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Bert Roberts – Living in Detroit, Michigan, from 1940 to 1949.

Roberts Research Roberts LineBy Don Taylor Bert and Essie were in Terre-Haute during the 1940 Census. In 1949, Bert died in a fiery truck accident while driving a truck near Elwood, Indiana. He lived and worked in Detroit, Michigan, at … Continue reading

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 69

Palace Theatres Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I’m looking at four clippings about the Palace Theater. from the Donna Darling Collection Palace Theatre – Port Richmond Key features: The venue is the Palace … Continue reading

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1900 Census – Searching for misspelled Salefske’s

Census Sunday Roberts-Dion-Spry-Salefske Project By Don Taylor My half-brother’s (Tom) maternal line has been difficult to trace, mostly due to unusual names. His great-grandmother’s name is probably Ottilie Salefske. But in various records, I’ve seen her named Ottlie, Tillie, Lillie, … Continue reading

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 36 – Fox Washington Theatre

Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Thursday, I’m looking at two clippings from the Donna Darling Collection concerning “The Fox Washington – Washington Blvd at Clifford.”

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Charles Selefsky & Family in the 1900 Census

Dion-Spry Project Dion-Spry-Selefsky Census Sunday By Don Taylor Sometimes when you at a census closely, you realize something in there is just not possible. Such is the case of Charles Selensky (aka Selefsky, Selefske, & Seleske) as he appears in … Continue reading

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