Mark Twain Defends ‘Huckleberry Finn’
By Tony Pettinato on August 14, 2020
An article about the acerbic response Mark Twain wrote when the Denver Public Library banned “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” in 1902... (Read More)
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Words of Wit and Wisdom by Mark Twain!
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on May 31, 2018
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find quotes from one of America’s favorite writers: Mark Twain... (Read More)
Humorous, Unusual, and Stranger-than-Fiction Obituaries
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on March 25, 2014
Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this guest blog post, Mary searches old newspapers to find odd and humorous obituaries—some of which will give you a chuckle. Reading obits is part of the everyday life of family historians—but some are almost stranger than fiction! Here... (Read More)
