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Donna Darling Collection – Part 69

Palace Theatres Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I’m looking at four clippings about the Palace Theater. from the Donna Darling Collection Palace Theatre – Port Richmond Key features: The venue is the Palace … Continue reading

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Chin Chin – Oneonta Theater, Oneonta, NY – May 18, 1920

Donna Montran and “Chin Chin” play at the Oneonta Theatre in Oneonta, New York on 18 May 1920 Oneonta Theatre, Oneonta, New York Vaudeville – Chin Chin By Don Taylor It is not clear where Chin Chin played in the … Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – Mercy Gay

Brown-Sanford-Gay By Don Taylor Mercy Gay was born into a leading Connecticut family. She married and removed to Vermont where she and her husband were early settlers. When her husband died in 1813, she moved west with family members to … Continue reading

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Mercy (Gay) Sanford & the Early Censuses

Mercy Sanford and the 1840, 1830, and 1820 Census records. Brown-Sanford-Gay Census Sunday By Don Taylor Following widows in early America can often be difficult, Mercy (Gay) Sanford was widowed when her husband, Ezra Clugston Sanford, died 22 June 1813 … Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – Arvid Frithiof Carlin

Bradley-Hingston Project Ancestor Y-06 Carlin Line By Don Taylor Arvid Frithiof Carlin(1876-1959) Updated 30 Jan 2020[1] Arvid was born Arvid Frithiof Karlsson-Karlin[1] in Värmskog, Värmland, Sweden on 27 November 1876.[1] From his naturalization papers, it was unclear where in Sweden … Continue reading

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