Writing Projects: Books, Scripts, Short Stories, Articles
BOOKS (Samples):
Discovering the Herstory of Mary Ann (Taylor) Morton, my great-grandmother.
Taylor Family History: 1639 to Present by Mike Welsh & Wayne A. Carringer © 2020.
Family Cookbook - A collection of family recipes from late 1800s to early 1900s. Tested, simplified and rewritten. Researched Pre-WWII cookbooks, handwritten recipe cards and collected family recipes of heirloom desserts, main courses and side dishes.
Taylor Family History cover.
Photo: The Taylor children, Pittsburgh, PA circa 1890.
Mary Ann (l), James (c), and Edna Taylor (r).
Photo courtesy of George Lodder, Edna's great-grandson.
GENEALOGY RESEARCH PROJECTS:
Taylor Family Tree and Morton Family Tree projects
- 30+ years of research from various institutions and sources: National Archives, D.C., Library of Congress, D.C. and online, Ancestry.com, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Genealogy & Historical Collections, Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh ULS Digital Collections (online), Cuyahoga West Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, various historical societies: Dormont, Westlake, Cleveland, Cape Cod, Yarmouth, Ashfield (Mass.), etc., Westlake Porter Public Library, FamilySearch Library (online), various publications and books, including the Henry Boardman Taylor Family History book (1892), family interviews, family photo archives, interviews at family reunions, field research in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts and New York, road trips, etc. with various other sources.
Related family trees: Welsh family, Carringer family, Land family, and Szoszorek family.
AMERICA 250 profiles
Revolutionary War Veterans & Ohio settlers by Mike Welsh & Wayne Carringer (2026). Future presentation at the Osborn Learning Center, Bay Village, Ohio.
- These Revolutionary War Veterans were “old men” when they came to Dover Township
- Jasher Taylor 1753 - 1827 and wife Dorothy Carr 1749 - ~1821
- Abner Smith 1754 - 1821 and wife Rebeckah Gibbs 1759 - 1811
- Jonathan Smith 1749 - 1824 and 1st wife Rachel Taylor 1758 - 1795 & 2nd wife Rebecca Jerusha Taylor 1764 - 1862
- Sylvanus Smith 1755 - 1829
- Jedediah Crocker 1761 - 1841 and wife Sarah Gifford 1763 - 1855
- Joseph Porter Sr 1760 - 1844 and his wife Leonard Graves 1762 - 1825
- Other Revolutionary Soldiers
GENEALOGY NEWSLETTER:
Tracer newsletter for Cuyahoga West Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. Contributing editor with Nancy McGrew, Janice Patterson and Mike Welsh. Contributed articles, research, photos and illustrations, collaborated with newsletter layout via Canva software, and facilitated printing and distribution of quarterly issues (2020-2023).
SCRIPTS (Samples):
- Wishing ~ Tree, full-length musical play. Inspired by historic events.
- SURPRISE ME ! ! ! full-length play, contemporary comedy-drama.
- The Pony, short subject film script, Civil War drama.
- Brother, Can You Spare A Dollar? 10-minute play, contemporary drama.
- Funeral of a Family, full-length script, draft, comedy-drama.
- Second Sight (Uninvited Visitors), full-length film script, draft, mystery-horror.
- Corporate America, film script outline, contemporary comedy.
- The 40-Year-Old Intern, film script outline, contemporary comedy.
Short stories (Samples):
- The Pony
- Like Father, Not Like Son
- Night Hunters
- Cravings
Articles/Corporate Events/Marketing Materials/White Papers (Samples):
- B.B. King customer concert event article
- "Knee High by the 4th of July" genealogy article
- "Pipe busting for Local Municipality" technical article
- Corporate marketing communications: technical writing, proposals, corporate eNewletters, brochures, video creation and editing and other marketing functions.
The great B.B. King (center), behind the scenes, 2012.
Wayne Carringer (upper left).
Major customer event coordination:
- B.B. King and his band at B.B. King’s Blues Club, Orlando, FL
- Phil Vassar at The Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville, TN
- Frank Caliendo at the House of Blues, Chicago, IL
- Jimmy Wayne, private customer event, San Antonio, TX
- Sons of the Pioneers at The Buckhorn Saloon & Museum, San Antonio, TX
- Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, GA
- Disneyland, Anaheim, CA