by Sharon Hall | Jul 4, 2018 | Digging History Magazine
July 4, 1876 – The United States was celebrating its first centennial eleven years following the end of the Civil War. In Philadelphia, soldiers from the North and South, “the Blue and the Gray”, marched together. There were lively and soul-stirring festivities held...
by Sharon Hall | Jun 10, 2018 | Digging History Magazine
“Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel…and away she goes, the...
by Sharon Hall | Jun 2, 2018 | Digging History Magazine
The June issue of Digging History Magazine features stories on road-tripping (as it’s called today). These road trips, however, were a far cry from the ones we take today. The early ones took weeks to cross America from coast-to-coast — shovels, shotguns...
by Sharon Hall | Jun 1, 2018 | Digging History Magazine
This month’s issue of Digging History Magazine is out and available for sale — or better yet, start your subscription with this “Road Trip!” issue. Articles include: On a Whim and a Bet: America’s First Coast-to-Coast Automobile Trip...
by Sharon Hall | Apr 10, 2018 | Digging History Magazine
Who would name their son “States Rights”? Certainly not a Yankee! A few years ago while snooping around Find-A-Grave to research a person to write about for my “Tombstone Tuesday” column, I stumbled across men named “States Rights”...
by Sharon Hall | Apr 10, 2018 | Digging History Magazine
When I decided to feature a Civil War theme for the April issue of Digging History Magazine, I knew I needed to find two compelling stories of men who fought on opposite sides. While researching stories for the March issue related to the Zimpelman family (“Who...
by Sharon Hall | Mar 17, 2018 | Digging History Magazine
I love what I do — helping clients discover who they are, where they came from, did their ancestors make history (good or bad) and more. I take a slightly different approach perhaps than many genealogists who are looking for land and census records and clipping...
by Sharon Hall | Mar 4, 2018 | Digging History Magazine
Here are some excerpts from the March issue of Digging History Magazine. It’s packed with stories, beginning with a series of articles on Galveston, Texas: Galveston: The Ellis Island of Texas The Storm That Changed Everything Isaac Cline’s Fish Story So...
by Sharon Hall | Feb 12, 2018 | Digging History Magazine
Potential Digging History Magazine customers have been asking. “Can I pay by check?” The answer is “Yes” but for subscriptions only. Monthly and Special Edition issues are by Credit Card or PayPal only. Why is that? It would simply be too...
by Sharon Hall | Feb 3, 2018 | Digging History Magazine
The word “blizzard”, at least in terms of a violent snowstorm, hasn’t been around as long as one might think. “Blizzard” or “Blizard” are ancient family names, although speculation abounds as to its origin as a surname. One source proposes it may have been a variant...
