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Category: Humor & Sayings

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

Curious & Funny Epitaphs of Famous People & the Not-So-Famous

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on January 16, 2014

Explore these humorous epitaphs of famous people as well as the every day Joe. Put your knowledge to the test with our epitaphs quiz!.. (Read More)

Illustration: a drawing of a laughing woman

Genealogy Humor: Unusual & Funny Names of People

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on November 7, 2013

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak shares some of the odd and humorous names she’s run across while researching family history in old newspapers... (Read More)

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