by Sharon Hall | Oct 27, 2014 | Military History Monday
I’ve been reading an excellent book about James Abram Garfield, the twentieth President of the United States (look for a book review soon). I didn’t really know that much about him, except that he was assassinated not long after he was inaugurated in 1881. Not a lot...
by Sharon Hall | Oct 25, 2014 | Surname Saturday
Brinson I don’t usually write about surnames from my own family tree, but I’ve been researching this line a bit and there are some pretty interesting characters – so why not? One of my ancestors appears to be perhaps the first Brinson to immigrate to America in...
by Sharon Hall | Oct 22, 2014 | Digging History Magazine, Ghost Town Wednesday
Today, this would be considered an unfortunate name for a town, ghostly or otherwise. Believe it or not, years ago the swastika symbol was widely used. It was also used by Native American tribes like the Navajos, Hopis, Apaches and others (although later...
by Sharon Hall | Oct 18, 2014 | Surname Saturday
There at least two schools of thought regarding the origins of today’s surname. Ultimately, it appears to me that its origins were most likely Germanic, although the first settlers who came to America in the 1630’s came directly from England. Two sources...
by Sharon Hall | Oct 15, 2014 | Digging History Magazine, Ghost Town Wednesday
I was looking for an interesting ghost town to feature this week, preferably short and sweet since I’m under the weather this week with some nasty upper respiratory thing-y. I opened up one of my trusty ghost town books, Ghost Towns of Kansas by Daniel Fitzgerald. ...
