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There is a combined obituary index for the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune covering 1850 to 1970. This index also includes names from other early publications of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that recorded deaths. It is alphabetical by name of the deceased. The cards give the birth year of the deceased, the date and page of the obituary, and the newspaper(s) in which the obituary appears. It is in: | There is a combined obituary index for the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune covering 1850 to 1970. This index also includes names from other early publications of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that recorded deaths. It is alphabetical by name of the deceased. The cards give the birth year of the deceased, the date and page of the obituary, and the newspaper(s) in which the obituary appears. It is in: | ||
*''Obituary Index File to The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News as of 31 December 1970''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Church Historians Office, 1971. (Family History Library {{FHL|189434|title-id|disp=films 821636–99}}.) This index is also available at the [ | *''Obituary Index File to The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News as of 31 December 1970''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Church Historians Office, 1971. (Family History Library {{FHL|189434|title-id|disp=films 821636–99}}.) This index is also available at the [http://www.slcpl.org/ Salt Lake Public Library], the [[Church History Library]] of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the [[Utah State Historical Society]]. | ||
A similar index is available for the Ogden Standard Examiner in: | A similar index is available for the Ogden Standard Examiner in: | ||
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Local genealogical and historical societies and public libraries maintain clip files of obituaries. Some individuals keep scrapbooks of obituaries and then donate them to the Family History Library. To find other indexes or obituary clippings from the newspapers, do a '''Place-name''' search (state, county, and town levels) of the FamilySearch Catalog and select the topic ''Obituaries''. | Local genealogical and historical societies and public libraries maintain clip files of obituaries. Some individuals keep scrapbooks of obituaries and then donate them to the Family History Library. To find other indexes or obituary clippings from the newspapers, do a '''Place-name''' search (state, county, and town levels) of the FamilySearch Catalog and select the topic ''Obituaries''. | ||
If you find a reference to an obituary, look at [[Utah Newspapers]] for information on obtaining a copy the newspaper. Also, you may want to search the newspaper for the time of death. | If you find a reference to an obituary, look at [[Utah Newspapers]] for information on obtaining a copy the newspaper. Also, you may want to search the newspaper for the time of death. | ||
=== Early Utah Digital Newspapers === | === Early Utah Digital Newspapers === | ||