by Sharon Hall | Oct 17, 2026 | Digging History, Digging History Magazine, Services, Special Offers
One of my favorite maxims – “genealogy is not for the faint of heart” – is the underlying premise of this multi-part article, a collection of challenges I’ve run across in my “research adventures” in pursuit of my own family history or that of my clients. Genealogy is...
by Sharon Hall | Oct 10, 2026 | Digging History, Digging History Magazine, Services, Special Offers
One of my favorite maxims – “genealogy is not for the faint of heart” – is the underlying premise of this multi-part article, a collection of challenges I’ve run across in my “research adventures” in pursuit of my own family history or that of my clients. Genealogy is...
by Sharon Hall | Oct 3, 2026 | Digging History, Digging History Magazine, Services, Special Offers
One of my favorite maxims – “genealogy is not for the faint of heart” – is the underlying premise of this multi-part article, a collection of challenges I’ve run across in my “research adventures” in pursuit of my own family history or that of my clients. Genealogy is...
by Sharon Hall | Sep 26, 2026 | Digging History, Digging History Magazine, Services, Special Offers
In case you missed it, here’s Part 1 of this short series. Part 2 highlights how Victorians addressed their fear of being buried alive — as the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention! Necessity: The Mother of Invention One of the hallmarks of...
by Sharon Hall | Sep 19, 2026 | Digging History, Digging History Magazine, Services, Special Offers
Merriam-Webster defines fear as “an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation of awareness of danger.”9 When fear becomes exaggerated, inexplicable and illogical it escalates to the level of phobia. While it isn’t uncommon for human...
by Sharon Hall | Sep 12, 2026 | Digging History, Digging History Magazine, Services, Special Offers
Today it might sound creepy, but post-mortem pictures were not uncommon, especially during the Victorian era. I’m not talking about taking pictures of the dearly departed in their casket – that is practiced even today as a way to have closure when a loved one passes....
