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''[[United States|United | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[African American Research|African American Research]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[African_American_Obituaries|Obituaries]]'' | ||
Obituaries provide such information as the deceased’s name; age; birth date and place, including foreign town and country of birth; and parents’ names. They also contain the names and residences of living children, relatives, or other family members; maiden name; and occupation. Previously deceased family members are frequently mentioned. They may also indicate previous places of residence, immigration information, religion, and any social organizations or activities the deceased was involved in. | Obituaries provide such information as the deceased’s name; age; birth date and place, including foreign town and country of birth; and parents’ names. They also contain the names and residences of living children, relatives, or other family members; maiden name; and occupation. Previously deceased family members are frequently mentioned. They may also indicate previous places of residence, immigration information, religion, and any social organizations or activities the deceased was involved in. | ||
[[United States Obituaries|United States | [[United States Obituaries|United States Obituaries]] and [[United States Newspapers|United States Newspapers]] list sources for finding obituaries and the newspapers that published them. | ||
Obituary files may be kept in local public libraries and by newspaper publishers. Some obituaries have also been published and indexed in genealogical periodicals that are available in the Family History Library. These are referenced in the "Places" section of the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI), which is described in [[United States Periodicals|United States | Obituary files may be kept in local public libraries and by newspaper publishers. Some obituaries have also been published and indexed in genealogical periodicals that are available in the Family History Library. These are referenced in the "Places" section of the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI), which is described in [[United States Periodicals|United States Periodicals]]. | ||
Use obituaries to: | Use obituaries to: | ||
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To find newspaper obituaries from a library in the town of your ancestor's funeral: | To find newspaper obituaries from a library in the town of your ancestor's funeral: | ||
#Find a library at [http://www.switchboard.com www.switchboard. | #Find a library at [http://www.switchboard.com www.switchboard.com] and write down the telephone number. The listings are arranged by state, then county or town. Libraries are listed according to their distance from a given address, such as an ancestor's place of death. | ||
#Call the librarian and ask if they will search obituaries and send you a copy or lend obituary records to your local library. | #Call the librarian and ask if they will search obituaries and send you a copy or lend obituary records to your local library. | ||
#Ask which records are likely to have your ancestor's obituary. | #Ask which records are likely to have your ancestor's obituary. | ||
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{{African American|African American}} | {{African American|African American}} | ||
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