Tag Archives: Genealogy

Five Bragdon Photos

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Don Taylor

This week, I identified photos of four children of George and Minnie Bragdon of Westbrook:
Elsie Louise Bragdon, 1919;
Evelyn Ardelia Bragdon, circa 1923
Philip Osgood Bragdon, circa 1929.
Harold Bragdon, circa 1918. Continue reading →

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Donna & the Wild Opera House In the News

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Don Taylor

In 1925, Donna Darling’s Bathing “Girl Revue”—a classy variety show featuring music, dance, and comedy—performed at Noblesville’s Wild Opera House on April 6th and 7th adding another chronical to her career. 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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The Plummer Bible #2

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Don Taylor

The Linwood Dyer Collection’s Plummer Family Bible (#2), housed at the Scarborough Historical Society, offers unique genealogical data, including precise birth, marriage, and death dates that clarify and sometimes correct established records on platforms like Ancestry and Family Search. The Bible’s recordings, likely made close to the events by individuals like David or Alice Plummer, provide valuable primary source information for researchers, suggesting its accuracy over other sources for events like the _Rummery Book_. 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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