Tag Archives: Indiana

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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Nelson Barnes & the 1840 Census

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Don Taylor
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Manning – Surname Saturday

Posted on June 10, 2023 by Don Taylor

Brown/Manning LineBy Don Taylor Name Origin[i] Family Search indicates that Mannin can be an Irish variant of Mannion and is found in Finland, the United States, and England. Manning can be an English variation of Ó Mainnin or is a … Continue reading →

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Donna & Family Theater In the News – 1925

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Don Taylor

Donna Darling at Family Theatre, Lafayette, IN, February 26-28, 1925. Donna in the News by Don Taylor “Donna in the News” is my reporting of newly found newspaper articles and advertisements regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Sketch – Tamise Sutherland

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Don Taylor

Roberts-Barnes-Taft-Sutherland Line By Don Taylor Overview Tamise[i] Sutherland[ii] was born on 3 April 1796 in New York, USA as the last child of Reuben Sutherland and Mary Lewis. She had seven siblings: Phineas, David, Lot, Candice, Eliza, Josiah, and Elizabeth. She … Continue reading →

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