Tag Archives: Minnesota

Elizabeth Hall Elementary – 6th Grade

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Don Taylor

Schools I’ve Attended My Life Those Places Thursday By Don Taylor My mother married Budgar (Edgar J. Matson) on 8 December 1961 in Webster, South Dakota. We celebrated the following Christmas at the Spring Lake Park house. I remember Budgar’s … Continue reading →

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Donna Montran – Metropolitan Opera House, Minneapolis, MN – 1 Feb 1920

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Don Taylor

Donna: “Best vocal offering of the performance” Vaudeville – “Chin Chin” By Don Taylor We know that “Chin Chin” played at the Walker Theatre in Winnipeg on January 19-24, but I still haven’t determined where the show was from the … Continue reading →

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Where my Ancestors were 100 years ago.

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Don Taylor

Mappy Monday By Don Taylor Randy Seaver in his blog, Genea-Musings suggested that we look at where our ancestors were 100 years ago. I thought I’d take a stab at it more from a location perspective. In October 1917, my … Continue reading →

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Schools I’ve Attended – 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Don Taylor

My Life Those Places Thursday By Don Taylor Parkview Elementary, Fridley, Anoka County, Minnesota In August 1958, we moved from Anoka to Fridley into a tiny little house on NE 2nd Street. At the time the address was 5853, however, … Continue reading →

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Biography: Frank Xaver Drexl (1856-1929)

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Don Taylor

By Don Taylor Absent other sources, I usually trust the 1900 Census as being the most accurate for the date because it provides both a month/year and age for the individual. In the case of Frank Xaver Drexl the 1900 Census … Continue reading →

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