by Sharon Hall | Feb 7, 2026 | Digging History, Digging History Magazine, Services, Special Offers
Seawillow Seawillow is a rather lyrical and poetic sounding name isn’t it? I ran across this name while researching a friend’s African American ancestry. Where in the world did this name come from? Wouldn’t you just know – there’s a story behind it! A search for the...
by Sharon Hall | Feb 3, 2026 | Digging History, Digging History Magazine, Services, Special Offers
I was recently reviewing stats for the blog, a gauge of how effective my recent return to regularly posting articles has been. I saw a stat for an article I wrote in 2018 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of becoming a self-employed entrepreneur (originally...
by Sharon Hall | Jan 31, 2026 | Digging History Magazine
Family Tree Magazine (May/June 2018) called them “Holes in History” – destructive fires throughout United States history with far-reaching effects on modern-day genealogical research. It might have been the deed to your third great-grandfather’s land in Mississippi,...
by Sharon Hall | Jan 24, 2026 | Digging History, Digging History Magazine, Services, Special Offers
Here’s an excerpt from a “Mining Genealogical Gold” article in a Digging History Magazine issue featuring Colorado. The article in its entirety was originally published in the May-June 2019 issue and entitled, “Crazy in Colorado: Wheels in...
by Sharon Hall | Jan 17, 2026 | Digging History, Digging History Magazine, Services, Special Offers
“a.k.a.”, although perhaps not as ubiquitous as “LOL” or “OMG” in our increasingly emoji and acronym-driven world, is commonly used today. While there exists more than one interpretation of the well-known acronym, the most common usage, “also known as”, is a legal one...
by Sharon Hall | Jan 10, 2026 | Digging History, Digging History Magazine, Services, Special Offers
Here’s a look back at a 2019 article published in Digging History Magazine, a personal one, from an issue which featured the War of 1812: I hadn’t looked at this particular line for some time, but after someone saw this particular surname on my family’s pedigree...
