COMPUTER GENEALOGY & FAMILY HISTORY WRITING MAY 15, 2015 Finding That Obituary! COMPUTER GENEALOGY & FAMILY HISTORY WRITING MAY 15, 2015
Not everyone had an obituary
Home Sources 3.
Home Sources 1. Family Bible 3.
Home Sources 1. Family Bible 2. Family papers 3.
Home Sources 1. Family Bible 2. Family papers 3. Cousins’ stash 3.
Home Sources 1. Family Bible 2. Family papers 3. Cousins’ stash 4. John Kitchell 3.
Where Else? Determine likely locale & local Newspaper(s)
Determine likely locale 1. Where were they living at the time of death?
Determine likely locale 1. Where were they living at the time of death? 2. Where else did they live?
Determine likely locale 1. Where were they living at the time of death? 2. Where else did they live? 3. Where were their dearest living?
Online – Current Paper Boy http://www.thepaperboy.com/ The New England Historic Genealogical Society
Online – Current Paper Boy Legacy http://www.thepaperboy.com/ Legacy http://www.legacy.com/ns/obitfinder/obituary-search.aspx The New England Historic Genealogical Society
Online – Current Paper Boy Legacy http://www.thepaperboy.com/ Legacy http://www.legacy.com/ns/obitfinder/obituary-search.aspx $ Genealogy Bank (or FREE: NewsBank – if you have an MMTL card, you can search it from home) http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ The New England Historic Genealogical Society
Online – Current Paper Boy Legacy http://www.thepaperboy.com/ Legacy http://www.legacy.com/ns/obitfinder/obituary-search.aspx $ Genealogy Bank (or FREE at libraries: NewsBank – if you have an MMTL card, you can search it from home. Check with your local library) http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ Funeral Homes http://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/ The New England Historic Genealogical Society
Online – Current Paper Boy Legacy http://www.thepaperboy.com/ Legacy http://www.legacy.com/ns/obitfinder/obituary-search.aspx $ Genealogy Bank (or FREE: NewsBank – if you have an MMTL card, you can search it from home) http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ Funeral Homes http://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/ Obituary Daily Times (lets you know if there is an obit) http://obits.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi
Online - Older
Online - Older Library of Congress site: Chronicling America http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
Online - Older Library of Congress site: Chronicling America http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Allen Library http://www.genealogycenter.org/
Online - Older Library of Congress site: Chronicling America http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Allen Library http://www.genealogycenter.org/ NEHGS – American Ancestors http://library.nehgs.org/search/a?searchtype=Y&searcharg=obituaries&SORT=D
Online - Older Library of Congress site: Chronicling America http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Allen Library http://www.genealogycenter.org/ NEHGS – American Ancestors http://library.nehgs.org/search/a?searchtype=Y&searcharg=obituaries&SORT=D Genealogy Bank / NewsBank
Online - Older Library of Congress site: Chronicling America http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Allen Library http://www.genealogycenter.org/ NEHGS – American Ancestors http://library.nehgs.org/search/a?searchtype=Y&searcharg=obituaries&SORT=D Genealogy Bank / NewsBank Newspaper Sites Fulton History, NY Times, Brooklyn Eagle, etc Fulton History
Online - Older Library of Congress site: Chronicling America http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Allen Library http://www.genealogycenter.org/ NEHGS – American Ancestors http://library.nehgs.org/search/a?searchtype=Y&searcharg=obituaries&SORT=D Genealogy Bank / NewsBank Newspaper Sites Fulton History, NY Times, Brooklyn Eagle, etc Other Libraries Fulton History
Not all Searches are Logical 1. Last name = father, sister http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailyrecord/obituary-search.aspx?daterange=99999&lastname=father&countryid=1&stateid=38&affiliateid=all
Not all Searches are Logical 1. Last name = father, sister http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailyrecord/obituary-search.aspx?daterange=99999&lastname=father&countryid=1&stateid=38&affiliateid=all 2. Search on Jr or II or III http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailyrecord/obituary-search.aspx?daterange=99999&lastname=iii&countryid=1&stateid=38&affiliateid=all
Not all Searches are Logical 1. Last name = father, sister http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailyrecord/obituary-search.aspx?daterange=99999&lastname=father&countryid=1&stateid=38&affiliateid=all 2. Search on Jr or II or III http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailyrecord/obituary-search.aspx?daterange=99999&lastname=iii&countryid=1&stateid=38&affiliateid=all 3. Last name = whole name egacy.com/obituaries/dailyrecord/obituary-search.aspx?daterange=1&lastname=charles&countryid=1&stateid=38&affiliateid=all
After the Internet Libraries Other Morristown-Morris Township Library http://www.jfpl.org/NJHistoryOurCollections.cfm Local libraries, archives, historical societies Other Funeral Homes Schools (college) Societies (of which they were members) Other organizations
Do You Have an Interesting Obituary? 1. Wiliam E Burnet IX (1923-2014) http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/app/obituary.aspx?n=william-e-burnet&pid=170443019&fhid=27033 2. Special people: niece, daughter http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=3094116&fh_id=14987 http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/app/obituary.aspx?n=estelle-ancilla-benjamin&pid=174739950&fhid=4682
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