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Beckwith Theatre, Dowagiac, MI, 19 Feb 1920.
In the News, 105 Years AgoVaudeville/Chin-ChinCassopolis Vigilant (Cassopolis, MI)By Don Taylor My grandmother was a vaudeville star. I am following her career and learning about her many performances. In October 1919, she joined the cast of the Charles Dillingham production … Continue reading
Posted in In the news, 1919-20 - Chin Chin, Vaudeville
Tagged Cassopolis, Dowagiac, Beckwith Theatre, Michigan
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Donna & Crescent Theatre in the News
Donna Darling performed with the “California Bathing Beauties” at Crescent Theatre in Pontiac, MI on February 13 & 14, 1925, as uncovered in a Pontiac Daily 1925 clipping by her grandson. This new find adds to Madonna Montran’s documented vaudeville career. Continue reading
Posted in In the news, California Bathing Girls (1925), Vaudeville
Tagged Michigan, Crescent Theatre, Pontiac
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Happy Anniversary, William M Sanford & Mary Electra Parsons
October 29by Don Taylor Today, I remember my third great-grandparents, William M Sanford & Mary Electra Parsons. They married 179 years ago, on October 29, 1845, in Michigan. They had seven children, including my 2nd great-grandmother, Marion Sanford. William was … Continue reading
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Tagged Genealogy, Michigan, Family History, Parsons, Sanford
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Remembering my mom, Sylvia Matson (née Kees).
Taylor Family TreeAmsterdam LineBy Don Taylor Today, I remember my mom, Sylvia Matson (née Kees). She was born on January 15, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan. She used to love to say she was a “duce,” as in a 1932 Ford … Continue reading
Posted in Brown-Montran, Matson Project
Tagged Kees, Michigan, Fridley, Detroit, Minnesota, Taylor, GED
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John Huber in the Saginaw News
by Don Taylor “In the News” is my reporting on newly discovered newspaper articles and advertising regarding ancestors I am researching. John Huber is my wife’s great-grandfather. The information in newspapers often raises more questions and research areas, but they … Continue reading
Posted in Darling-Huber, In the news
Tagged Michigan, Huber, Saginaw, James Township, Farmer
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