by Sharon Hall | Dec 28, 2025 | Digging History, Digging History Magazine, Services, Special Offers
From time to time I run across an unfamiliar term while researching family history. Having a natural curiosity, I feel compelled to learn more about it — and sometimes that turns into quite a research foray all its own. Such was the case of discovering what...
by Sharon Hall | Dec 20, 2025 | Digging History, Digging History Magazine, Services, Special Offers
Today we celebrate Christmas with elaborate lighting displays, gifts and gadgets, and over-stuffing ourselves with Christmas goodies. Of course, those traditions have evolved with the changing culture and technology. Our ancestors, however, brought very different...
by Sharon Hall | Dec 14, 2025 | Digging History, Digging History Magazine, Services, Special Offers
From the July-August 2022 issue of Digging History Magazine, an extensive article regarding the pitfalls of genealogical research. Sometimes what we uncover can be potentially shocking or devastating . . . here is an excerpt: If you’ve been researching family history...
by Sharon Hall | Dec 8, 2025 | Digging History, Digging History Magazine, Services, Special Offers
So-called “family lore” has no doubt enticed any number of genealogists (or would-be genealogists) into discovering more about their family history. That may be a great impetus to begin “digging”, but how many of us bother to take the time to...
by Sharon Hall | Dec 1, 2025 | Digging History, Digging History Magazine, Services, Special Offers
Here’s an excerpt from an article in Digging History Magazine which featured Arkansas — its history and how to find the best genealogical and historical records: As a genealogist I am always looking for creative ways to tell the stories of my client’s (and...
by Sharon Hall | Nov 27, 2025 | Digging History, Digging History Magazine, Time Capsule Thursday
This year the perennial phrase “Black Friday” seems to me to have invaded the public consciousness rather early. One might wonder what to make of this development. Every year it seems the prospect of Christmas festivities, with its ubiquitous “Black Friday”...
by Sharon Hall | Mar 11, 2025 | Digging History Magazine
I’ve recently embarked on a bit of an adventure — a quest to research and publish a series of Digging History Magazine issues which focus on each American state — highlighting the history and how and where to find the best records for historical and...
by Sharon Hall | Dec 1, 2024 | Digging History, Digging History Magazine, Services, Special Offers
It’s been quite some time since I posted on the blog. These days I’m consumed with writing, researching and publishing Digging History Magazine, along with taking care of my mom (among other things). The last three weeks were an interlude of sorts...
by Sharon Hall | Apr 2, 2023 | Digging History, Digging History Magazine
I’m a bit late posting this, but the first issue of 2023 is out and begins the year with an extended (two-part) series on the “Roaring Twenties”. I originally planned to focus solely on the years 1920-1929, but after discovering how volatile the...
by Sharon Hall | Nov 8, 2022 | Digging History Magazine
Last year I wrote a couple of blog articles about pricing for my custom-designed family history charts: Preserving Family History: Pricing for Custom-Designed Family History Charts Family History: How Much is it Worth to Preserve it? The purpose of this article is to...
