Category Archives: In the news

Newspaper articles about individuals I am tracking “In the News.”

The California Bathing Beauties at the Pastime Theatre, Union Hill, NJ, Nov 15-17, 1920.

Donna in the News104 Years Agoby Don Taylor “Donna in the News” reports newly found newspaper articles and advertisements regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and Donna Darling). I am always excited when I discover a new venue … Continue reading

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Donna Darling Review – Rivoli Theater, Portland, OR – Nov 6-11, 1926.

Donna in the News99 Years Agoby Don Taylor Last May, in “Two clippings and three photos,” I reviewed a clipping from my grandmother’s scrapbook showing she played at a Rivoli theatre, probably in either Grant’s Pass or Portland, Oregon. I … Continue reading

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Donna & the Lyric Theatre – In the News

101 years ago, my grandmother, “Donna Darling,” was in the news for being at the Lyric Theatre in Birmingham, AL. Continue reading

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John Huber in the Saginaw News

by Don Taylor “In the News” is my reporting on newly discovered newspaper articles and advertising regarding ancestors I am researching. John Huber is my wife’s great-grandfather. The information in newspapers often raises more questions and research areas, but they … Continue reading

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Donald Montran Stabs his Wife.

In the NewsMontran MondayBy Don Taylor It is time for another edition of “Montran Monday[i].” When I encounter a new, historical newspaper article about persons with the surname Montran, I try to add information about them to my family tree … Continue reading

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