by Sharon Hall | Nov 3, 2014 | Military History Monday
November is the month we celebrate Veterans Day and it’s also National Native American Heritage Month. In honor of those designations and Military History Monday, today’s article will honor the Native American code talkers of World War I. The first thing to be noted...
by Sharon Hall | Nov 1, 2014 | Surname Saturday
Danforth The Danforth surname is a locational or habitational name, possibly meaning “ford in the valley” or someone dwelling in a hidden ford or settlement. It may refer to locations in England such as: Darnford in Suffolk, Great Durnford in Wiltshire or Derford...
by Sharon Hall | Oct 31, 2014 | Feudin' & Fightin' Friday
While doing some family research last week, I came across something called a “frog war”. What’s a frog war? I’ve done some “frog” stories, one called “The Battle of the Frogs” and one about an old horned toad named Rip, but this one isn’t about an amphibious...
by Sharon Hall | Oct 29, 2014 | Digging History Magazine, Ghost Town Wednesday
I’ve been reading a series of books about Swedish immigrants who came to America and settled in central Kansas beginning in the late-1860’s. According to the Kansas Historical Society, eastern immigration companies sent agents to Europe to encourage...
by Sharon Hall | Oct 28, 2014 | Tombstone Tuesday
I was trolling through Vermont cemeteries looking for a subject for today’s article when I came across four graves in the Alburgh Tongue Cemetery in Grand Isle County, all children of “B.S. (or Benajah S.) and Asenath Phelps” … hmm. The children were: ...
