhurst By Don Taylor UPDATED 25 April 2019 During the NERGC conference in Manchester, NH, one of the speakers talked about “Circles in Family Tree Citations.” That is to say, a fact in a person’s tree is based upon another … Continue reading →

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University of Leicester Special Collections

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Don Taylor

I love it when I find a new website that really helps my genealogical research. I was researching my 4th Great-grandfather, Stephen Blackhurst, Sr. (c. 1779-1847) and found “Historical Directories of England & Wales,” on the University of Leicester, “Special … Continue reading →

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Uncle Russ, the Poet

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Don Taylor

Kees Lisa Emmett recently contacted me about my Uncle Russ. She read my post about him – “In Memoriam – Russell Erwin Kees (1927-2016)” – and wondered if my uncle was the author of a poem she had. Apparently, her … Continue reading →

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Ancestry’s ThruLines – Part 2

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Don Taylor

General Genealogy DNA, Brown Line By Don Taylor I was recently asked what I thought about Ancestry’s new ThruLinestm feature, how much did I use it and what do I accept from it. In using autosomal DNA results, it is … Continue reading →

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