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“Actress, Detroit Girl, Here This Month”: When the Newspaper Gets It Wrong
Sometimes the newspaper gets it wrong. But even when it does, it can still hand us some wonderful information. On Sunday, February 8, 1920, The Detroit News ran a small feature on page 61 under the headline “Actress, Detroit Girl, … Continue reading →
Posted in 1919-20 - Chin Chin, Donna Montran, In the news, Vaudeville
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Tagged 1920, 1920 census, Albion, Ann Arbor, Bay City, Chin Chin, Detroit, Donna Montran, Grand Rapids, Harvey Watson Knight, Ida Mae Barber, Lawndale Avenue, Michigan, musical comedy, Muskegon, newspaper clipping, Saginaw, The Detroit News, touring company
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Barber – Surname Lost?
Barber Surname Saturday Name Origin: Barber is an occupational name for a barber. Barbers of old not only cut hair and shaved beards, but also practiced surgery and pulled teeth.[i] Today (2014 data), there are 86,641 people with the Barber … Continue reading →
Posted in Surname Saturday, Brown-Montran
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Tagged Franklin Barber, Ida Mae Barber
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100 Years Ago – Ida Mae Barber Knight – (1873-1953)
23 December 1914 – Ida Mae Barber Knight Ida Mae Barber Knight One hundred years ago Ida Mae Barber (Montran) (Fisher) (Holdsworth) Knight was living with her husband, Harvey Watson Knight, in their new home on Lawndale Avenue in Detroit, … Continue reading →
