This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Dolly Durkin the Roller Skating Cinderella
Dolly Durkin, a New York insurance office secretary by day, captivates crowds at a Long Island rink as a leading roller skating figure. She describes the sport’s appeal, shares her romance, and notes the scene’s mix of youth and age, rules, and dedicated fans in a lively era glimpse.
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Dolly
Grace
Long Island
Dolly Durkin
New York
Nola
Cinderella
Cleveland
Madison Square Garden
Little Miss Durkin
Hillside
Jamaica
L. I
Dorothy Kolb
Gordon Finigan
Miss Durkin
Irene Botnar
Gibby White
Union
N. J
Joyce Perine
New Rochelle
Lois Marie Goeller
Queens Village
Sam April
Brooklyn
Hackensack
Perry Rawson
Deal, N. J
Durkin-Finigan
Mineola
L. L
Earl van Horn
van Horn
Bill Opatiny
Skating Review
Piquant
Little June Chiat
White Plains
Rink
Notre Dame