Ancestor Sketch – Mildred R. Swain

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Don Taylor

Welch-Harris Project
Welch-Harris-Harmon-Swain Line
By Don Taylor

Photo of Don Taylor with cat Nasi.Mildred R. Swain was born, married, raised four children, and died in the Greater Portland, Maine, area.

Welch/Harris – Ancestor #15

List of Greats

    • 1st Great-grandmother: Mildred R. Swain (1899-1984)
    • 2nd Great-grandfather: Milton N Swain (1867-____)

Mildred R. Swain Harmon (1899-1984)

Birth

Mildred R. Swain was born on 18 March 1899 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Dr. N. M. Marshall was the attending physician. She was the third child of Milton N and Emma L. (Bunker) Swain.

Childhood

1900 Census

  • The 1900 U.S. Census found the Milton N. Swain household living at 326 Ocean Street, Portland (Ward 9), Maine. Thirty-two-year-old Milton was an insurance clerk and owned his home free. His wife, Emma, age 33, had had three children, but one had died by then. Milton and Emma had been married for nine years, so it appears that the one child was born and died between 1891 and 1900. Emma’s nineteen-year-old sister, Rossie Bunker, is living with the family, who is working as a dressmaker.
    • Household          Role          Sex Age Birthplace & Date
    • Milton N Swain     Head         M      32     Maine        Aug 1867
    • Emma L Swain    Wife           F       34     Maine        July 1866
    • Ruby L Swain       Daughter F       4       Maine        Nov. 1895
    • Mildred R Swain Daughter F       1       Maine        Mar 1899
    • Rossie Bunker     S-in-law    F       19     Maine        Feb 1881

1910 Census

Between 1900 and 1910, the Swain family moved from Portland to a farm on Brook Street in Westbrook, Ward 5, Cumberland County, Maine. The 1910 U.S. Census reported forty-two-year-old Milton was a stenographer at an insurance office. He owned his farm free. His wife, Emma, age 43, had had three living children, with little Esther born about 1905.

Fourteen-year-old Ruby and 11-year-old Mildred were attending school. Five-year-old Esther hadn’t started school yet. 

Marriage

Mildred Swain and Lawrence[1] Louis Harmon took out a marriage license on 19 September 1917 and were married on 1 October 1917 in Westbrook. John A. Ford, a clergyman in Gorham, performed the ceremony.

Mildred and Lawrence located to Portland and lived at 7 Grace Street when Lawrence entered the military service on 28 August 1918. He served until 5 December 1918, when he was honorably discharged. After his service, they began their family. They had four (known) children

    • Alton Swain         Born 11 May 1919
    • Ruth Marie           Born 19 July 1922
    • Louise Lucille      Born 2 January 1928
    • Vyra A                   Born circa 1932

1919 – Lawrence and Mildred lived at 62 Mobil Street, Westbrook, when Alton was born on 11 May 1919.

1920s

I have been unsuccessful in finding Mildred and Lawrence in the 1920 Census.

I did find Laurence and Mildred living in Westbrook in 1922. Laurance was working as an auto mechanic at 684 Congress in Portland. On 19 July 1922, their second child Ruth Marie was born. Also, on 2 January 1928, their third child Louise Lucille was born.

1930s

The 1930 Gorham City directory indicates Laurance ad Mildred lived on Home Bar Mills Road, near the Scarborough Line in Gorham.

The 1930 Census finds Mildred and Lawrence’s home in Gorham valued at $2,500; the Harmons own their home. Alton and Ruth are attending school, and Louine is too young for school yet.

Their fourth child, Vyra, was probably born in 1932.

The 1940 Census indicates that in 1935 they lived in the same house as they did in 1940.

1940s

The 1940 Census shows the Harmon family living on County Road in Gorham. It indicates that Mildred had one year of high school (previously). The household consisted of Laurence, Mildred, and their four children. Alton was working as a farmhand, and the three younger children were attending school.

Mildred’s husband, Laurance Louis Harmon, died on 4 April 1941.

Death

Marker – HARMON, Laurance L (1897-1941) & Mildred S. (1899-1984)

Mildred R. (Swain) Harmon died in December 1984. She is buried in the South Gorham Cemetery.

Events by Location

Mildred R. (Swain) Harmon lived her entire life in the greater Portland, Maine area, all within about 10 miles.

    • Maine, Cumberland, Gorham                 1930-1940, Burial
    • Maine, Cumberland, Portland                Birth, 1900 | 1918
    • Maine, Cumberland, Westbrook             1910, Marriage | 1919-1922

Further Actions / Follow-up

    • Census – Locate Mildred and Lawrence in the 1920 Census.
    • Education, Maine, Westbrook – Mildred attended School in Westbrook in 1910. Her schooling included one year of high school.
    • Education, Maine, Gorham – Look for school records for Alton & Ruth attending school in Gorham (1930 & 1940).
    • Education, Maine, Gorham – Look for school records for Vyra attending school in Gorham (1940)
    • News – Research Mildred Swain in Cumberland County, 1899-1917.
    • News – Research Mildred Harmon in Cumberland County, 1917-1985.
    • Probate – Look for Probate of Laurance’s will circa 1941-1942.
    • Probate – Look for Probate of Mildred’s property circa 1984-1985.
    • Property – Look for Real Estate Records for Lawrence Harmon (1920 Westbrook, 1930 & 1940 Gorham).
    • Religion – Mildred and Lawrence were married in a ceremony performed by John A. Ford, a clergyman in Gorham. What church was Rev. Ford the minister for, and are there any church records from this period.
    • Vital Records – Look for death record/obituary for Mildred R. Harmon.
    • Vital Records – Look for a birth record for Vyra.

Sources

    • “United States Census, 1900,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMLF-W7C : accessed 30 July 2021), Milton N Swain, Portland city Ward 9, Cumberland, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 77, sheet 6A, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,591.
    • “United States Census, 1910,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MR33-MP7 : accessed 30 July 2021), Milton N Swain, Westbrook Ward 5, Cumberland, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (E.D.) ED 115, sheet 8A, family 163, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 540; FHL microfilm 1,374,553.
    • “United States Census, 1930,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM8L-7KP : accessed 19 December 2020), Laurence Harman, Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (E.D.) ED 17, sheet 7A, line 2, family 105, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 830; FHL microfilm 2,340,565.
    • “United States Census, 1940,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMMW-WMH : 28 February 2020), Vyra A Harmon in the household of Lawrence Harmon, Gorham Town, Cumberland, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (E.D.) 3-27, sheet 6A, line 37, family 92, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 – 2007, R.G. 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1474.
    • Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/127906355/mildred-harmon : accessed 30 July 2021), memorial page for Mildred Harmon (1899–1984), Find a Grave Memorial ID 127906355, citing South Gorham Cemetery, Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Maine 101 (contributor 47130320).
    • Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-7HYM : 2 March 2021), MM9.1.1/Q24N-7HYM: Birth 11 May 1919; multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm 10,133.
    • “Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCN2-TRK : 27 November 2014), Laurence Harmon and Mildred R Swan, 1 October 1917; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.
    • “Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KG9Q-67X : 11 March 2018), Laurance Or Lawrence Louis Harmon, 28 August 1918; citing Military Service, United States, State Archives, Augusta.
    • Portland Press Herald (Maine) 27 May 1998, obit for ALTON S. HARMON CONSTRUCTION WORKER, WWII VETERAN, GenealogyBank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/0F9C33C5B8BC7A98 : accessed 19 December 2020)
    • “United States Social Security Death Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBKZ-3ZD : 7 January 2021), Mildred Harmon, Dec 1984; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
    • S. City Directories, 1822-1989, Portland, Maine – 1922 – Harmon, Lawrence L. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/791282728:2469.
    • S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry, Westbrook, ME – 1930 – Gorham Directory – Page 241 – Harmon.

Endnotes

[1] Laurence, Laurance, and Lawrence, are all spellings for Laurance. It is my practice to typically use the spelling used in the particular document that I am citing from. “Laurance” is the spelling used on his grave marker. As such, that is the spelling I prefer using.

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Donna 100 Years ago – 10 August 1921

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Don Taylor

Asbury Park, New Jersey
by Don Taylor

Photo of Don Taylor with cat Nasi.“Donna 100 years ago” is my reporting of events relating to my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and Donna Darling) 100 years ago. Hers was the exciting world of 1920s vaudeville. She crisscrossed the country several times with her many shows.

In the 10 August 1921 edition, the New York Clipper, Page 15, top of column 3, gave a short and straightforward mention of Donna. 

Donna Montran in the vaudeville act, “As You Like It,” by Hockey and Green, opens at Asbury Park this week; direction of Lee Stewart.

 The first mention of “As You Like It” I have found was when she played at the State Theatre in Beacon, New York, from 30 June to 2 July.

Ashbury Park is a small coastal town on the Jersey shore, about 25 miles, as the crow flies, south of New York City (about 50 miles driving). At the time, there were five theaters, Lyric, St. James, Reade’s Savoy, Shubert, and Reade’s Rialto. The “Asbury Park Press was the newspaper at the time.

A review of the Asbury Park Press, August 1921[i], failed to yield any results for “Montran,” “As You Like It,” “Stewart,” or “Hockey.” The Lyric Theater mentioned they had “2 Other Big Acts – 7 acts in all.” The other theaters (Realto, Main Street, Saint James, and Savoy) all seem to have mentioned all of the shows at those theaters. Consequently, I suspect she was one of the unmentioned shows at the Lyric.

One hundred years ago, Donna played in her vaudeville act, “As you Like It” in Asbury Park, New Jersey, probably at the Lyric Theatre.

Future Actions

  • Learn more about Hockey & Green, the writers of “As You Like It.”
  • Who was Lee Stewart?

Endnotes

[i] Thanks to Newspapers.Com.

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Book Review – Pioneers on Maine Rivers

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Don Taylor

by Wilbur D. Spencer

Review by Don Taylor

Maine’s early history is the story of Europeans coming to the new land to start anew. My understanding has always included the fundamental knowledge that the people settled along the rivers. Indeed, Scarborough and the entire Maine coast contains stories of the various plantations, proprietors, and pioneers. With my volunteer work at the Scarborough Historical Society, I’ve grown to know many of the stories of Scarborough, but I know little about any other places along the Maine coast. Consequently, I was excited to see Pioneers on Maine Rivers as a book to straighten out some confusing stories and provide the basics of many other colonization stories of Maine.

Summary of content

After the dedication and introduction, the author includes several background facts, such as the “Maine Visiting Lists before 1630,” “Proprietary Division,” and “The First Plantations. Then the book takes each river where settlements were established and works north from the Piscataqua River to the Machias River. Most of the settlement writeups include their history and quick identification of the early pioneers.

Analysis and evaluation of the book

To understand the accuracy and what the book can add to my knowledge and understanding, I immediately jumped to the “Scarborough River.” I had heard of the first settlers at Blue Point, Henry Watts and Richard Foxwell. I knew the first pioneers included Hilkiah Bailey and George Dearing, but I didn’t realize that Dearing’s widow married Jonas Bailey. A short subsection about “Stratton’s Islands” included dates of various individuals establishing settlements.

The next chapter in the book is the “Nonesuch River.” Surprisingly, this chapter included a few paragraphs regarding the Alger settlement at Dunstan (where I live on land that was once the Alger property). After the four pages of history about the settlements is a set of short paragraphs about the Pioneers. For example:

BAILEY, HILKIAH, employe or tenant of Richard Foxwell at Blue Point 1640; last mentioned, 1645.

The following chapter, SPURWINK RIVER[i], includes information about Richmond Island and Cape Elizabeth. Again, the Pioneers are listed, which includes Andrew Alger and Jonas Baily.

There are several appendixes, including on on Planters and another on Patents. However, “Appendix C” intrigued me. It is “Ancient Maps of Maine.” It provides a shortlist of maps that I will definitely seek to find copies of. I love maps.  There is an index; the index does not include the individuals listed in the Pioneer sections, but otherwise, it is excellent.

Conclusion

I found the book helpful, and I am delighted to have it in my collection. Whenever I want to know the early history of Maine’s many river settlements, this will be my “go-to” book for gaining basic knowledge of Maine’s 17th-century settlements.[ii]

Spencer, Wilbur Daniel. 1995. Pioneers on Maine rivers: with lists to 1651 compiled from the original sources. Baltimore: Reprinted for Clearfield Co., Inc., by Genealogical Pub. Co., Inc.

Pioneers on Maine Rivers
Publication Date: 1930
Reprint Date: 1995
Pages: 414 pp.

 

This book is available at the Portland Public Library[iii], the University of Southern Maine Library[iv], and directly from the publisher.

—– Disclosure —–

Endnotes

[i] The Spurwink River provides some of the border between Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth. Today, Higgins Beach is on the western bank of the Spurwink River. Across the river, the eastern bank, is primarily farmland. Also see the area at the mouth of the Spurwink River (43°34’17.1″N 70°16’42.4″W) on Google Maps

[ii] I need to reread the chapter on the Saco River. It’s 20+ pages contained so much information my head is spinning.

[iii] Internet: WorldCat – https://www.worldcat.org/title/pioneers-on-maine-rivers-with-lists-to-1651-compiled-from-the-original-sources/oclc/833207387

[iv] Ibid.

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Ethel Wight Collection – Part 40

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Don Taylor

Fitzgerald, Flagg, Flaherty (2), & Fleming(?)

Photo Friday
Ethel Wight Collection
By Don Taylor

Photo of Don Taylor with cat Nasi.This week for Photo Friday, I identify the people in five more envelopes from the Ethel Wight Studio Collection[i]. The envelopes contain the names who paid for the photos, not necessarily the individual portrayed in the image. As such, it is vital to analyze the pictures and information to identify the individual therein.[ii] Ultimately, my goal is to reunite the photos with family members who may have never seen the image.

Olive Gertrude Flagg, circa 1936

The envelope this negative was in says, “Miss Gertrude Flagg, 73 Melbourne St, Portland – #644.”

Olive Gertrude Flagg, circa 1936

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • The 1940 Portland City Directory indicates that Olive G. Flagg lived at 73 Melbourne.
  • The 1940 U.S. Census enumerated Olive G. Flagg as a 55-year-old single school teacher.
  • The 1920 U.S. Census enumerated the 43-year-old school teacher living with her mother Lenora Flagg at 73 Melbourne.
  • I am sure this is Olive about 1936, when she was about 60 years old.

Family Search identifies Olive Gertrude Flagg, born 18 June 1876, as ID LHVN-C6P.

Olive does not seem to appear in any ancestry trees.

I have uploaded one photo of Olive to her Family Search Memories.

Hilda Cecile Fitzgerald (later Thibeault), circa 1935

This negative envelope says, “Miss Hilda Fitzgerald, 66 Brown St, Portland #581.”

Hilda Cecile Fitzgerald (later Thibeault), circa 1935

Why I believe this to be the individual.

    • The 1935 Portland High School yearbook shows the same photo associated with Hilda Cecile Fitzgerald.
    • The 1935 Portland City Directory lists Hilda Fitzgerald living at 44 Brown. At the same address is Lottie Fitzgerald.
    • Hilda C Fitzgerald married Adrian R Thibeault in Portland on 29 June 1937.
    • S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, include a card for Adrian Robert Thibeault, born 28 July 1916, whose next of kin was Hilda Cecile Thibeault. They lived in New York in 1940. The Massachusetts Death Index indicates Adrian died on 11 November 1983.

I have been unsuccessful in finding Hilda in the 1920 or 1930 Census records. Also, I have been unsuccessful in finding Hilda (or Adrian) in the Family Search Family Tree. Likewise, I have been unsuccessful in finding Hilda in Ancestry family trees.

I have added two photos of her to Dead Fred.

I also uploaded one additional photo of Hilda Cecile Fitzgerald to my Flickr photostream.

Mary Patricia Flaherty, circa 1935

This negative envelope says, “Miss Patricia Flaherty – State St. Hospital – #653.”

Mary Patricia Flaherty, circa 1935

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • The 1933 Portland City Directory lists Patricia M. Flaherty as a student nurse at 109 Emery, residing in the same place.
  • The 1938 Portland City Directory lists Patricia M. Flaherty as a nurse at 15 Mellen, residing at the same location. The 1943 Directory indicates she was still a nurse at15 Mellen. The ’43 directory also shows that 15 Mellen Street housed Russell-Altenburg Co dental supplies.
  • A fifteen-year-old Mary P Flaherty lives with her parents Edward A. and Mary A. Flaherty on Sheridan during the 1930 Census.
  • Further research in Ancestry Family Trees discovered Mary Patricia Flaherty, born 1 March 1915. She was a Nurse living in Boston in 1940 and lived with her parents, Edward Augustus and Mary Agnes (Lee) Flaherty, in Portland during the 1930 census. A further look at her in Ancestry Trees yielded a photo of Mary Patricia. That photo looks very much like the same person just a few years older.
  • I am confident that this is a photo of Mary Patricia Flaherty (later Feeney) about 1936.

Family Search does not appear to have a profile for Mary Patricia Flaherty; however, her father, Edward Augustus Flaherty, is GS1Y-997, and her mother, Mary Agnes Lee, is ID  GS1Y-ZL8. Seventeen Ancestry Trees refer to Mary Patricia Flaherty, later Feeney.

I have uploaded two photos of Mary Patricia to Dead Fred.

Stephen J. Flaherty, circa 1935.

The envelope this negative was in says, “Mr. Stephen Flaherty, 24 High St, Portland #664.”

Stephen J. Flaherty, circa 1935.

Why I believe this to be the individual.

    • The 1935 Portland City Directory lists Stephen J and Pearl E Flaherty living at 24 High Street.
    • The 1940 U.S. Census lists Stephen J and Pearl E Flaherty living at 21 Grand Street in Portland. Stephen is 52 years old. Stephen was born in Maine.
    • New Hampshire Marriage records indicate Stephen J. Flaherty and Pearl E Caiazzo married on 25 October 1928 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. His parents were John J and Mary (Foley) Flaherty. It was the second marriage for both of them. Pearl’s father’s name was Asa L. Smith
    • Maine Birth records indicate Stephen J. Flaherty was born on 26 December 1885.
    • I am sure this is Stephen J. Flaherty about 1935 when he was about 50 years old.

Family Search identifies Stephen J. Flaherty, born 26 December 1884 as ID GMT8-5VH.

Eighteen Ancestry trees refer to Stephen J. Flaherty.

I have uploaded one photo of Stephen to his Family Search Memories.

Unknown Child, possibly related to Mrs. George W. (Catherine E.) Fleming née Cockburn, circa 1936.

The envelope this negative was in says, “Mrs. Geo W Flemming, 50 Bradley St, Portland # 1060 – DSCN3293PR.”

Unknown Child, possibly related to Mrs. George W. (Catherine E.) Fleming née Cockburn, circa 1936.

Why I believe this to be the individual.

    • The 1936 Portland City Directory lists George W. and Catherine E Fleming living at 50 Bradley St.
    • In 1930, there was a 33-year-old George W Fleming lodging at 37 Casco Street. He was a salesman in the radio industry. George was born in Massachusetts.
    • The 1932 Portland City directory indicated that George W Fleming was a salesman at 195 Forest Avenue. The various city directories suggest George and Catherine lived in Portland from 1932 until 1935.
    • George and Catherine E. Cockburn married on 6 June 1931 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. George was 34, and Catherine was 27. George was born in Manchester, and Catherine was born in Clinton, Mass. George’s parents were William K and Alice (Wiggins) Flemming. Catherine’s parents were William and Jessie (Spence) Cockburn.
    • The 1940 Census appears to find George W. Fleming, married, as a lodger in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. George’s wife and daughter do not appear on the page.
    • William Cockburn’s Naturalization Record indicates that Catherine E. Fleming was born in Clinton, Mass, on 13 July 1902 and resided in Bridgton, Maine, in 1937. Also living in Bridgton was her brother David H. Cockburn.
    • The 1940 Census enumerated Catherine Fleming living in Naples, Cumberland County, Maine. She was a teacher lodging with George and May Russell. No children were enumerated at that address.
    • I am very confident that Mrs. Geo. W. Flemming of 50 Bradley Street is Catherine Cockburn, daughter of William and Jessie (Spence) Cockburn. However, I can find no birth record for a child of George W. and Catherine E (Cockburn) Fleming. The child may be a niece or other close relative. Alternately, she could be their child who died young, but again, I can find no record of such a child.

In either event, without determining a name or relationship for the child, I am unable to post the photo to Family Search or Dead Fred. Besides this image, I also uploaded this image to my Flickr Photostream.

Conclusion

  • I fully identified two individuals whose photos I posted to Family Search
  • I identified two individuals without Family Search profiles, so I posted those photos to Dead Fred.
  • I failed to identify one child’s photo; consequently, I only posted her photo here and to my Flickr Photostream.

Final Note

If any of these photos are of your family member, I would love to hear your reaction. Especially if this photo is of a loved one for whom you hadn’t seen this photograph before.

Endnotes

[i] The Wight Studio was in Portland, Maine. Many thanks to Ethel Wight’s family for access to and permission to use the collection of their great aunt.

[ii] These images were converted to positives using a lightbox, a Nikon camera and computer software.

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Donna in the News – “Taflan’s Unique Review,” May 1930

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Don Taylor

 “Donna in the News” is my reporting of newly found newspaper articles and advertising regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and aka Donna Darling). I am always excited when I find a new venue for my grandmother’s exciting show business career of the 1910s and 1920s.

This week’s clipping is from  The Evening Telegraph (North Platte, Nebraska), dated May 3, 1930.

Article

My knowledge of the twilight of Donna’s career is minimal, so it was exciting to find an article about her performing in May 1930. It is just a quick mention, but it provided the name of a new show she was in, a new venue, and information about one of her final performances. It reads:

The Evening Telegraph North Platte, NE – 3 May 1930

FOX OFFERS BIG VARIETY

Sunday and Monday the Fox theatre presents another great program on both stage and screen. The R-K-O vaudeville is headed by Taflan’s Unique Review, a company of six young men and women with special costumes and scenery, featuring Miss Dona Darling.

This clipping provides a hint regarding what Donna did after she returned from Panama. We know Donna was in Panama during her birthday, February 20, 1930. She also left Panama on March 27 and arrived in New York on April 8, 1930. Donna and Sammy had become estranged when they left Panama, so she no longer had a show with Sammy. Consequently, I’ve known nothing about her career from her return until she played in Terre Haute, Indiana, in September or October 1930, when she and Sammy were supposed to open a show again. (Although I have not been able to confirm they did perform together.) Now, I can further research “Taflan’s Unique Review” during 1930 and see where it and Donna may have appeared.

New information added to her career list:

May 4, 1930 – Fox Theatre – North Platte, NE – “…six young men and women…featuring Miss Dona Darling.

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