In a used bookstore in Philadelphia, I paid eight dollars for a collection of dead people. Of course, bookstores generally do not deal in cadavers. But they do sell objects imbued with history: a ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- A family still grieving the loss of their son now faces a new heartache. Gabe Tudor, 24, died in a car crash last month while driving from Rochester to visit family in Illinois.

Funeral or prayer cards are frequently distributed at funerals as mementos of the deceased. They can also be valuable in genealogical research. (Photo by Danny Klein) When I first started researching ...