Digging History

July was a busy month ... here are some samples of client projects. Now it's time to get back to researching, writing, editing and publishing the next issue of Digging History Magazine, featuring the Hoosier State of Indiana.

Documenting Family History: July Was a Busy Month July was a busy month. After wrapping up the latest issue of Digging History Magazine, featuring the Prairie State of Illinois, I tackled a number of client projects — genealogical research,…

The latest blog article . . . a look at some unusual headlines of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries . . .

https://digging-history.com/2026/08/01/believe-it-or-not-stranger-things-have-happened-ocular-explosions/

It's about time to get back to researching, writing, editing and publishing the next issue of Digging History Magazine. July has been a busy month with client projects -- genealogical research, writing family stories and designing family history charts. Here are the latest final charts for a couple of magazine subscribers (by the way, subscribers receive 20% discounts on all services, including custom-designed family history charts). I truly enjoyed documenting this family's history -- from missionaries to numerous American patriots (including close relatives of the father of our country, George Washington) to a Salem witch.

An "eye-opening" headline inspired this article . . .

Oh, The Stories I Find: In a Dead Woman’s Eye As a genealogist and writer, I absolutely LOVE researching newspaper archives. I’m finding new resources for historic newspaper archives all the time, but my favorite sites include Newspaper…

The latest blog article . . . more about Oklahoma's flirtation with socialism . . . .

When Red Meant Radical: Oklahoma Red Dirt Socialism While historians are more likely to refer to this radical part of American history as “Agrarian Socialism”, I like to call the Oklahoma version “Red Dirt Socialism”. Red is, after all, associated w…

The latest issue of Digging History Magazine is out . . .

Digging History Magazine – Illinois: The Prairie State The third issue of 2026 features articles on Illinois, “The Prairie State”. Digging History Magazine is a bi-monthly digital publication which combines the disciplines of history and genealogy, our…

The latest blog article ... seemed appropriate given some of the week's headlines . . .https://digging-history.com/2026/07/11/give-me-that-old-time-socialism/

In honor of the birthday of our nation, a look back at another momentous anniversary . . .

July 4, 1876: It Was (Literally) a Blast! July 4, 1876 – The United States was celebrating its centennial, eleven years following the end of the Civil War. In Philadelphia, soldiers from the North and South, “the Blue and the Gray”, marche…

251 years ago these were the first men to give their lives for the freedoms we are about to celebrate . . .

Celebrating America 250: The First Men of the Revolution These men died on April 19, 1775, more than a year prior to the day we are about to celebrate, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. They were the …

The latest blog article . . . https://digging-history.com/2026/06/20/women-of-the-revolution-patience-wright/