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If you know the paper and the publication date of the obituary you are looking for, you might just find a searchable document contained in these easily accessible archives that lets you check the information right on the Internet and verify immediately.
If you are willing to put in some effort there are many ways to find obituaries for free. For example, many states maintain databases of death records and virtually all newspapers publish their obituaries online for free.
The Michigan City Public Library also has an obituaries search tool. The database includes around 90,000 obituaries spanning from 1887 to present day. If you find the obituary you need in the database, you can request a copy from the library.
The Lawrence County Public Library also features an obituary search tool, which searches a database of obituaries that have appeared in the Big Sandy News, spanning a period from 1885 to the present day.
Florida Obituaries. State Obituaries. Making a family tree, or writing a family history, is a challenging but rewarding endeavor, and if you're already attempting it on your own you've likely already run into a few roadblocks.
The Boston Public Library, for instance, has an online search tool for obituaries. The libraries at Boston University , for their part, have extensive digital collections of newspapers, historical and existing, which you can browse if you are a subscriber.
The library has extensive online resources that will aid an obituary search. For instance, it has the digitalized issues of the Los Angeles Times from 1881 to 1986, and these are available at all branches of the library.
You can find a full list of the genealogical resources of the Illinois State Archives. For Illinois there are also extensive online resources to use in an obituary or a death record search. One pretty long list of such resources is available at the Death Indexes Illinois page.
The State of Virginia government website, Virginia.gov, hosts a comprehensive listing of obituaries that spans from the late 18th century to the early 20th century and covers most of the Richmond area. The Henley Marriage/Obituary Index was compiled by Bernard J. Henley of the Richmond Public Library prior to his death.
In addition, the library's Western History and Genealogy Department offers extensive newspaper obituary information via the Colorado Obituary Project. The database includes some 50,000 obituaries from cities and towns across the state, except Denver, spanning a period from the 1970s to 1990.