by Sharon Hall | Jan 15, 2019 | Digging History Magazine
Boston, Massachusetts inarguably holds a revered place in American history. The city is home to numerous buildings, locations and historical markers recalling seminal events of our history as a nation. Yet, one plaque commemorating a strange and now mostly forgotten...
by Sharon Hall | Jan 14, 2019 | Digging History Magazine
Digging History Magazine was launched in January 2018 and twelve issues were published last year. I decided to publish a free article index for anyone interested in taking a peek (all at once) at a list/synopsis of all articles. All 2018 issues are available for...
by Sharon Hall | Jan 7, 2019 | Mothers of Invention
She was born Sarah Jacobs to parents Oliver and Harriet Jacobs of Toledo, Ohio in approximately 1855. The family was enumerated in the 1860 Census in Toledo and listed as being of the Mulatto race, and Oliver was a carpenter. By 1870 the family had migrated to Chicago...
by Sharon Hall | Jan 7, 2019 | Digging History Magazine
Happy New Year! 2019 is off to a good start here at Digging History with a redesigned web site. It looks a LOT different than the previous one. The new look is crisper with a new logo which highlights our genealogical research services and charts AND Digging History...
by Sharon Hall | Nov 22, 2018 | Digging History Magazine
Here at Digging History there are a couple of tag lines I like to use to convey the site’s purpose. One quote belongs to Rudyard Kipling: “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” The other is one I use for...
by Sharon Hall | Nov 11, 2018 | Digging History Magazine
It’s November . . . a month of remembrance and thanksgiving. This month’s issue features quite a bit of World War I history: The War to End All Wars. World War I, also referred to as “The Great War”, was considered the first modern war, and until 1917...
by Sharon Hall | Oct 5, 2018 | Digging History Magazine
It’s October and everyone thinks Halloween . . . spooky stuff, you know? This month’s issue goes right along with that theme: American Poltergeist (and other strange goings-on). America has had its share of strange other-worldly phenomena. ...
by Sharon Hall | Sep 30, 2018 | Digging History Magazine
To be a writer, one must write. And so, on October 1, 2018, the 25th anniversary of becoming a self-employed entrepreneur, I write. It’s not what I started out doing 25 years ago, yet I am slowly, but surely, pursuing my dream of becoming a writer. Honing my...
by Sharon Hall | Sep 27, 2018 | Digging History Magazine
September is about to wrap up and I’ve already given away one free issue of Digging History Magazine today. Would love to give away some more (today or any day)! Following is easy and you’ll get notification of occasional blog posts and special offers. ...
by Sharon Hall | Sep 18, 2018 | Digging History Magazine
Digging History Magazine is pleased to announce a new way to preview each month’s issue of the magazine. We now have a YouTube channel with previews of all issues published since January 2018. These previews will continue to be published on a monthly basis...
