Category Archives: Linwood Dyer Collection

Photo Friday – Britt, Butterfield, & Eddy

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Don Taylor

This week, I identified four of five people from the Linwood Dyer Collection:
• John Manning Britt, Jr.
• Dr. Everett H. Butterfield.
• Lynnford Butterfield.
• Fannie Butterfield Eddy. Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Berryman, Morse, & Smith

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Don Taylor

I identified two people from the Linwood Dyer Collection:
Lewis John Berryman, circa Oct 1901 & Elizabeth Hight Smith, 1896. Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Cary (née Swasey), Enemark, & Johnson

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Don Taylor

Don Taylor shares photos from the Linwood Dyer Collection. After identifying individuals in three photos, including the James and Mary Cary family, circa 1903, and Jacob Enemark’s 1905 Christmas card, Taylor seeks help with 30 unidentified individuals. The post emphasizes the importance of labeling photographs for posterity and expresses hope for assistance with a class photo from an unknown year, possibly Roosevelt School in South Portland, Maine. Continue reading →

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The Stone Bible

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Don Taylor

Linwood Dyer CollectionFamily Bible SundayBy Don Taylor Introduction Family Bibles are great for genealogical research. They are historical records that typically are primary sources. Also, The information is usually provided by someone with firsthand knowledge of the event.[i]Sometimes, Bibles record … Continue reading →

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Stanford Family Bible

Posted on January 28, 2024 by Don Taylor

Don Taylor describes the Linwood Stanford Family Bible as a valuable resource, listing vital records of the Stanford family—births, marriages, and deaths, dating back to the 19th century. Taylor notes the potential differences in handwriting, suggesting events may have been recorded by different individuals at varying times. Continue reading →

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