Family

All in the family (Bob Baldwin (left: c. 1965) and Jim Alexander (right: c. 1960) led different lives-with very different endings.

The Surprising Satisfactions of a Home Funeral

When his father and father-in-law died within days of each other, author Max Alexander learned much about the funeral industry

New technology, with all of its conveniences, has created a new society called Elsewhere, U.S.A., according to professor Dalton Conley.

The Journey to Elsewhere, U.S.A.

A professor explains how new technology drastically altered the modern American family unit

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Growing Up Gambino

Confessions of an alleged Mafia princess

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Making History

Family reunion

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Swamp Ghosts

In Papua New Guinea, a journalist investigates the controversy over a World War II bomber

"There were kids everywhere, in densities now unimaginable," says Bryson (at age 7).

Boys' Life

In 1950s Des Moines, childhood was "unsupervised, unregulated and robustly physical"

Vikings sailing to Iceland

The Vikings: A Memorable Visit to America

The Icelandic house of what is likely the first European-American baby has scholars rethinking the Norse sagas

Enthusiasm for genealogy brings researchers to wait before dawn for the Family History Library in Salt Lake City to open.

New Routes to Old Roots

Twenty-five years after Alex Haley's best-seller topped the charts, millions of Americans are using high-tech tools to find their ancestors

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On the Totem Trail

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Happily Ever After?

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Don't Call Me Gerald

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Memory Blank

A Network with an idealized core–periphery structure

Core-Periphery Relations

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'People Say, You Poor Thing, and I'm Thinking, I Have Four Healthy Kids'

Talk about taking a bath! The parents of 'supertwins' face draining expenses and long hours, yet most keep their heads above water

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Family and Faith Fire the Spirit of Camp Meetings

Each year at hundreds of sites across the United States, devotees flock together to share a time of singing, sermons and fun

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When Dad Makes Tennis a Family Game, 'Love' Means More Than Zero

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Where You Went if You Really Had to Get Unhitched

In the days when divorce was still a sin and a shame, the city of Reno grew rich and infamous, catering to domestic disharmony

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What's In a Name? Just Ask King Fisher, Robin Banks and Minnie Vann

What's in a name? Just ask King Fisher, Robin Banks and Minnie Vann

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I Lost a Baby, and When I Got Him Back He Was a Toddler

The child was returned thanks in large part to a national clearinghouse that employs the latest technology to locate missing kids

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If You Reckon Your Own Cousins Are Weird...Wait Till You Meet Ned and Bessie

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