Journalist Ida B. Wells was one of the first women The New York Times profiled for its 'Overlooked' series, about people who should have received obituaries. Scott Olson/Getty Images Gender ...

When it comes to researching family history, the obit is a treasure trove of information. Genealogists hunt down a family’s history by using a wide variety of resources, from church records to census ...

After an editorial in a student newspaper last week pleaded with leaders at Notre Dame to not “make us write obituaries,” the university said it agreed with the students’ concern about the spread of ...

MyHeritage announced today that it’s launching OldNews.com, a new website that offers access to thousands of historical newspapers, mainly from the 1800s and 1900s. The website includes articles from ...

The University of Notre Dame announced Tuesday it would move to virtual learning, a temporary, two-week shift meant to contain the spread of Covid-19. Later that day, editorial board members of The ...