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Ancestor Bio – Hannah M Halvorsen (1866-c. 1930)
52 Ancestors – Week 2019-04 Blanchard Project Utterstrom-Halvorsen By Don Taylor Sometimes, search as you will, some key bit of information just doesn’t seem to be out there. Such is the case of the death of Hannah (Halvorsen) Utterstrom. I’ve … Continue reading
1875 Tax Valuation Records
Museum Monday I had the opportunity to visit the Maine State Library and scan the 1875 Scarborough, Maine, Tax Valuation Record using their Zeutschel OS 12002. It is a multi-camera book scanner that creates high-resolution images of bound and oversized … Continue reading
Posted in Museum Monday
Tagged 1875, Maine, non-residents, Residents, Scarborough, Tax Valuation
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Ancestor Sketch – Olaf Utterstrom
52 Ancestors – Week Blanchard-Utterstrom Project 2018 By Don Taylor Sometimes census records can be confusing. Such was the case for me regarding Olaf Utterstrom. In 1910 and 1920 he was at 24 Olympia Street and in 1930 he was … Continue reading
Posted in Blanchard
Tagged Blanchard, Christiania, Maine, Norway, Oslo, Portland, Utterstrom
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Ancestor Bio – Horace Upton Newcomb (1877-1956)
By Don Taylor Born in Canada, Horace Newcomb immigrated to the United States as a child. He lived a simple life as a carpenter in Boston and Cumberland County, Maine. Blanchard Project 2017 – Ancestor #10 List of Grandparents: Grandmother: … Continue reading
Posted in Blanchard
Tagged Ethel May Carr, Horace Upton Newcomb, Maine, Peaks Island, Portland, Priscilla May Newcomb
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Howell – Surname Saturday
By Don Taylor Origin According to the Ancestry.Com, there are two main sources for the Howell surname. The first one is Welsh, coming from the Welsh personal name “Hywel” meaning ‘eminent.’ The second one is that Howell is an English … Continue reading
