May 12, 2023 Although many newspapers are now digitized, some are still only available offline. Typically, undigitized newspapers tend to be smaller papers from rural areas – exactly the papers most likely to have published an obit for our ancestors. Luckily, there are ways to obtain obits, even if a newspaper is not available online. …
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Finding Obituaries Online
May 5, 2023 Since obits are such a great source of information about ancestors, genealogists are eager to find them. Most obits were originally published in local newspapers. Fortunately, many online of these newspapers are now digitized and available online. Some are available behind a paywall. Others can be found on free sites. When you …
Using Obits
April 28, 2023 I don’t know a single genealogist who doesn’t use obituaries. There are good reasons for this. We all know that an obit is a good way to find out where and when an ancestor died, but obits provide many other clues to an ancestor’s life. Obituaries are common for people who …