Tag Archives: Michigan
Donna Darling Collection – Part 22
Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I’m looking at several clippings from the Donna Darling Collection that relate to her playing at the Capital Theater.[i] The first clipping is an article about “New Entertainment … Continue reading
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Tagged Michigan, Vaudevile, Capitol Theater, Lansing, Donna Montran
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Ancestor Biography – Stephen Blackhurst (1801-1869)
[Brown]/Montran/Barber/Blackhurst Line By Don Taylor As I have begun to get to know my Blackhurst heritage, I am amazed. It is an incredible group of people descended from 19th century English immigrants, Stephen and Fannie (Taylor) Blackhurst. Fifty years after … Continue reading
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Tagged Sarah Blackhurst, Fannie Taylor, Sheffield, Rotherham, Albion, Calhoun, South Yorkshire, England, Stephen Blackhurst, Michigan
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Ancestor Biography – Catharine A. D. Walter
Howell-Darling-2017-Research Waters – Swayze – Darling Line By Don Taylor It seems like virtually every ancestor born before 1880 has a question regarding their birth. Catharine Waters is no exception to that. Most records I have found are consistent with … Continue reading
1840 Census and Chester Parsons
Census Sunday The 1840 census often exasperates genealogists. I find the information presented to be challenging and able to provide new questions as well as details. I was getting to know my 3rd great-grandmother, Mary Electa Parsons. In 1840 Mary … Continue reading
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Tagged Michigan, Chester Parsons, Robert Maben, Washtenaw County, 1840 Census, Mary Electra Parsons, Saline
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