Tag Archives: Portland

Photo Friday – Libby, Plummer (married Wright & Dyer)

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Don Taylor

Three portraits offer glimpses into Maine family history. The first depicts Annie & Ella Libby, photographed about 1896. The second features Sarah Elizabeth “Aunt Liz” Plummer Wright, photographed around 1894. The third showcases her niece, Josephine Plummer Dyer, captured in 1888. These cabinet cards not only provide visual testaments to the lives of these women but also serve as valuable genealogical resources. By analyzing the photographers’ studio locations and operational periods, researchers can pinpoint the approximate dates of these portraits. These images, now preserved digitally, connect future generations to their ancestors and offer a tangible link to the past. Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Gambell, Gruver, Hinkley, Quinby

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Don Taylor

Review of photos of
Frances Elizabeth Prindle (Hinkley) Quinby,
Frances Elizabeth “Betty” Quinby,
Frank Lees Quinby, Jr.,
Frank Lees Quinby, Sr.,
Elbert Asa Gruver, Sr.,
Elbert Asa, Gruver, Jr.,
Eleanor Gruver, &
Margaret Prindle (Hinkley) Gruver
from the Linwood Dyer Photo Collection, Hinkley Photo Album. Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Gruver, Hinkley.

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Don Taylor

A review of photos of Elbert Asa Gruver, Eleanor Gruver, & Helen Hartwell Hinkley from the Linwood Dyer Photo Collection, Hinkley Photo Album. Continue reading →

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Donna Darling Review – Rivoli Theater, Portland, OR – Nov 6-11, 1926.

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Don Taylor

Donna in the News99 Years Agoby Don Taylor Last May, in “Two clippings and three photos,” I reviewed a clipping from my grandmother’s scrapbook showing she played at a Rivoli theatre, probably in either Grant’s Pass or Portland, Oregon. I … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Rice, Sherman, Thompson, Verrill, Trickey (née Babb).

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Don Taylor

Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 038Skillin, Libby, Trickey Photo Album.Portland, Scarborough, & Westbrook, MaineBy Don Taylor This week, I looked at the last two, named people from the Skillin, Libby, and Trickey photo album from the Linwood Dyer Collection. I … Continue reading →

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